Personal responsibility played a very big part in creating the financial meltdown mess of the last couple of years. Many homeowners failed to understand the consequences of exotic loans, and the unscrupulous people in the real estate profession took advantage of that ignorance. Would so many people have bought homes they couldn’t afford if [...]

With busy schedules and jam-packed weekends, Rhode Islanders may find a few Providence Arts and Entertainment District events enjoyable over the next few days. Thursday, May 20th is [...]

        Freddy and Fannie are taking steps to avoid potential future meltdowns by tightening up standards for ARMS and Interest only loans.   They were not the only parties responsible for the mortgage crisis; personal responsibility also played a big part, many homeowners failed to understand the consequences of these exotic loans and [...]

The days grow longer and summer quickly approaches. Graduations, weddings and barbecues for Rhode Islanders of all ages are starting to fill the weekends.  If there is still time for community events, I’ve rounded up some local activities happening in Northern RI which might entertain some. The [...]

With the first-time home buyer tax credit ending last month, information on the condition of mortgage rates has become a popular topic. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, following the meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, stated in a recent press release, "While bank lending continues to contract, financial market [...]

    I was pleasantly surprised when I woke up on Monday and my world was still functioning. Instead of the doom and gloom predicted by some, people are still buying and selling real estate.   In fact, 80 properties were put into pending statewide in the daily update on Monday, the first business day after the tax credit ended, and another [...]

The Cox Providence Rhode Races were held this past Sunday. I was able to take some hand-held video at the beginning of the marathon and half-marathon. The race was sponsored by Cox, Shape-Up RI, and Harpoon. Our COO, [...]

Cox Providence Rhode Races are taking place this Sunday, May 2,  with the starting line forming at at Kennedy Plaza. The Cox Sports Marathon and the Shape Up RI Half-Marathon start at 8am and the Harpoon 5k starts at 11:15am. Online and Mail-In Registration sites are now closed, but on-site registration is available at varying times at the [...]

  Spring has definitely arrived and so has the Spring market, and the first quarter numbers released this week by the Rhode Island Association of Realtors reflect it.   Sales were up for single family homes and condominiums, but down for multi families.   Single family sales rose 8.5% from the first quarter of 2009 while median price rose [...]

As I posted in the past, we hold a seasonal photo contest. It’s a great opportunity for our agents and staff to grab their cameras and unleash some creativity! The winning photos are added to the slide show on our home page. It’s always a difficult decision choosing the winning photographs and this spring was no exception. I am excited [...]