Radon in Well Water- Safe Drinking Water - 02/29/12 03:21 AM
Radon in Well Water- Safe Drinking Water. Who is to say what is safe and what is not with drinking water anymore…truthfully I begin to question all the pundits out there after
Mitigate Well Water?!
reading some blogs by notable scientists doubting the issues that radon in water is to our health. Until this gets really sorted out at some future date and standards set within Rhode Island, I will go with with the flow and what is acceptable in neighboring states.
In fact, in one of my recent Charlestown RI home sales, I talked about the potability of water and the hubbub it caused for … (24 comments)
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West Greenwich RI Real Estate for Sale- 6 Acres - 02/28/12 04:59 AM
West Greenwich RI Real Estate for Sale- 6 acres. It is ALL about this 6 acre parcel of country land at 557 Weaver Hill Road in West Greenwich RI here for at a great price offering of $99,700.
From site plan to approved 4 bedroom ISDS septic system, this 6 acres of finished land is ready for your home to be built. Are you thinking modular or from the ground up construction? Either way this is a prime spot to consider for downsizing, upsizing or adding an in-law apartment.
West Greenwich also has a Homestead Exemption if you live in the home! Interest rates are great and don't wait … (14 comments)
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Erika Van Pelt- IDOL Finalist- South Kingstown RI Proud - 02/27/12 03:21 AM
Erika Van Pelt- IDOL Finalist- South Kingstown RI Proud. Every now and then I need to step outside my RI real estate venue and profile other people or businesses who deserve recognition. Well what can I say about Erika Van Pelt except this girl is an IDOL finalist going to Hollywood for the final 24!
Erika Van Pelt is now one of the 24 finalists for the Idol coveted top spot. This South Kingstown RI native is just 25 years old and works as a wedding singer and mobile DJ. So this all happened I just heard at the Pittsburgh Wednesday night tryouts (of course the one night I forgot to watch! … (14 comments)
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Another Warwick RI Home Sold- Chase Short Sale is a Home Run - 02/26/12 03:51 AM
Another Warwick RI Home Sold- Chase Short Sale is a Home Run. Right outside of Pawtuxet Village on a quiet dead end street with a nice fenced backyard this Warwick RI home for
Warwick RI short sale closed by North Kingstown short sale agents
sale was sweet for the buyers. With updated house mechanicals and a stunning new cherry kitchen with corian counters, brand new bathroom, newer roof & windows, there was a lot to make a buyer say WOW! And they did along with 3 other buyers who all wanted it…but we won out even though our bid was not the highest … (13 comments)
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North Kingstown RI Condo Open House - 56 Deerfield Court - 02/25/12 03:23 AM
North Kingstown RI Condo Open House - 56 Deerfield Court. It is a peach of a condo without the Atlanta tree to grow your home environment within and all within minutes of lovely Wickford Village, highway, beaches, waterfront living and shopping. With nearly 1800 square feet of above ground living space, this North Kingstown condo for sale offers so much to any buyer...3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, dining roon, entry foyer, updated kitchen, large living room, 2 car garage...WOW! This condo is in the well managed Heritage Gardens condo complex.
What is there not to like about this complex I … (15 comments)
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New to Market- 56 Deerfield Court - North Kingstown RI Condo for Sale - 02/24/12 03:35 AM
North Kingstown RI Condo for Sale - New to Market- 56 Deerfield Court. Just a minute from the highway, 5 minutes from Wickford Village and shopping and southern Rhode Island beaches. Want to hear more?! The condo for sale is in a 16 unit complex known as Heritage Estates and is well cared for and awaiting a buyer. This nearly 1800 square foot townhouse of great living space is nestled on 18 acres of common wooded land for privacy. This North Kingstown condo for sale awaits a new owner.
A newly renovated kitchen with appliances and ceramic tiled floor await you. With formal dining room leading into an expansive … (11 comments)
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Credit Bumps that Delay Closings - 02/23/12 03:29 AM
Credit Bumps that Delay Closings. It was a topic of conversation at a 50th birthday party of one of my clients the other night that got me going on this credit bump subject again. It is those bumps that can alter your credit worthiness for awhile but especially if you are in the process of buying a Rhode Island home.
