🏡 Is the Big Beautiful Bill truly beautiful—or just big?
While the full details are still emerging—and beauty is, as always, in the eye of the beholder—there are some very promising provisions for property owners and investors in the …
Real Estate Rollercoaster: What the Recent Election Means for Buyers and Sellers in Newport County
🏡 If you're considering buying or selling a home, you're probably wondering about mortgage rates, home values, and, of course, affordability. Now that the dust has settled a bit …
View MoreShort-term rentals have long been a controversial topic in Rhode Island and particularly in Newport County.
Wednesday, September 11th, the City of Newport City Council met to hear some recommendations from the Zoning Officer to ban any new short-term rentals in those few remaining districts in Newport …
Last December, when the Federal Reserve projected a series of benchmark rate cuts in the coming year, some analysts speculated that mortgage rates—which had recently peaked near 8%—would fall closer to 6% by mid-2024.1,2,3 Unfortunately, persistent inflation has delayed the central bank’s timeline and kept the average 30-year mortgage …
View MoreSpring has sprung in Rhode Island! And you know what else? The home market is bubbling up. Buyers are coming into the market; sellers are coming into the market, and mortgage rates are going down. What's happening with home prices? If you're new to the channel, hit that Subscribe button, …
View MoreWhere are Mortgage Rates Going in Spring of 2023?
There's a little bit of volatility in the US economy right now, particularly …
View MoreFour ways you can gain more listings and grow your real estate business.
Getting more listings is the livelihood of a real estate agent, but sometimes it’s easy to get into a rut. Certain markets are harder or slower than others, and it’s easy to get …
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What will happen now that the moratorium on foreclosures has ended?
Are we about to see a tsunami of foreclosures and a struggling market similar to what happened in the real estate market crash of 2008? The short answer is no—foreclosures …
View MoreHere are my answers to some of the most common questions my clients have.
Today I’m back to answer some of the most common questions that I’ve been getting from clients over the last few weeks. We’ll look at inventory, the interest rates, what the experts …
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Today’s market factors are nothing like what happened in 2007.
Inflation is on the rise, and so are home prices. This spring, people are paying incredibly large sums for houses, and it’s making everyone concerned. They want to know, “Are we in a bubble …
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