This week on the cape has seen the full array of February weather.  From cold mornings to beautiful sunny days, evidence abounds that Spring is desperately trying to emerge.  In fact, one of the best indications that winter is almost over is the patch of snowdrop flowers peeking out of the ground at our listing on [...]

Second homes

It’s the little things that can drive one crazy.

They also tend to be the easiest to fix.  If you have a gas cooktop or stove with an electric starter you probably have experienced times when the burners click repeatedly after they have been lit and are [...]

Another winter is upon us.  If you are selling a home in winter the weather is both a challenge and an opportunity. The challenge is getting folks into the property safely.  The opportunity is being able to showcase a warm home during the cozy winter months. Keep safety first priority with the property free of snow and ice.  Cape Codders [...]

The Barnstable County Registrar of Deeds is quoted in the Cape Cod Times as saying of the real estate market in 2015: “it’s not handstands and flips, but it was a nice finish to the year.  It continues the trend of the last few years of modest increases in sales activity and value.”   Month to month comparisons were unreliable due to many [...]

If you have been waiting for the market to improve before buying a Cape Cod property, it’s time to get the job done.  The Fed has indicated that mortgage rates are on their way up, and in anticipation the markets have already started raising rate.  Last week alone we saw the rate for a 30 year conventional fixed mortgage at one local bank [...]

Time is ripe for buying on the Cape. Prices are still below their highest point in 2006.  Mortgage rates are historically low.  The beaches are beautiful.  The air is clear and crisp.  No better time to become a Cape Cod owner of a [...]

Summer is in full swing here on the Cape.  And along with the gorgeous weather and crowds of happy beachgoers, the lively outdoor music scene is at its height!  

Nearly every public outdoor space in the mid-Cape area hosts its own Summer concert series - the Dennis Port village green alone has twice-weekly free concerts, and Drummer Boy [...]

Changes are coming on October 3, 2015 to real estate closing procedures and to the closing forms. These changes will impact buyers and sellers.  Extra time may be necessary between a deal being struck and the closing date in order to meet the new regulations.  Both buyers and sellers will be required to present documents requested in a very [...]

Whether you are buying or selling a home this winter, you are no doubt frustrated by the slow market.  February usually marks the beginning of the Cape's busy spring market, but because of record snowfalls throughout the region (and more coming all the time), we have yet to see the usual [...]