A couple of the dinner party guests were talking about someone they 'Knew' (not them they said) who had an unpleasant experience with a home closing due to a credit issue. As I have said before in past blog posts if you are … (55 comments)
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Wickford Rhode Island’s Real Estate Waterfront - 02/21/12 04:02 AM
Wickford Rhode Island’s Real Estate Waterfront. Although still a chilly February day and strong wind gusts along the coastline, the Wickford RI waterfront is still the place to stroll, do your power walks or just enjoy a lazy day taking in the view. It was a holiday yesterday and this little village is like a magnet for all those who want to spend some time in a seaside community. Why not? It has the RI real estate that visitors and buyers love.
Wickford Harbor view
These are the pictures that capture me when I walk here with friends on waterfront side streets…
Waterfront … (17 comments)
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I am Sorry but I am Not that Ginny ! - 02/20/12 03:30 AM
I am Sorry but I am Not that Ginny ! It has happened to me two times in the last week when a home seller has called me up and started talking about how good it was to work with me years ago. My mind begins its free flowing synchronization on the name of this person. I ask a couple of times for them to repeat their name because I know I did not sell their home for them. No bell ringing going off.
Are you sure you worked with Ginny Gorman I asked? And I do have to say … (68 comments)
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Pricing Short Sales – Low as they Go- High as the Sky - 02/19/12 03:35 AM
Pricing Short Sales – Low as they Go- High as the Sky. In the world of short sales, pricing is one of the keys to unlocking the door to a good transaction with the bank…along with the number of loans, who are the investors and servicer of the mortgage, is it investment property or owner occupied and more. Focusing on pricing short sales is important and as a seller you MUST know it.
It is apparent in Rhode Island that many short sales are not priced correctly to sell and get a bona fide offer from a good buyer in a reasonable amount of time. Recently there … (16 comments)
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East Greenwich RI Real Estate Market Report - 02/18/12 03:29 AM
East Greenwich RI Real Estate Market Report – January. Historic East Greenwich RI Town hall- cool real estate 5 East Greenwich single family homes have been sold in January 2012, as follows:
1 home sold over $400,000
2 homes sold for between $300,000-$400,0002 homes sold for under $300,000
So in January 2012, the average East Greenwich RI home sold for $320,700, was on the market for 61 days and sold for 93% of list price.
The median priced East Greenwich RI home sold for $315,000, was on the market for 45 days and sold for 95% of list price in January 2012.
There … (14 comments)
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Jamestown RI Real Estate Market Report – January - 02/17/12 05:47 AM
Jamestown RI Real Estate Market Report – January. Jamestown RI - Beavertail State Park- Exclusive RI Real Estate
4 Jamestown RI homes sold in January 2012, as follows:
3 homes sold over $400,000
1 home sold between $300,000-$400,000
There were 63 Jamestown RI homes for sale in January which was 2 more homes on the market over the prior month. This is an increase in home inventory on Conanicut Island aka Jamestown RI. The coastal Jamestown RI shore remains one of the most desirable waterfront buys for home searches. Who wouldn’t want to be surrounded by water? Oh, yes with an escape route either way to North Kingstown or Newport!
If your are a Jamestown home … (12 comments)
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Realtor of First Resort - 02/16/12 06:18 AM
Realtor of First Resort. Not last resort no less…no this is a short quip of a story about buyers who turn to their realtor of first resort…WHY? Their hard wired
Ginny Lacey Gorman - Call her at 401-529-7849!
smoke detectors were going off in their newly bought home. It seems they had a brand new wood stove installed in their home and the wood stove company forgot to tell them about the ‘curing’ process a wood stove goes through. See smoke was coming from the finish of the stove.
Who to call, who will know the answer…well Ginny, our realtor, must … (53 comments)
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Charlestown RI 02813 Real Estate Market Report- January - 02/15/12 07:18 AM
Charlestown RI 02813 Real Estate Market Report - January Nothing like Charlestown RI waterfront to enjoy
11 Charlestown RI homes have been sold in January 2012:
1 waterfront Charlestown RI home sold for over $1 million
2 homes sold for over $400,000
1 home sold between$300,000- $400,000
7 homes sold less than $300,000
There were 97 Charlestown RI homes for sale in January 2012 which was another decrease over the prior month (3 less homes for sale). This is the fifth month of a decline in real estate inventory in homes for sale. One less home sold this past month over December.
