Return of the RI Home Show

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For the first time since 2019, the show will fill Convention Center April 7—10  What once felt like a day that might not come is now only a little more than 72 hours away. On Thursday, April 7, the RI Home Show returns to the Convention Center for the first time since 2019. The long-awaited return of…

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How the media got real estate wrong in Rhode Island… Emilio DiSpirito

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By Emilio DiSpirito, Real estate advisor and co-owner of Engel & Volkers East Greenwich and Engel & Volkers Barrington East Bay Look, when your job is to sell advertising, you’re going to hype up whatever you can and motivate people by selling fear. It’s what our media is known to do… and they do it well. We know this. In…

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Parents never owned a home or lost it to foreclosure? Grow up in foster care? Qualify for new RI home buyer program.

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Governor McKee Joined RIHousing to launch a program to help first-generation home buyers become the next generation of homeowners. A pilot program offers $25,000 in down payment assistance to address inequities and barriers to homeownership. A first-generation homebuyer is defined as any person whose parents or guardian never owned a home during the homebuyer’s lifetime…

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The tale of two home sellers – Who wins? Who loses? – Emilio DiSpirito

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By Emilio DiSpirito, Realtor and Co-Owner of Engel & Volkers Rhode Island In the 90’s, it was believed that someone became an expert in their profession or passion after 10,000 hours, while according to Anders Ericsson of University of Florida, a world-renowned expert on peak performance and author of “Peak: The New Science of Expertise”,…

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How to buy a home in a competitive market – Emilio DiSpirito

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By Emilio DiSpirito, Real Estate Advisor/License Partner of Engel & Völkers Rhode Island As we talked about in our overview of the luxury real estate market, right now is a great time to sell a home. However, the reason for this seller’s market is a lack of inventory and increase in demand, making the current…

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5 Design Flaws in Your Home that will send buyers running!

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By Emilio DiSpirito, Team Leader/Realtor of the DiSpirito Team with HomeSmart Professionals www.DiSpiritoTeam.com Having walked several hundred buyers through homes here in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts, my team and I have a solid pulse on what gets buyers excited and what turns them off. Part of getting the highest value with a reasonable time…

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5 Ways Tenants Sabotage Home Sales

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By Emilio DiSpirito, Realtor and Team Lead of DiSpirito Team with HomeSmart Professionals www.DiSpiritoTeam.com  Uncertainty drives fear and fear can cause people to act out of control! One situation in which we see this happen most is with tenants when the property they are living in is listed for sale without the proper heads up!  (See…

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