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Pending Ratios & Inventory—Your Spring Market Playbook

Pending Ratios & Inventory—Your Spring Market PlaybookRyan Cook Published on: 16/02/2026

Use pending ratios and inventory data to guide client strategies, set pricing, and create standout social posts in the MA/RI spring market.

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.

Rhode Island second home taxRI non-owner-occupied surchargeRhode Island $1M property surchargeRI luxury home vacancy taxRhode Island 183-day rental exemptionRhode Island conveyance tax 2026RI real estate transfer tax rateRhode Island investment property taxesRI landlord-tenant 183 daysMassachusetts mansion tax updateMA local-option transfer feeMassachusetts 4% millionaires tax 2025How to avoid RI second-home surchargeNon-owner-occupied home surcharge July 2026Rhode Island second-home costs calculatorModel annual carry for RI investment propertyNewport RI second-home tax changesNarragansett investment property taxes 2026South County RI conveyance tax increaseRhode Island rentals over 183 days exemptionPrimary residence exemption Rhode Island surchargeRI vs MA second-home taxes comparison

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