This week on my radio show, besides talking about specialty insurance with Andrew Lefebvre of Richard H Lefebvre Insurance Agency, we highlight a redevelopment project in Edgewood called The Rosedale Landing.   Nancy Markham of Residential Properties describes the benefits of living in the Rosedale. What’s happening at the Rosedale [...]

Here are some interesting news items for boaters in the East Bay area. From the top to the bottom of the bay, towns are investing in their nautical appeal and making strides to improve their waterfronts. On Aug 11, around 315 linear feet of waterfront property outside of the Robin Rug Factory was deeded to the town of [...]

The latest housing numbers seem to tell a mixed story consistent with the bumpy road to recovery we are on. In spite of continued record low mortgage rates, fears of unemployment are keeping many people on the sidelines. People secure in their job situation are waiting for the right property, and well priced quality listings are getting [...]

This week Rich had Nelson Taylor and Joe Luca on to talk about the state of Commercial Real Estate.  Commercial real estate trends are lagging indicators because shopping centers, offices and schools can take years to build and usually come after an area has the people to support it. While we never had the overdevelopment that other parts [...]

This past July was recorded as the hottest on record for the Ocean State. That is according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It was also the second hottest July for the entire globe. However, that is not the only hot news in Rhode Island. The sizzling Cumberland Little League National team is one game away from going to Williamsport, PA for the [...]

The twelfth annual Pawtucket Arts Festival kicks off tomorrow evening with a presentation of William Shakespeare’s classic “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. The event is being held at the [...]

The Pending Home Sales Index of existing U.S. homes fell 2.6 percent in June. Not surprising, these are the first numbers that do not reflect the added stimulus of the homebuyer tax credit. The Index, based on contracts signed in June, is 18.6% below  June 2009. [...]

On July 14th, the Providence City Council's Finance Committee voted to increase the property tax rates for residential and commercial property and eliminate the homestead exemption for owners of 1 - 5 non-owner occupied properties.   The full City Council will vote [...]

When is the best time to raise taxes? Doing so at the start of a recovery from a painful and long recession would not get my vote as an appropriate junction.  And raising rates at a number nearing 90% (almost doubling) is a stifling policy even in good times. But the bigger question is: what will it mean to the constituents of a city that [...]