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Middletown home on Tuckerman Ave. sells for $3.15M, second-highest town sale...

Real Estate 04/30/2026

MIDDLETOWN – A single-family home at 140 Tuckerman Ave. sold for $3.15 million, marking the second-highest single-family residential sale in the town so far...

Newport home sells for $5.7M, highest on record in Kay/Catherine neighborhood

Real Estate 04/23/2026

NEWPORT – A single-family home at 381 Gibbs Ave. sold for $5.7 million, marking the highest residential sale on record in the city’s Kay/Catherine...

A SWEET NEST:  The 9,719-square-foot house known as The Bird House on Beacon Hill Road in Newport was sold by “Judge Judy” Sheindlin in September for $15.3 million, making it the highest-priced sale in Rhode Island in 2025.  COURTESY GUSTAVE WHITE SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

MORE MILLIONS: Seven-figure home sales spreading away from waterfront

Cover Story 03/13/2026

The Rhode Island waterfront has always been the domain for high-end home sales as the wealthy gladly pay steep premiums for houses with a...

ADDITIONAL PAYMENT: The 11,579-square-foot home at 626 Bellevue Ave. in Newport, which sold for $30 million in 2021, is now assessed at $21.6 million. That will mean an additional $103,200 annual payment to the state under the “Taylor Swift tax” taking effect in July.  COURTESY GUSTAVE WHITE SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

How will ‘Taylor Swift tax’ impact R.I.’s luxury real estate market?

Focus 03/13/2026

As the Ocean State’s so-called “Taylor Swift tax” is poised to go into effect this July, observers agree that for Rhode Island’s wealthiest homeowners,...

TOP END: This Newport property known as The Bird House sold for $15.3 million, the highest-priced sale in the state last year.  COURTESY GUSTAVE WHITE SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

Waterfront is king, but $1M homes are everywhere in R.I.

Editorial and Op-Ed 03/13/2026

Not too long ago a $1 million home sale would almost assure that the property had a water view or was the centerpiece of...

Historic Newport home called Old Acre sells for $5.15M

Real Estate 02/11/2026

NEWPORT – A historic home on Kay Street recently sold for $5.15 million, according to public records. The single-family residence at 27 Kay St. has...

Custom coastal home in Portsmouth sells for $3.2M

Real Estate 11/12/2025

PORTSMOUTH – A custom 6,300-square-foot coastal home recently sold for $3.2 million, according to public records. The 225 Fischer Circle home has four bedrooms, four...