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 [...]

With another 8-10 inches of snow coming this weekend, Cape Codders are buckling up and sharpening their snowshovels. But let's not forget that the Cape knows how to recreate in the winter as well as in the summer!  Below are a few ideas from the [...]

This week's powerful Nor'easter has caused many second homeowners to bite their nails wondering if their Cape house survived the storm unscathed.  If you are in this category, don't forget that here at the Cape Cod Chatelains we provide a full-service realty firm, including property management.  Our weekly and post-storm inspections [...]