Tag: Real Estate
Battling buyers: House hunters find fewer listings but overwhelming competition
Rhode Island has had a seller’s market for several years in single-family and multifamily homes, particularly for entry-level or median-priced houses. In the past...
Pandemic slows interest in Quonset Business Park
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Quonset Business Park hummed with activity: trucks barreling down the winding roads, construction crews chatting on a break, cranes...
Vacant Woonsocket mills getting $22M makeover
The R.I. Commerce Corp. set up a streamlined review for historical rehabilitation projects this year, intended to reach more economic-development projects that needed $1...
Success starts with a clear mission
Raymond Mott | Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty broker/owner
In order to overcome challenges and thrive in times of crisis, leadership needs to be...
Charlestown house with ocean views sells for $2M, one of two...
CHARLESTOWN – A shingled ranch house in the Central Beach area of Charlestown has sold for $2 million, matching the highest price recorded for...
Back to work? Companies finding easier said than done
NEW YORK – As state and federal leaders tussle over when and how fast to “reopen” the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, some...
Creating a ‘pocket’ in the housing market
For many buyers, the American dream is no longer a single-family house with a yard.
Instead, they want to own a smaller but well-designed home...
Many R.I. homebuyers displaying a modern (design) love
When you think about Rhode Island architecture, the shingle-style homes overlooking the ocean and the colonials that define streets in Providence, Newport and other...
Incentive aims to slow solar-panel sprawl on R.I. farmlands, forests
An extra 6 cents doesn’t seem like much of a financial incentive, but state officials and environmental groups are hoping it’s enough to lure...
Three Fed rate cuts in 2019 spur more home-loan activity
Three interest-rate cuts this year by the Federal Reserve have encouraged homeowners to seek out refinancing of existing mortgages and created a robust market...



















