Yearly Archives: 2013

EUGENE, OR - May 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- With thousands of properties being updated every day, real estate professional Elise Vetri of Keller Williams Realty No. RI has integrated the revolutionary IDX Broker software onto her website, in an effort to simplify the online real estate search in Rhode Island. She can now seamlessly display thousands of Rhode Island MLS (RIMLS) listings online, creating a comprehensive database of property listings for buyers to search through. IDX Broker has forever changed the way Rhode Island buyers experience an online real estate solution

Providence, RI - May 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- During an awards ceremony yesterday at the State House, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee and Richard Godfrey, Executive Director of Rhode Island Housing, honored members of the housing community who exemplify dedication and commitment to the creation of affordable, safe and healthy homes for Rhode Islanders.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - April 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Residential Properties Ltd. Sales Associate, Sandy Soares was awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship by The Rotary Club of Cumberland-Lincoln during a ceremony held at Twin River Event Center this past Sunday.

Providence, R.I. - April 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today announced the next action step in a multi-agency effort over the next two years to develop an integrated approach for the state to economic development, housing, transportation, and land use, as part of the Sustainable Communities Initiative. Through an open Request for Proposals (RFP) issued November 21, 2012 by the Rhode Island Division of Planning's Statewide Planning Program, Rhode Island has selected a consulting team led by the Horsley Witten Group to create statewide plans that address economic development housing and growth centers while linking them to strategies for transportation, land use, and the environment with the goal of creating a better place for all Rhode Islanders

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Whether it is roof repairs, painting, yard work, chimney repair, paving or other home repair projects, spring is here and many homeowners are tackling these projects now that the weather has started to warm up. But, before you agree to have any work done on your property, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin is warning consumers to use caution when approached by contractors offering low-cost services or free inspections.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - April 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Margy Thurber, sales manager for Rhode Island Housing, has been honored with two awards from the Kent Washington Association of Realtors. Both awards were presented to Thurber at the REALTORS® Choice Annual Recognition Night at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick on March 28.

Westerly - April 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Town Manager Steven Hartford joined the WARM Center, Rhode Island Housing, HUD, Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH) and the Corporation for Supportive Housing on Friday to celebrate the completion of a $2.24 million revitalization effort in Westerly.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) addressed sequestration’s impact on affordable housing with Rhode Island Housing Executive Director Richard Godfrey and Omni Development Corporation President Joe Caffey. The meeting took place at Turning Point II on Convent Street in Providence, a development that Omni has proposed to rehabilitate as 13 apartments for homeless veterans. The project currently faces a funding gap, and is the type of initiative that is at risk if the sequestration policy continues. In total, sequestration would cut $15 million in housing funds statewide

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Following up on last week’s announcement of a $150,000 grant to Housing Action Coalition of Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced a $1.5 million dollar grant to Rhode Island Housing and the agency’s HUD-approved counseling center.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - April 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Residential Properties Ltd. Sales Manager, Ian Barnacle has been announced as a member of REALTOR® Magazine's "30 under 30" Class of 2013. As a result, Barnacle will be featured in the upcoming May/June 2013 issue of the magazine

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Following up on last week's announcement of a $150,000 grant to Housing Action Coalition of Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced a $1.5 million dollar grant to Rhode Island Housing and the agency's HUD-approved counseling center

WARWICK, RI - March 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today at the Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless annual awards luncheon, U.S. Senator Jack Reed presented Sue Bodington, Deputy Director for Programs at Rhode Island Housing, with the 2013 Jack Reed Advocacy Award for her deep and abiding dedication to promoting affordable housing and combating homelessness in Rhode Island for more than 30 years.

WARWICK, RI - March 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Spring is just around the corner, and it is the ideal time to start home repairs. For many Rhode Islanders, this year's springtime repairs include repairing damages from Hurricane Sandy, the Blizzard of 2013, or other severe weather events

WASHINGTON, DC - March 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The overall quality of first-lien mortgages serviced by large national and federal savings banks improved from the prior quarter and from the same period a year ago according to a report released today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Citing the irregularities with the recording of mortgages and assignments that negatively impact municipalities and consumers, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin filed legislation to require that all transfers of a mortgage interest on residential property be recorded to provide a clean chain of title. The legislation, S0547 sponsored by Senator William Conley (District 18, East Providence, Pawtucket) and H5512 sponsored by Representative Brian Kennedy (District 38, Hopkinton, Westerly), is scheduled to be heard before both the Senate Committee on Judiciary and House Corporations Committee on Tuesday, March 26, 2013.