Rhode Island’s home sale trends stayed steady in October, according to a report released today by the Rhode Island Association of Realtors. At $405,000 the median sales price of single-family homes rose 7.3% last month from October 2021. The ratio of list price to sales price remained stable at 100%.
Starting on January 1, 2023, rental units and/or rooms that will be rented for 30 nights or less on a third-party hosting platform, including a real estate broker’s web site, Airbnb, VRBO, and others, must be registered with Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation before advertising the listing.
Starting on January 1, 2023, rental units and/or rooms that will be rented for 30 nights or less on a third-party hosting platform, including a real estate broker’s web site, Airbnb, VRBO, and others, must be registered with Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation before advertising the listing.
The Rhode Island Association of Realtors has announced that Bryant C. Da Cruz, of Century 21 Guardian Realty in Wakefield, R.I., has been elected president of the nearly 6500-member professional association. The Association also announced four other new officers who will serve for a one-year term: Sally Hersey of Williams and Stuart Real Estate, President-elect; Christopher Whitten of Premeer Real Estate, Vice President, Thomas Sweeney of Sweeney Real Estate and Appraisal, Treasurer; and Michael Pereira, of June Realty, Secretary.
A year ago, Rhode Island’s housing market began to wane amid news of rising mortgage rates and continued low inventory. One year later, sales are still declining, while the median price of homes continues to rise year-over-year. However, third-quarter home sales data recently released by the Rhode Island Association of Realtors shows sales activity has declined significantly, while appreciation in the median sales price of homes sold has weakened, the median price itself remains above that of the third quarter of last year.