November 2008 - Posts

23 November 2008
Luxury Market for Single Family Homes on the East Side Providence - Excess inventory?
Looking through the Multiple Listing service today and doing a search on the East Side of Providence I was surprised to see so many single family properties in the million dollar and above category. Is the East Side just growing the luxury market? Just Read More...
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23 November 2008
Holiday Stroll - Downtown Providence
Mark you calandars for December 6th for the Providence Preservation Society's annual Holiday Stroll ! This year's event will be held entirely in Downtown Providence. The event will inclued horse-drawn carriage rides, a special tree lighting by Read More...
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22 November 2008
What a crazy week.
Here's how we are feeling about the economy after last week: Money is too tight to mention! Normally we have a falloff in real estate sales during November but this year is worst than most. I sympathize with all sellers who need to sell right now Read More...
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20 November 2008
East Side Providence - A Walker's Paradise
I came across a website that measures the walkability of a location. I typed in Benefit Street in Providence where we live. Our walkability score came out to be at 94 out of 100 which the site calls a walker's paradise! Take a look at the site and Read More...
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19 November 2008
What are you crazy? Sell now in this market?
Thinking of selling now or in the future? Every day that goes by in a declining market, a property loses a bit of its value. So the longer the property is on the market, the more the seller is chasing the market down. A property must be priced right from Read More...
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12 November 2008
Headlines are misleading on the East Side of Providence
The Providence Journal today states that RI housing prices have dropped to a 5-year low. The article goes on to say that Moody's predicts that "house prices will hit bottom in mid-2010....and then begin to rise. Given that measure they say, "prices Read More...
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02 November 2008
My First Blog
Hello world - I am CC's husband and real estate partner, Chris - and this is my first blog. I hope to use this blog to give you a view of real estate in the broadest sense in Providence. We'll be talking about the real estate market in general Read More...
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