Starting on July 1, 2026, owners of residential dwellings that are assessed at more than $1 million will be required to pay a new quarterly state property tax on the portion that is over $1 million unless the owners can document that (1) they live in the property for 183 days or more or (2) rent to tenants during the tax period.
Read MoreWith the 2026 Rhode Island legislative session now complete, RI REALTORS® has released its digital 2026 Legislative Wrap-Up, highlighting the key real estate-related outcomes from the more than 300 proposed bills the Association monitored this year.
Read MoreEffective July 1, 2026, Rhode Island's new Survivor Early Lease Termination Act gives certain residential tenants the right to end a lease early without penalty and, in some situations, request that their landlord change the locks. The law is intended to help survivors quickly leave unsafe living situations while providing landlords with clear procedures to follow.
Read MoreWarwick, R.I. – June 18, 2026 – May sales data from the Rhode Island Association of Realtors marked a reversal of a long-standing trend of single-family home median price gains year-over-year. For the first time since January 2017, last month's median price of $500,000 represented a 2.5% decline from 12 months earlier.
Read MoreThe Rhode Island Association of Realtors released May sales data of Realtor-assisted transactions that reversed a long-standing trend of single-family home median price hikes year-over-year. For the first time since January 2017, last month's median price of $500,000 represented a 2.5% decline from 12 months earlier.
↓ 2.5%
↓ 19.8%
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