We had the pleasure of sitting down with Matt Oliverio to discuss his experience working with Residential Properties. For the past 31 years, we have assisted clients such as Matt navigate through challenging real estate markets. It’s our expertise and our passion. This type of feedback is always incredibly rewarding.

  The latest figures from the Rhode Island Association of Realtors released on Monday show single-family home sales were up nearly 15% in the third quarter, while multi-families were up 6%, and condominium sales remained flat   compared to the same time last year.  Across the board prices have declined but we are also seeing fewer [...]

We love Instagram! It’s truly a perfect medium for the real estate industry. If you’re not familiar with the application, it is a mobile app that provides a quick and easy way to share beautiful photography. Instagram was recently acquired by Facebook for $1 Billion and is available on both the iPhone and Android platforms. Mobile has [...]

  Every month brings a little bit better news for housing. We certainly are not out of the woods yet, but it is pretty clear to most economists that we have definitely hit the bottom, and are slowly working through a recovery.  As the job numbers grow, so will confidence.   September housing starts were up 15% over last year and building [...]

As we transition from the dog days of summer to the crisp autumn air, the Rhode Island landscape is transformed into a stunning array of color. Our little State is simply beautiful in the fall. We debuted the photo contest in the fall of 2008 and its popularity continues to grow. In fact, a record number of photographs were submitted this [...]

This week Rich and Steve had Christine Hannifan, Executive Director of the Housing Network of Rhode Island in the studio to continue their discussion about affordable housing in Rhode Island. Housing Network RI is an association of twenty non-profit Community Development Corporations (CDCs) whose members have created thousands of affordable [...]

Selling homes is mostly about location or price, but, sometimes, the interior needs to be decorated or arranged by a professional stager to bring out the highlights of rooms that otherwise seem cluttered and uninteresting. It is amazing how the placement of a chair or the hanging of a painting will change the character of a whole room and [...]

Next Month, Rhode Island voters have 7 ballot questions, Question 7 on the ballot is a bond initiative that will provide $25 million for affordable housing, and this week Rich and Steve had a great conversation with Nellie Gorbea, Executive Director of [...]

Last Thursday, we hosted an event to help two community organizations fund their activities. The opportunity came when one of our managers got involved in a theatrical performance here in Providence.   The group, called [...]

This week Mike Bush and I were in the studio with       James Brayton Hall, the Executive Director of the     Providence Preservation Society, one of my all time   favorite guests. It is no secret that I love real estate,   and especially historic properties , so the hour flew   by.   PPS is one of the oldest preservation groups in [...]