About Joseph McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy brings with him a wealth of experience having spent twenty years in residential real estate. Joe is well-respected within the real-estate community having served as the president the Greater Providence Board of Realtors.
Additionally, he has received numerous awards which testify to his expertise. Most notably, he was named Realtor of the Year in 2009 by the Greater Providence Board of Realtors and received the Good Neighbor Award for several years, giving testimony to his commitment of time to serving the community through volunteerism.
In 2013 and 2014, Joe was awarded the Lear Award for outstanding commitment to the Greater Providence Board of Realtors.
With this experience, he has created a full-service real estate brokerage association and guide known as August Associates LLC.
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The Do’s And Don’ts Of The Real Estate Code Of Ethics
In the real estate business, it’s no secret that flexible morals have had a presence in the field since the very beginning. Whether it’s real estate agents that conceal vital information to make the deal go through or real estate developers cutting corners on multi-million dollar housing projects, this business has a reputation for being less-than-reputable. ...
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How A Good Bio Can Kickstart Your Real Estate Career
As a real estate agent, it’s no secret that marketing is the key to good sales numbers. You’re not just selling real estate; you’re selling yourself. How you are perceived as a professional is the most important, most crucial and most notable aspect of your job. Regardless which region you live in, what type of real estate you sell or what you do in ...
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Real Estate Niche: Green Homes
Life in the 21st century is coming with some very welcome changes. Nowadays, it’s becoming more approachable to have a lifestyle that allows you to live more harmoniously with your environment. We're heading towards a much broader path towards sustainability. People are looking into what a sustainable lifestyle would ask of them, and what changes they would have ...
How Your Appearance Affects Your Sales
As a real estate professional, you’ve probably heard one person or another talk about “dressing for success” while they show you their new watch or tailored suit. This expression is used broadly in a lot of different ways, but in the world of real estate it actually holds a lot more meaning than you might imagine. A crucial aspect of working as a ...
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Restoring A Repossessed Home: Dealing With Damage
For a person who’s got an enterprising spirit, the world is full of money-making opportunities. From investment to entrepreneurship and good old-fashioned hard work, there is almost no set of circumstances that can keep a sharp-witted business man or woman down financially. Everyone gets knocked down from time to time; what’s important is how you go about ...
Real Estate Glossary Terms
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Demise
The definition of the term “demise” covers more spectrums than just real estate related. Most commonly the term demise is used to talk about someone’s death. It is also used to describe the end of something that had been considered powerful but is no longer, such as a business, ind ...
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Client
Individual or entity who pays for the professional services of another person or business. ...
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Freddie Mac
Someone recommended you should reach out to Freddie Mac and you came here looking for him. No, he's not a registered real estate agent at The OFFICIAL Real Estate Agent Directory ®. Not a cousin to the late Bernie Mac either. Freddie Mac is more like Fannie Mae’s younger friend that h ...
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Ps-58 Rate Table
Table used by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in evaluating split dollar life insurance plans as to the extent of the economic benefit that is considered taxable ordinary income to the employee. The taxable ordinary income to the employee is the premium cost of one-year term insurance on the life ...
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Removal
Insured peril in some property insurance policies that encompasses any accidental damage to insured property while being removed to safety from the immediate threat of damage by another peril covered by that policy. For example, if an insured removes a chair from a burning home, puts it on the lawn, ...