The median sales price of a single-family home in the Ocean State has risen sharply over the past five years, from $309,500 to $512,750.
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EAST PROVIDENCE — For Abby and Eric Smallwood, the move from Greater Boston into Rhode Island began 12 years before they first set foot in their East Providence home.
Years ago, a friend of the couple bought a home in the Ocean State for what seemed like pennies, and the prospect of someday doing the same was always in the back of their minds before they followed through on it last year, Abby Smallwood recalled…