We know about all of the renters forced out of foreclosed properties, and all the pets that have been abandoned due to foreclosures, now we have yet another victim of the mortgage crisis; shopping centers. Vacancies in shopping malls around the country are at a 13 year high. Wherever a new community is built, a shopping center will be built [...]

Have you ever thought to yourself, "I wish I had bought Microsoft a couple of years ago, when it was so cheap?", Well this may be one of those times in Real Estate. Many investment gurus say this is one of the best times in 30 years to begin assembling a rental real estate portfolio. Even if prices drop more during the next 12 months - [...]

This week Steve Tetzner and I had Suzie Symonds, from Susan Symonds Interior Design to give us her unique perspective on home staging. Many people are under the misconception that staging a house is expensive, but it is more about creativity than money. People don't realize that when they sell their house "as is" it can actually cost them [...]

Many buyers and sellers think they can save some money by not hiring a real estate attorney. Lawyers that specialize in Real Estate add value to a transaction by reviewing the contract, deed and title work, responding to inspection issues, and making sure the contract is performed according to its terms. In the end, the lack of legal [...]

The Rhode Island Department of Enviromental Management estimates that 50,000 cesspools still exist in the state contributing to pollution of drinking water and water in beach areas which is why it filed legislation to inspect and replace failed cesspools that are located near these key water resources. Cesspools dont treat wastewater, they [...]

This week Rich and Steve had Anita Langer from our Narragansett office in studio to talk about buying waterfront properties. If you are thinking about buying a second home, you are not alone, some 14% of all homes purchased last year were vacation homes. Here in the Ocean State, we are fortunate to have so many beautiful coastal areas in all [...]

It seems these days that some Realtors are their own worst enemies, calling buyers bottom feeders or lowballers when they present low offers and sellers with over-priced homes as greedy and unrealistic, it does not set a good stage for proper negotiations. There is often a lot of ego involved in a home sale, when someone makes a low offer, [...]

There was a good Wall Street Journal opinion article titled "The Housing Crisis Is Over"which makes some interesting conclusions based on historical and current market data that April 2008 marked the bottom of the U.S. housing market. And at a Legislative Meeting last Thursday, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun announced home sales should [...]

A new ageny law goes into affect today in Rhode Island. The old agency law was confusing for many real estate licensees and consumers and was not consistent with changing market conditions and business practices. Rhode Island was the only state with a law that presumed that all real estate licensees represent the seller unless there was an [...]