The numbers of Charlestown RI homes for sale, price … (9 comments)
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Charlestown RI Home Buyers - Dreams and Sparkly Red Shoes - 02/14/12 06:17 AM
Charlestown RI Home Buyers - Dreams and Sparkly Red Shoes. So the stage is set:
It is closing time people. Stomach nerves are a twitter Sleepless night was had by the buyers- will it happen or not? Vendors lined up to do home repairs- will they need to be postponed? Fedex package arrives on time Rest of the closing is delayed hours. Freddie Mac...is this anyway to treat first time home buyers into the foray of home buying? Buyers lender...holding the money to fund the loan until the last minute! Thank goodness for the sparkly red shoes because there is no place like home...and they … (13 comments)
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Pink Chair Consignments Shop – 7511 Post Road - North Kingstown RI - 02/13/12 05:32 AM
Pink Chair Consignments Shop – 7511 Post Road North Kingstown RI Don’t you just love the name of this store- Pink Chair Consignments?! And to top it off the pink color outside the building just
Pink Chair Consignments Shop-North Kingstown RI
grabs your attention if you are on Post Road just outside of Wickford Village driving by believe me. Slam on the brakes now!
New to the town’s business area, Megan Grandmaison and Denise Titterington (daughter and mom, the owners) took a big leap when they opened this wonderful consignment shop last November. It is 6300 square feet of space that is now nearly full of … (12 comments)
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Time for New Construction - Grab that West Greenwich RI Land Now - 02/12/12 06:27 AM
Time for New Construction - Grab that West Greenwich RI Land Now! Acreage of 5.9 acres ready to build land on at 557 Weaver Hill Road West Greenwich RI-ALL approvals in hand -4 bedroom Elgin ISDS septic design,site plan,DEM engineering design,boundary survey,well site. Great suburban area but close to Route 95 for commute & shopping. Best buy for land value here.
West Greenwich RI as a town has a homestead exemption for property owners when you build and live there that will save you on real estate taxes too! It makes living in town as well as building here a choice option … (13 comments)
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Narragansett RI 02882 Real Estate Market Report -January 2012 - 02/11/12 06:50 AM
Narragansett RI 02882 Real Estate Market Report –January 2012. Remember the Warm Days of Summer on Narragansett Beach
The local real estate market shows signs of rising slowly as an increased interest in homes is demonstrated by showings and sales which continue to happen in the Narragansett real estate locale.
13 Narragansett homes were sold in January 2012, as follows:
1 waterfront home sold for over $1 million
7 homes sold over $400,000
3 homes sold for between $300,000-$400,0002 homes sold for under $300,000
Narragansett RI Home Sales by Price Ranges- January 2012
Average Home Sale Price in January 2012 was $496,403, homes sold on … (13 comments)
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Another North Kingstown Short Sale Home in Pending - 02/10/12 06:21 AM
Another North Kingstown Short Sale Home in Pending. The sweet ranch at 57 Firwood Drive North Kingstown RI is in agreement with a buyer who is absolutely thrilled about it. It has taken me about one month to get this short sale into agreement with all the open houses, on line marketing, signage and advertising abounded on this piece of real estate.
More than being carefully maintained it had all its major housing components upgraded which makes this a great home for a young family to move into. In fact, the Woodland Hills neighborhood where this home resides is moving through a transition phase on a … (19 comments)
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South Kingstown RI Real Estate Market Report – January 2012 - 02/09/12 07:04 AM
South Kingstown RI Real Estate Market Report - January 2012 South Kingstown Real Estate is at the Beaches too!
19 South Kingstown homes have been sold in January 2012, as follows:
3 homes sold over $400,0007 homes sold for between $300,000-$400,0009 homes sold for under $300,000
There were 207 South Kingstown homes for sale in January 2012 which was a 4 % decrease over the prior month which is a continued decreased in homes on the market. The decrease in home inventory is encouraging news for home sellers. The number of January's sold homes was equal to December’s sales and South Kingstown remains the strongest town … (8 comments)
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Words I Love to Hear: Clear to Close - 02/08/12 07:10 AM
Words I Love to Hear: Clear to Close. There is nothing better than the ring a linging of those three words. When the buyers lender called me up today to let me know that we were good for a Monday morning closing. It is time for this Charlestown RI home for sale that is just right for these buyers.
