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How Mortgage Rate Volatility Is Shaping Buyer & Seller Behavior

How Mortgage Rate Volatility Is Shaping Buyer & Seller BehaviorRyan Cook Published on: 20/08/2025

Mortgage rate volatility is reshaping buyer and seller behavior in MA & RI. Learn how shifts near 6.5–7% change affordability, urgency, and strategy—and what 10-year yields and inflation mean next.

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Second Homes, New Math: RI’s Taylor Swift Tax vs. MA’s What-Ifs

Second Homes, New Math: RI’s Taylor Swift Tax vs. MA’s What-Ifs

Second Homes, New Math: RI’s Taylor Swift Tax vs. MA’s What-IfsRyan Cook
Published on: 08/13/2025

Beach house brain says yes; calculator says… maybe. We decode the new second-home math for RI—rates, insurance, taxes, fees, and rental rules—with simple formulas to see if your getaway still pencils out. We compare this to Massachusetts' changes.

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