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Was the Homebuyer Tax Credit Similar to Cash for Clunkers?

August 5, 2010

Real Estate Insight Airs Every Sunday Morning at 10:00 on Talk Radio 920 WHJJ Comparing the effectiveness of the Homebuyer Tax Credit to Cash for Clunkers.

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RI Single Family Real Estate Stats August 1, 2010

August 4, 2010

Tax Credit Expiration Fallout: Exhibit 2 July closed transactions of single family homes down from June (897 to 511)

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RI Condominium Real Estate Stats August 1, 2010

August 4, 2010

Tax Credit Expiration Fallout: Exhibit 1 July closed transactions of condominiums down from June (164 to 98)

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Proposed Providence Tax Hike on Real Estate Insight

August 4, 2010

Real Estate Insight Airs Every Sunday Morning at 10:00 on Talk Radio 920 WHJJ Phones Rang off the Hook on Real Estate Insight Over Tax Hike! Click the link below to hear one impassioned, fed up constituent.

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Deficient Condition Tuesday

July 20, 2010

It's Tuesday again, which means it's time to showcase another true life deficient condition. While there is absolutely no correlation between a deficient condition in a house and a specific day of the week, I needed a category title and this was the best I could do. Deficient Condition is defined in our purchase and [...]

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Providence to Post 25% Property Tax Hike?

July 20, 2010

Providence's Finance Committee Votes in Favor of Tax Hike Even Higher Rate Increase for Small Landlords On July 14th, the Providence City Council's Finance Committee voted to increase the property tax rates for residential and commercial property and eliminate the homestead exemption for owners of 1 – 5 non-owner occupied properties, (July 16th and July [...]

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Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian on Real Estate Insight

July 19, 2010

Mayor Scott Avedisian in studio discussing T.F. Green's airport expansion plan. Mayor Avedisian was a great guest explaining for almost the full hour about how the expansion of the T.F. Green runway was originally proposed a decade ago, and the positive and negative effects it will have on Warwick. One thing we all learned was [...]

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Interview for GoLocalprov.com on Downsizing Trends

July 15, 2010

Choosing a Smaller House Doesn't Always Mean You are an Empty Nester. I was interviewed last week by Cheryl Phillips, Real Estate Contributor to GoLocalProv.com on the growing trend in buyers looking for smaller homes, regardless of how many people are living there. "…Downsizing isn't just for empty nesters anymore. More people, including first time [...]

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Mortgage Rates Continue Historic Drop

July 15, 2010

The graph below represents the drop in 30 year fixed mortgage rates since April 21, 2010. Incredible. But it's also a reflection of our lagging economy and global fears of the world's economic stability.

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