I have been thinking about what to say for my first real estate related blog. I thought I would talk about what I say to buyers as they are looking for homes to buy. I always say, do me a favor, take the home off the lot and concentrate on the lot itself!! Do you like the location? Do you like the shape and the contour of the lot? Is it [...]

Two positive items came across my desk this week; The first is that the rate of foreclosures in Rhode Island has started to slow down, according to RealtyTrac, an Irvine California company that tracks foreclosures. Nearly 1,600 foreclosure filings were made during the 3rd quarter, up 33% from the same period last year, but down 3.7% from [...]

Among our great neighbors on the East Side of Providence are Brown and RISD. Their contributions to the fine and performing arts make the East Side a culturally rich place to live. Most recently at RISD, the Chace Center, which houses a student center, classroom and studio spaces, expansive exhibition space, as well as a bridge to the [...]

I tap the top left corner of home plate and slowly raise the bat high above my right shoulder. I bend my left foot and press up on the ball of my foot to balance my weight. The crowd is present, but in a cloud of silence. The pitcher stares down the mound towards me in an effort to rattle me. He wants to make me think about where I am, not [...]

HUD officials have compiled a list of lenders participating in the Hope for Homeowners program, which could help homeowners refinance problem loans into new 30-year fixed-rate mortgages insured by the FHA. There are four ways that a distressed homeowner could pursue participation in the HOPE for Homeowners program [...]

I will never be a Newporter but I hope to come close to it! Being married to one doesn't count. Having lived and worked in the City by the Sea for almost twelve years, I am at my happiest in life with my surroundings for living, work and play. I will live the life of a Newporter, but will never be one. What does it take? To be born in [...]

I attended the first annual Enterprise Network Conference in beautiful Breckenridge, CO. The Enterprise Network is an invitation-only network of private Real Estate firms who share and proactively develop advancements in technology. The Network functions under the umbrella of [...]

As mornings grow darker and we bring out our sweaters from the back of our closets and the leaves drop faithfully to the ground, we recognize the familiar patterns of our New England environment and are comforted by the knowledge that fall has returned once again. One of my favorite fall activities in New England is to go for a run along the [...]

The National Association of Realtors revealed August sales of existing homes were down 10.7 % from last year while the median home price fell 9.5 %. In the Northeast, sales dropped 15.0 % below a year ago, with the median price $271,000, down 3.8 % from August 2007. So with everyone scared about the value of their homes, why is National [...]

I was recently a guest on Real Estate Insight with Sally Lapides, which airs every Sunday on WHJJ at 10:00am. I sat down with Sally and Steve Tetzner to discuss the launch of the new website. Very exciting news! Here are some of the topics they covered: 1: The new Web Platform. 2: Some of the new site features including, Mapping with Microsoft Virtual Earth. [...]