Distinctive Homes

This region is rich with spectacular places to live and unforgettable places to stay, yet few can match the home at the north end of Mount Hope Bay, nestled between the shores of Fall River and …

Like many in the Southcoast region of farms and fields and ocean vistas, Kim Saal did not think fondly of the towering concrete edifice that rises from a high hill across from Sakonnet Vineyards. …

In 2020, everything changed. With everything shut down, the only place to go was home. One couple, seeking enough space to gather with family and eventually retire, embarked on a project to make that …

Raw land, an excavator, and a dream of building a life centered around entrepreneurship led one couple to construct a tiny home in just ten months — after they tenaciously secured their piece …

Jonathan Levi lives within his life’s work. His home, nestled along the east branch of the Westport River, is unlike any other. Besides being home to Levi and his wife, it is a physical …

It’s been just over a year since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, shaking up lives around the globe. One phenomenon now becoming a trend is the mass exodus from cities to more rural …

Try figuring out the value of a four-bedroom Colonial in Barrington or a two-bedroom condo in Bristol. It’s pretty easy. Adjusting for the variables of location and condition, you can easily …

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