Reasons a seller might want to take a house off the market during the holidays: 1. To take a break from maintaining a "showing ready" home. 2. So that they may relax and enjoy the holiday season. 3. So that they may fully decorate for the holiday season (not recommended if keeping one's house on the market). 4. If there is no urgency or timeframe for the move. [...]

For more than 30 years, Rhode Island Housing has invested over $3.2 Billion dollars providing low-interest loans, grants, education, advocacy and consumer counseling to help customers rent, buy and retain their homes in Rhode Island through special programs such as rental assistance, homebuyer education, and safe, affordable

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The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped below 6% on average this week, a seven-week low for the mortgage, according to Freddie Macs weekly survey, released on Wednesday. The mortgage averaged 5.97% for the week ending Nov. 26, down from last weeks 6.04% average. The 30-year mortgage averaged 6.10% a year ago; it hasnt been lower since Oct. [...]

We have uploaded the five latest Real Estate Insight shows, commercial-free to the new Podcast section. Since 2004 the show has led its time-slot with discussions ranging from Home Staging to Market Trends and just about every imaginable Real Estate situation. A couple of the topics already added include: [...]

This week Steve and I sat down with Lucie Searle from The Providence Preservation Society to talk about PPS's upcoming Holiday Festival and Downtown Stroll Starting with a gala Patrons' Reception at City Hall: Friday, December 5th from 6 - 9 P.M., Providence City Hall is one of the country's best preserved examples of the Second Empire [...]

Join us on December 6th as we celebrate this festive event, with holiday music beginning at 2 p.m. Stroll through the many shops along the wharf, offering cookies, hot chocolate and cider. Frosty the Snowman arrives at 4:30 and a holiday sing-a-long begins at 5 p.m. The 38th official [...]

This week I got an email from a young man in New Jersey who has been thinking about taking the plunge and buying his first home, he has been listening to the show via the podcast, and is grateful for the advice I have been giving. There are a lot of myths and half-truths surrounding the real estate market these days, and it can be pretty [...]

Named one of the 20 most popular things to do in Rhode Island by Yankee Magazine, "Main Street Strolls" have been a catalyst for the revitalization of Main Street in East Greenwich. Aided by an influx of local shops and restaurants, the strolls have become a tradition throughout the summer months. Our East Greenwich office, conveniently [...]

Every year as the weather gets colder, I find that I become more vigilant in trying to use less energy and reduce my overall heating bill. Here are a few simple and inexpensive ways to save energy: [...]

The Rhode Island Association of Realtors released their third quarter statistics last week, and to no surprise, distressed home sales are driving the market. More than 1 in 4 single-family houses sold in the third quarter were foreclosures or short sales. More than half of all the distressed sales were in Pawtucket, Providence, Cranston and [...]