Rhode Island Real Estate

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Real Estate Broker/Owner - William Raveis
Rhode Island Real Estate. Information and commentary on the real estate market in RI. We have an office on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, RI and another office on Main Street in Wickford, RI. We are planning expansion throughout the state. William Raveis is the 12th largest real estate firm in the nation and the largest family owned real estate firm in New England. From Manhattan to Maine, we are New Englands real estate company. apartments
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The real estate market in Rhode Island is showing strong signs of recovery.  While each city/town and county have independent factors and data, the overall statewide market is currently enjoying strong demand as evidenced by these charts.       While we are still oversupplied in some areas, this ...
03/04/2012
Last night, William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance was awarded 1st place in Fox News and Hartford Courant’s “Top Workplaces” in Connecticut survey.  William Raveis was the only real estate firm to be nominated amongst nearly 800 Connecticut companies, nonprofits and public agencies.  Aw...
09/29/2011
74 Therien Rd, Portsmouth, RI, Rhode Island.  Lovely and charming waterfront home near Carnegie Abbey! So peaceful and quiet - a true haven away from it all. Three decks, expansive porch, open living areas, fireplace & woodstove and master bedroom suite w/hot tub! Lots of storage, boat house and ...
09/24/2011
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It seems the market in RI is showing some signs of improvement.  While supply is critically high and overall prices will continue to drop in the next 12 to 24 months, price changes, pendings and showing activity is up.  Coupled with this data is the slowdown in new listings.   I compile data ever...
09/23/2011
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The local real estate market is staying strong this fall with home sales and pending contracts still above average.  The Rhode Island real estate market saw an increase of single family sales of over 22% for the month of August 2011 versus 2010. There were 160 total distressed single family sales...
09/21/2011
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Our best friends decided earlier this summer to put their house on the market and to move up to a larger home. I referred them to a great realtor in their area.  This agent has a very strong business with over 30 current listings in the area and a strong career of closing sales.  We negotiated th...
09/18/2011
There are over 100,000 real estate companies nationwide.  1,000 real estate companies entered the contest.  10 real estate companies were nominated.  We won!!! William Raveis has been recognized by real estate industry leader Inman News as the Most Innovative Brokerage or Franchise in the country...
08/01/2011
Quotes from the recent RIAR Association President on the 2nd Quarter statistics for the RI real estate market, "Sales of single family homes dropped 20 percent compared to the same time period in 2010 and 10 percent from the second quarter of 2009."  “Still, extremely tight lending standards rema...
07/27/2011
Dear Mr. Chapman,   I have had the extremely good fortune to be working with Erica Sousa. Over the last 30 years, I have had several occasions to work with real estate agents. I have been a tenant, a landlord, a buyer and a seller a number of times. Erica is without question the best agent I have...
06/22/2011
298 Rolling Hill Rd, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, RI. THIS CONDO HAS IT ALL! 2 FIREPLACES, DECK, LARGE MASTER SUITE WITH TUB AND SHOWER, LOUNGE WITH WET BAR, FLAT SCREEN T. V & FIREPLACE, SAUNA, OPEN FLOOR PLAN, EAT IN KITCHEN WITH STAINLESS APPLIANCES. 2 CAR GARAGE, GUEST BEDROOM. ALL WITH BAY VIEW...
06/10/2011
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Rhode Island Real Estate. Information and commentary on the real estate market in RI. We have an office on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, RI and another office on Main Street in Wickford, RI. We are planning expansion throughout the state. William Raveis is the 10th largest real estate firm in the nation and the largest family owned real estate firm in New England. From Manhattan to Maine, we are New Englands real estate company. Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth, Tiverton, Little Compton, Jamestown, North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Narragansett, Charlestown, Westerly, East Greenwick, Cranston, Warwick, Providence, Lincoln, Barrington, Warren, Bristol, Scituate, Coventry, West Greenwich, Richmond, Foster, Glocester, Cumberland, East Providence, Westport,