A Mount Hope Bay beach house, in a year-round family neighborhood
Imagine a home that has been completely updated and renovated for elegant year-round living, situated on your own private stretch of shoreline. This beautifully renovated beachfront property at 38 Viking Drive in Bristol has four bedrooms and two baths, including a master bedroom on the main living level. French doors out lead out to an [...]
Read More →Real Estate Insider: Make affordable, high-impact improvements
So you’ve done some of the small things like caulking, painting, some landscaping and cleaning to get your home ready to go onto the market. But is it enough to get the house sold? There’s a good percentage of buyers out there who want a property that’s in move-in condition — meaning updated kitchens and [...]
Read More →In Newport, premium space, where space is at a premium
It’s a piece of real estate with no bedrooms, no baths, no roof, no walls, and not even a square foot of grassy earth. And not only do you want it, it’s actually a great investment. It’s a “dockominium” on storied Newport Harbor, one of the sailing capitals of the world, where slips lease for [...]
Read More →Extraordinary Bristol harborfront estate for $3.7 million
This gracious, brick 1937 Georgian-revival home at 125 Poppasquash Road, set amidst beautifully landscaped grounds, enjoys a spectacular waterfront setting on Bristol Harbor, immediately adjacent to the Bristol Yacht Club and with views spanning all of Bristol’s historic waterfront out to the Mt. Hope Bridge, Hog Island, and beyond. With six bedrooms and four bathrooms [...]
Read More →Real Estate Insider: 5 reasons why 2013 is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
Every day, homebuyers ask, “Should I buy now, or should I wait for a better deal?” These days my answer is decisive: “now is the time.” Coming from a real estate broker, these words can seem like a sales pitch — a canned response suitable for any market. But there are solid facts backing up [...]
Read More →Tiffany Lee Thielman: Realtor, runner, bride-to-be
Home: “I’m from Bristol, and I graduated from Mt. Hope High in 2000, got my associate’s degree at CCRI, then studied Psychology at Rhode Island College.” Why real estate: “I was in property management for several years, initially for a Massachusetts company and later for one in Rhode Island. They required me to get a [...]
Read More →Charming Little Compton home on more than five acres
Enjoy the best of country living with pond frontage, only minutes from nearby beaches with this charming, recently renovated home at 35 Burchard Avenue in Little Compton. Sited on more than five private acres, with an impeccable, state-of-the-art, four-stall barn with ample paddocks, this property is perfect for equestrians. Not interested in horses? Repurpose the [...]
Read More →Real Estate Insider: When prepping for market, start with the basics
Normally ROI means “return on investment.” But if you’re a home seller and want to spice up your property before it hits the market you want to know what your “return on improvements” might be. Let’s start with the cheaper end of things, like a good spring cleaning. Toss things you don’t use and things [...]
Read More →Neighborhood of the week: Poppasquash Point and Case Farm, Bristol
Bristol’s Poppasquash peninsula earned its unusual name because it was the place where Bristol’s original residents, the Wampanoag Indians, were said to have hidden their children (papooses) and women (squaws) when they feared attack from their enemies. It remains a serene enclave, peaceful, quiet, and very much set apart. Jutting into Narragansett Bay, with Bristol [...]
Read More →Real Estate Insider: Things to consider when hiring an agent
If you are thinking of selling and wondering where to start, finding the right real estate agent is an important first step. Like everyone, realtors have different styles and personalities, so it’s important to choose the one who is right for the job of selling your property. You are not auditioning for your new best [...]
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