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Number of Newport County single-family homes sold through November surpass all of 2018

Newport County home sales statistics recently shared by the Newport County Board of Realtors (NCBR) paint a picture of an active local housing market in 2019. According to NCBR, single-family home sale statistics from January 1 st through November 30 th of 2019 indicate that the number of sales grew by nine percent year-over-year in Newport County while the […]

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Bay View Estates in Portsmouth sells for $20.425 million

CBRE today announced the sale of Bay View Estates, located at 2121 West Main Road in Portsmouth, for $20,425,000. CBRE Capital Markets’ multihousing experts Simon Butler and Biria St. John exclusively represented the seller, Bay View Apartments LLC, a partnership that includes Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts-based Chestnut Hill Realty and Providence, Rhode Island-based Lisco Development. CBRE also […]

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WhatsUpNewp partners with William Raveis Real Estate to bring you a bi-weekly column focused on the local housing market on Aquidneck Island

Starting next week, long time WhatsUpNewp contributor and local real estate professional Tyler Bernadyn will launch a bi-weekly column focusing on the real estate market here on Aquidneck Island.  Tyler hopes that the column will help readers get a better understanding of the local housing market here in Rhode Island and will focus specifically on […]

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Real Estate Report: Gap widens between what buyers want and what’s for sale

via realtor.com There is a wide gap between what buyers want and what’s currently available for sale, according to new research released today from realtor.com®, the Home of Home Searchâ„ . According to the study, half of all home shoppers are currently looking for a home priced under $288,000, which is 9.1 percent below the median list price of […]

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Senate bill regarding Real Estate Conveyance Tax scheduled for hearing/consideration (Updated)

Senate Bill 669, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION — REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE TAX, which would authorize the city of Newport to impose an additional two percent (2%) real estate transfer tax, has been scheduled for a hearing and/or consideration on Tuesday, May 21st. UPDATE: 05/21/2019 – Committee heard and continued this bill. More details to come […]

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Local real estate professionals give back to area teachers and schools; donation made to Rogers High School

A group of local real estate professionals are on a mission to give back to area schools in Newport and surrounding counties. On Friday, the group visited Rogers High School where they delivered a generous donation of school and classroom supplies. The effort is an initiative of a program called Home Assist Teacher which provides […]

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Local real estate agents named as recipients of Rhode Island Monthly’s Professional Excellence in Real Estate Awards

Rhode Island Monthly has announced their first annual Professional Excellence in Real Estate honorees. This program was put together to provide readers with professional advice and resources for buying or selling a home from local realtors. The following real estate agents from Newport County were named recipients of a Professional Excellence in Real Estate Award: MIDDLETOWN Danielle […]