This home has special meaning to me since these young buyers are buying a Freddie Mac foreclosed home that has taken 4 months to get to the closing table. THey are just waiting to move into their Rhode Island living home.
Nothing was … (46 comments)
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People who Rather Rent then Buy Real Estate - 02/07/12 06:14 AM
People who Rather Rent then Buy Real Estate. Not everyone is meant to own a home to live in and that is an acceptable fact. Some home buyers will never be able to get a mortgage, some people will stay living with mom and dad, some have gone through foreclosure and others rather throw their money away in rent!
I field calls, as most real estate agents do, from consumers regarding rental properties constantly. That is not my business, my business is selling Rhode Island real estate and rentals happen rarely for me. As a North Kingstown real estate agent it is more important to … (38 comments)
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North Kingstown RI Real Estate Market Report- First of the Year - 02/06/12 06:39 AM
North Kingstown RI Real Estate Market Report- First of the Year.
North Kingstown RI Real Estate Market Report- January 2012
There were 171 North Kingstown homes for sale in January 2012 which was a 6 % increase over the prior month (9 more homes for sale). Home sales decreased by 1 home (12 homes sold) over the prior month or 8%. However, February is showing increased signs of life as buyers are out in full force in the current real estate market. An early spring in the North Kingstown housing market is apparent by the bustling of the buyers, phone calls made … (13 comments)
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Crazy Busy - Who is Complaining - 02/05/12 07:20 AM
Crazy Busy - Who is Complaining. This was the day to do my rhode island real estate market reports this afternoon after much running around on 3 offers happening with my clients today! But showings this morning, market analysis pre-list appointment from a client, comparable solds texted to clients and husbands who did not know the wife had made an offer on a house! I have had my plate full...crazy busy is good so who is complaining?!
No full moon, new moon, alignment of the galaxies, but just all good karma happening the day before the Big Game but there is … (14 comments)
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Another Warwick RI Short Sale Home Sold - Water view Real Estate - 02/04/12 06:30 AM
Another Warwick RI Short Sale Home Sold - Water view Real Estate. My Warwick RI short sale sellers had worked with two other Realtors before me who had priced the almost waterfront Warwick home for sale wrong for 2 years! The sellers found me on line finally after being so frustrated by the lack of progress with the sale of their home.
We met and discussed what I do with my North Kingstown short sale agents team and they were ready to list to sell! That is what I do for sellers- no sign sits in the yard for several months- that is just bad … (11 comments)
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How to Connect with Your Local Businesses- RI Story - 02/03/12 06:11 AM
Connect with Local Businesses- The Rhode Island Story. Connecting with your peer and local businesses is an important part of any referral business. Do you do it consistently?
Well if you are like most Realtors or businesses you have great intentions but the business of satisfying customers may get in the way. Just remember that the local hardware store, pet store, clothing store, consignment shop and kitchen and bath store all offer us opportunities for expanding our breadth of exposure as well as theirs.
Helping other businesses with SEO (search engine optimization) for the various search engines is as important in North … (35 comments)
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Another Sold Westerly RI Condo by Ginny Lacey Gorman - 02/02/12 06:07 AM
Another Sold Westerly RI Condo by Ginny Lacey Gorman. 18 Brandywine Drive Condo was back on the market again. It took 22 days to get this condo into agreement after the first buyer went and changed his mind 3 weeks into the home buying process.
The North Kingstown short sale agents were scrambling quickly to recover, capture another home buyer, Ginny on the spot to orchestrate, exact the marketing plan once again and make this short sale happen!! No time to lose.
I so dislike when things go ‘bump’ but that is part of the home sale business. Many lookers at this condo who could not make … (15 comments)
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Are You Buying a North Kingstown Home? - 02/01/12 06:00 AM
Are You Buying a North Kingstown home? It is a question a consumer will be asked quite a bit as one goes from open house to open house just 'looking' at homes. The choices of
North Kingstown homes for sale is varied as well as the prices. Some may be priced above the real estate marketable price and others right on the money to move the home quickly.
From experience with buyers it is very important to have a Realtor represent your interests when you are out searching for a home. No winging it by yourself! You need someone to protect and act in … (13 comments)
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