The Kinnane Group has been hired as the exclusive real estate broker to represent the 22 home sites at Sandywoods Farms in Tiverton, Rhode Island.

Sandywoods Farm is a unique and exciting new intentional mixed-use community situated on 174 acres in Tiverton, Rhode Island.  It is  dedicated to the arts, sustainable agriculture, energy conservation, affordable housing, independent home ownership and land stewardship.

The residential component of Sandywoods Farm comprises 50 existing one, two and three bedroom cottages and a farm family home that are all made available for lease. In addition to this there are 2 single family affordable homes and 22 individual home sites being marketed for individual ownership.

The commercial aspect of this community include buildings along Muse Way. They are a true center piece of this arts and  agriculture community.  They include the Sandywoods Center for the Arts and an array of several attractive galleries and artist studio spaces. The center hosts a great concert line up on Saturday evenings, live theatre productions, and a thriving art gallery.  It is home to Saturday morning figure drawing, Tuesday evening yoga, book  signings and so much more. Future plans include a vegetable farm stand, a cafe, and a bed and breakfast as well as additional artist studios.

The agricultural and conservation elements of Sandywoods Farm include 22 acres  of dedicated farm  land and 111 acres of dedicated open space. To date they have planted a large apple orchard and maintain a half-acre, chemical-free community garden. 

Sandywoods is conveniently situated near Bliss Four Corners, abutting the 96 acre Basket Swamp Nature Preserve, and the Bulgarmarsh Recreation area that features an all new skate park, a 1/4 mile walking path, basketball courts, playground and softball field. The new Tiverton Public library is slated to be constructed immediately east of our entrance.  
 
Sandywoods Farm is a breath of fresh air. It is a true new destination in this New England seaside town. It is home to a variety of cultural and educational activities, it shares in an active agricultural and open space  conservancy, is convenient to all modern amenities and has a found sense of community lost to most new subruban neighborhoods. It is a new community that all are welcomed  as artisan, visitor, patron of the arts, gardener, a young summer day camper or to become one of our newest residents happy to call Sandywoods Farm  home!

For more information visit us online at www.kinnane.com, follow the links to Sandywoods Farm or call us today at 508-678-6673.

The robust local residential real estate market continued to march on in May. Sales volume posted gains of 10.07% over April with 164 new properties going under agreement for the month and while the median sale price remained effectively unchanged with a very slight 0.025% decline, the median sale price climbed by 13.19% to $258,685.  All in all, May was a very good month for the local real estate market and to further qualify these results, sales volume was up 30.16% and the medain sale price was up 8.72% when compared to the same time period in 2011.

These sales  statistics cover the towns of  Dartmouth, Fall  River, Little Compton, RI,  Somerset, Swansea, Tiverton, RI, and  Westport. They reveal monthly activity for  residential properties that went  under agreement from 05/01/2012 through to  05/31/2012 in our local market area  as serviced by the H3MLS-Property Information Network.

If you're ready  to jump off  the fence and into the local real estate market and take advantage  of  the opportunities that exist, contact us today to determine your options as either a buyer or a seller.  We're here to work through the complexities of the  local real estate market, make sure you neither under sell or over pay for your property, and to help you out along the way!

We are ready to serve all of your local real estate appraisal and brokerage needs.  Our  coverage area includes the southcoast region of Massachusetts and the east bay region of Rhode Island.  Please feel free to contact us today!