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Thursday, December 28, 2017

Do you have questions about property tax deductions?

The Internal Revenue Service advised tax professionals and taxpayers today that pre-paying 2018 state and local real property taxes in 2017 may be tax deductible under certain circumstances. The IRS has received a number of questions from the tax community concerning the deductibility of prepaid real property taxes. In general, whether a taxpayer is allowed

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Thursday, December 21, 2017

5 things to do before the Action Center App is discontinued

On December 31, NAR will no longer support or maintain the REALTOR® Action Center App. Due to the redesign, rebranding and scheduled launch of the new www.RealtorParty.com website on December 29, the current version of our mobile app will no longer function properly and must be discontinued. We recommend that if you still have the app installed on

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Thursday, December 14, 2017

Changes to Lead Disclosure Requirements Effective January 1, 2018

Make sure you’re on top of the changes to the Rhode Island Lead Poisoning Prevention regulations that will go into effect on January 1, 2018. Section 3.8 of the regulations requires specific changes to be made to the Seller’s and Lessor’s Lead Disclosure forms. The updated forms have been sent to Instanet and other forms providers and

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Monday, December 11, 2017

Solar Energy Series

How much do you know about solar energy? Solar energy is becoming more popular everyday so make sure you’re armed with the information you need to represent your buyers and sellers well. The new four-class solar series at the Rhode Island Association of REALTORS® covers all the basics, from solar terminology to appraising and financing solar

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Thursday, December 7, 2017

Solar Energy

How much do you know about solar energy? Solar energy is becoming more popular everyday so make sure you’re armed with the information you need to represent your buyers and sellers well. The new four-class solar series at the Rhode Island Association of REALTORS® covers all the basics, from solar terminology to appraising and financing solar

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Monday, December 4, 2017

REALTOR® Losses

2004 Past President David Godden – REALTOR Randall Realtors, Westerly David G. Godden, 70, of Richmond, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2017. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late Glenn and Mildred (Link) Godden. David was a real estate broker for 40 plus years. Throughout his career he received recognition for his dedication to

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Monday, December 4, 2017

Rhode Island Approves Grants for Six Rhode Island Charitable Organizations

Warwick, RI, December 4, 2017 – The Realtor Foundation: Rhode Island has announced the disbursement of $16,350 to six local, charitable organizations. The Foundation provides grants of up to $5000 per quarter for organizations that support the Foundation’s mission to help create more productive and enriched communities and to help people

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