Every year, the Rhode Island Association of Realtors (RIAR) recognizes one of 5,000 Realtors with the RI Realtor of the Year Award, the highest annual honor awarded by the state association. The winner is chosen from five Realtors who have received a Realtor of the Year Award from one of five local Rhode Island Realtor boards.
This year's winner is Stephen Antoni of Re/Max Professionals in East Greenwich, who received the 2007 Kent-Washington Association's Realtor of the Year Award. Antoni has held numerous positions in the local, state and national associations including his most recent post as president of the Kent-Washington Association.  He is also chair of the RI Association of Realtors Government Affairs Committee where he has been instrumental in organizing a presentation series with RI officials and politicians.
Other candidates for the RI Realtor of the Year award included Sussy DeLeon, the recipient of the Greater Providence Board of Realtors 2007 Realtor of the Year award; Jennifer O'Hora Lawrence, recipient of the Newport County Board of Realtors 2007 Realtor of the Year award; Robert Martin, the Northern RI Board of Realtors 2007 Realtor of the Year award winner; and Steve Kirby, winner of the RI Commercial & Appraisal Board of Realtors 2007 Realtor of the Year award.
Providence, RI Shawmut Design and Construction celebrated the ceremonial groundbreaking for the 195 District Park Pavilion, marking the start of construction on a facility that will feature year-round dining and support space for park operations. In addition to the 3,500 s/f building, the project will include infrastructure upgrades
The New England Real Estate proud to showcase the remarkable projects that have graced the cover and center spread of NEREJ this year, all made possible by the collaboration of outstanding project teams. Now, it's time to recognize the top project of 2024, and we need your vote!
Long-term interest rates have fallen by 100 basis points, and the market is normalizing. In December of 2022 I wrote an article about investing in a high interest rate, high inflation market. Since then, inflation has cooled off, and the Fed has begun lowering their funds rate.
The industrial markets have never been stronger. What has happened is that the build out of Devens with new high-tech biotech manufacturing with housing to service these buildings serves as the connector required to really make the I-495 West market sizzle. Worcester has been the beneficiary