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Read MoreReturn of the RI Home Show
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…
Read MoreHow the media got real estate wrong in Rhode Island… Emilio DiSpirito
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…
Read MoreParents never owned a home or lost it to foreclosure? Grow up in foster care? Qualify for new RI home buyer program.
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…
Read MoreProperty Owners hold all the cards in today’s Real Estate market – Emilio DiSpirito
By Emilio DiSpirito, co-owner of Engel & Volkers East Greenwich and Engel & Volkers East Bay Barrington Rhode Island has entered a housing crisis. With lack of homes for sale, from affordable to luxury homes, prices have soared to record highs as demand continues to grow. For now. Homeowners who intend to downsize, upsize or…
Read MoreThe tale of two home sellers – Who wins? Who loses? – Emilio DiSpirito
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”,…
Read MoreRhode Island Real Estate. How far the dollar went when buying a home, 2021 vs. 2012 – Emilio DiSpirito
By Emilio DiSpirito, Global Real Estate Advisor of Engel & Volkers East Greenwich It was July 2012 and the real estate market in Rhode Island was at its “bottom” regarding pricing. The market was riddled with distressed properties, meaning short sales, foreclosures, REO’s and auctions! It’s astonishing to think that 26 out of every 100…
Read MoreHow to buy a home in a competitive market – Emilio DiSpirito
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…
Read More5 Design Flaws in Your Home that will send buyers running!
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…
Read More5 Ways Tenants Sabotage Home Sales
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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