Sale prices in the Providence Metro area increased 6.1 % in the four months ending Feb. 28 compared with the quarter ending Oct. 31, according to the Clear Capital Home Data Index, faster than anywhere else in the nation.   Many people are taking advantage of low interest rates home prices, and the homebuyer tax credit. But many people are [...]

When I saw Peanut Butter in the headline of a Providence Business News article, my eyes were stuck to the page - like peanut butter to the roof of the mouth. We've all read the statistics of more families needing assistance with the basics like food.  This March and April Rhode Islanders are being asked to help.  The [...]

We are finally getting the statistics showing what I have been witnessing in our offices – activity in the last couple of months has been higher than the recent past.   Just this morning, [...]

Searching through Providence's Department of Arts, Culture & Tourism's newsletter, several interesting events are coming up in March.  As always, the city is bustling with activity. Here's a couple that support good causes. To start off, how would you like to be treated like the stars?  The [...]

The Rhode Island Association of Realtors reported 395 sales in January, a 9 % increase from January 2009. The median price rose 14 % to $200,000, and days on the market fell 24% to 83.  Condo sales rose 28%, prices remained virtually the same, and days on the market rose 2 percent.   Multi-unit sales fell 21 percent, while price increased [...]

If you drive along any highway you will indubitably see semi-tractor trucks pulling shipping containers to their final destination.  Or if you have been to a port, you've seen them off-loaded from ships of origins far away. But what happens to the "old" containers once they've out lived their useful life in shipping, or, as in downturns [...]

It's great to read about non-profits helping our citizens.  At tonight's Celebration of Justice Reception, the Attorney General will present the Rhode Island Housing HelpCenter with a Justice Award in the category of Consumer Protection. According to Richard Godfrey, Executive Director of Rhode Island Housing, “Our HelpCenter provides a [...]

"This Old House" website has their best old house neighborhoods list for the Northeast posted on the website. Among the twelve best for 2010, Cranston's Edgewood and Pawtuxet Village areas are what they are describing in the piece. They said, "While western Cranston is rife with new housing development, the eastern part of the city is a [...]

The Rhode Island Housing HelpCenter is a winner of a 2009 Justice Award in the category of Consumer Protection. The awards are given in recognition of an extraordinary commitment to justice exhibited by members of the community.   [...]

Foreclosure notices filed in Rhode Island during January were almost 13 percent lower when compared with a year earlier. In a report by RealtyTrac, 643 homes in Rhode Island received a foreclosure notice in January filings representing a number 5% lower than December 2009. Nationally, one in every 409 homes received a foreclosure notice in [...]