The current real estate Model in the US rewards the agent when they Sell You, place a property under contract and close the deal. This oftentimes leads to the consumer making a decision that may not be in their best financial interest.  Seaport is here to work in tandem with your agent to provide a level of information that will give you peace of mind. After all, buying and selling real estate is one of the most impactful financial decisions you will ever make. 

Step 1 - Determining if we are a fit

             Seller - Questionnaire, Valuation, Carrying Costs Sheet, Risk tolerance (Traditional or Auction)

             Buyer - Questionnaire, Affordability Worksheet, Rent vs own, Risk tolerance

Step 2 - Engage, Decline, or Refer to a trusted reputable broker that will help to guide through the process.

Step 3 - Gameplan

Step 4 - Execute Strategy

We offer the following services ADVISORY SERVICES

Referral- Seaport Broker Network - We are aligned with Local & Global brokers 

Valuation - “Do the math and let the math tell you what to do”

Marketing - We will position your property to tell a story and attract qualified buyers.

Commercial Sales  - Office, Industrial, Flex, Multi-Family, Land & Auction 

Residential Sales  - Single Family, Condo, Land & Auction

Online Auctions - Forego the stresses of traditional brokerage and sell your property on your terms.

 

 

Town Meeting Minute special edition hero titled The Multifamily Brief CT and RI, with a navy nautical chart background and an illustrated apartment skyline Town Meeting Minute · Special Edition · August 2026

The Multifamily Brief: Submarines, Statutes & a Thousand New Doors

Everything moving the multifamily market in New London, Middlesex, Washington, and Newport Counties — the demand engine, the capital, the pipeline, and the two statehouses rewriting the rules.

There are markets where multifamily is a spreadsheet exercise. Southeastern Connecticut and southern Rhode Island are not one of them. Here, the story writes itself in steel: one employer planning 8,000 hires in a single year, a $76.6 billion Navy award, and a housing stock that was never built to absorb it. Layer on the most consequential rewrite of land-use law either state has seen in a generation, and you get the rare moment…

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Working Waterfront Report — Marina Operations & Management

The Hidden Revenue Streams Most Marina Operators Are Missing

Transient dock at a marina at sunset

Most marina owners can recite their slip rates from memory. Fewer can tell you, without pulling out a calculator, what percentage of their gross revenue comes from anything other than slips and fuel. That gap is where a lot of value quietly leaks out of an otherwise well-run marina.

Slip fees and fuel margins are the visible economics of a marina, and the numbers everyone benchmarks against. But in property after property, the ancillary lines are where the real upside sits. They’re also the lines most operators under-manage simply because they’re not the first thing anyone looks at.

Here’s where that upside tends to…

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2026 Property Tax Report · Connecticut

The list price tells you what a home costs to buy. It says nothing about what it costs to own — and in 2026, that second number is where Connecticut buyers get surprised. The same home, one town line apart, can carry a tax bill that differs by well over a thousand dollars a month.

10.85 Lowest rate
(Washington) 68.95 Highest rate
(Hartford) 28.39 Statewide
median 169 Towns in
this report

The number most buyers never check

Everyone shopping for a home watches the price. Far fewer ask the question that actually sets the monthly payment: what’s the property tax? In Connecticut, the answer comes from the town’s mill rate — the dollars…

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Connecticut · Flood Zone Renovations

The 50% Rule Isn’t One Rule. That’s Why So Many Renovations Go Sideways.

Three separate rules share the same number. Almost nobody separates them — and in Connecticut, the one that decides your project is written by your town, not the state.

Seaport Advisory  ·  Southeastern Connecticut & Southern Rhode Island Three rules share the 50% number: federal substantial improvement, RI building code, local zoning nonconformity

A few days ago a group of us got into it over the 50% rule — the one that says you can only renovate a house in a flood zone so far before the whole building has to come up to current code. Everyone in the room knew the rule. Everyone in the room had a different version of it.

