February 2009 - Posts

15 February 2009
How the $8000 Tax Credit Helps Home Buyers in Rhode Island
This is a follow-up to my last post on the $7500 tax credit for first time home buyers which has now been revised in the new Stimulus Bill just signed by President Obama. The amount of the credit has been increased to $8,000. Here is how it works: First Read More...
09 February 2009
First Time Home Buyers in RI benefit from Tax Credit
While I was conducting open houses this weekend, I had some interesting discussions with first time home buyers and agents about the $7500 tax credit offered by the government. There was a bit of confusion and speculation about the $15,000 credit proposed Read More...
04 February 2009
Too Many, Too Few. The story of condo sellers, condo buyers on the East Side of Providence.
There was an article published in the Providence Journal yesterday that reported the results of the 4th quarter condo sales for 2008. For closed transactions, the number of sales were down -17.4% and the median price -21.1% from $355,000 to $280,000. Read More...
02 February 2009
Wanted - More Houses Priced under $450,000 on the East Side of Providence
What's selling in the Single Family Market on the East Side of Providence? Well, houses in good condition and priced under $450,000 - that is what's selling. The point is that we have far too much inventory in the upper ends of the market and Read More...