That’s not a knowledge problem. It’s that three separate rules share the same number, and almost nobody…

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Rhode Island Property Tax · 2026 blog-header-taylor-swift-tax

It’s nicknamed for a pop star’s Watch Hill mansion, but Rhode Island’s new second-home tax reaches far beyond the ultra-wealthy — all the way to century-old family cottages on the shoreline. If you own, or are buying, a coastal property in Rhode Island, here’s what you need to understand.

What is the “Taylor Swift Tax”?

Officially, it’s Rhode Island’s Non-Owner Occupied Property Tax (R.I. General Law § 44-72). It picked up the nickname because Taylor Swift owns a roughly $28-million oceanfront estate in Westerly’s Watch Hill — but the law itself has nothing to do with celebrities. It’s a new state-level surcharge, separate from and on top of the property tax you already pay your city or town.

The…

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2026 Rhode Island Property Tax Report - Seaport Advisory 2026 Property Tax Report · Rhode Island

The list price tells you what a home costs to buy. It says nothing about what it costs to own — and in Rhode Island, that second number swings hard from one town to the next. The same home can cost three times as much to hold depending on which side of a town line it sits on.

$4.79 Lowest rate
(Little Compton) $21.52 Highest rate
(Foster) $12.70 Statewide
median 39 Cities & towns
in this report

The number most buyers never check

Everyone shopping for a home watches the price. Far fewer ask the question that actually sets the monthly payment: what’s the property tax? In Rhode Island, that answer comes from your town’s tax rate —…

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2026 Property Tax Report · Connecticut

The list price tells you what a home costs to buy. It says nothing about what it costs to own — and in 2026, that second number is where Connecticut buyers get surprised. The same home, one town line apart, can carry a tax bill that differs by well over a thousand dollars a month.

10.85 Lowest rate
(Washington) 68.95 Highest rate
(Hartford) 28.39 Statewide
median 169 Towns in
this report

The number most buyers never check

Everyone shopping for a home watches the price. Far fewer ask the question that actually sets the monthly payment: what’s the property tax? In Connecticut, the answer comes from the town’s mill rate — the dollars…

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393 Acres, One Dollar, and a 15-Year Vision: Inside the Preston Riverwalk Redevelopment

For decades, one of the largest pieces of undeveloped land in Southeastern Connecticut sat quietly along the Thames River.

If you’ve driven Route 12 in Preston, you’ve likely seen the remnants of the former Norwich State Hospital campus — a massive property filled with empty buildings, overgrown roads, and a history stretching back more than a century.

Today, that same site is slowly transforming into what could become one of the largest redevelopment projects in the region’s history: Preston Riverwalk.

This story isn’t just about development. It’s about environmental cleanup, long-term planning, infrastructure challenges, and the enormous effort…

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In recent weeks, the buzz around the potential U.S. government ban on TikTok has reached a fever pitch. With nearly 170 million American users engaged on the platform, the prospect of losing such a prolific source of entertainment and connection has sparked significant public debate. However, the issues at stake extend far beyond TikTok’s vast user base, touching on critical concerns regarding national security, data privacy, and the influence of foreign powers in American digital spaces.

The Heart of the Matter:

At first glance, TikTok is a vibrant social media platform where creativity and content reign supreme. Yet, beneath the surface, the implications of its operations are vast and complex. Owned by ByteDance, a company based in China, TikTok…

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MV Realty Scam

In real estate, the ethical standards we uphold not only define our business practices but also cultivate the trust we establish with our clients. The recent legal challenges faced by MV Realty in Florida highlight crucial aspects of transparency and fairness in real estate transactions. This blog post explores the implications of the MV Realty lawsuit for the industry and underscores the critical role of due diligence in protecting both agents and homeowners.

The MV Realty Case: An Overview MV Realty, known for its unique homeowner benefit agreements, is embroiled in a lawsuit filed by the Florida Attorney General. The company is accused of deceptive practices by securing 40-year contracts with homeowners that require a 3% commission from any…

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