Some people are die-hards for their favorite baseball or football team; others are ready to throw hands over deep dish vs. thin crust pizza. Here on the Cape, we display loyalty (and a fair amount of smugness) through our choice of [...]
This year has already been ten years long, and we’ve still got six months to go. After an interminable spring spent in isolation, warmer weather has us all dreaming of getting away from it all. Preferably while lying on a beach, and drinking something cold and [...]
Fall is a great time for shellfishing on Cape Cod. The water is still relatively warm and the weather, if you aren't in the middle of a Nor'Easter, is generally crisp and beautiful. A lot reopens in October and November so time to get the rake out of the shed and start [...]
July Review:
Compared to this time last year, July saw only slight variation in four of the six metrics we investigate for this blog (pictured at right). Days on market was up significantly compared to this time last year; however it was down compared to June. Additionally the number of new listings was down nearly 15% compared to last [...]
We are glad to see inventory building up in 2019. With approximately 5.8 months of inventory of single-family homes the market is reaching sustainability (particularly favoring neither buyers nor sellers). It is also worth noting that the year-over-year comparisons of month's supply has been up since July 2018 which could [...]
Spring makes us love the Cape for a lot of different reasons, not the least of which is the warming weather and water. Warmer water means that we no longer need to worry about hypothermia when participating in one of the best Cape Cod activities, shellfishing. Each town has unique regulations and areas that are open and closed depending [...]
Cape Cod Chatelains: "Can you believe, Agnes, that Labor day is almost here and fall is just around the corner?"
Agnes: "Unbelievable. I love the summer on Cape Cod but fall is fantastic for a lot of different reasons."
CCC: "That certainly makes my next question easy...what do you love about fall Agnes?"
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Cape Cod is a great place to spend the summer. In addition to a day at the beach, why not spend an evening enjoying one of the many displays of fireworks across the Cape? Or take in an [...]
Again we find ourselves looking for some wonderful things to do on Cape Cod. This time our 'Ask Agnes' feature explores Brewster and some of its hidden (or sometimes overlooked) gems.
Agnes: 'First and foremost is the Cape Cod Museum of Natural [...]
We'd like to introduce a new feature in the blog - 'Ask Agnes'. Agnes, the better half of the 'Ed and Agnes' foundation of Cape Cod Chatelains, was the first to enter real estate in 1992. Ever since, she has been adding her professionalism and love for her clients to each of her deals. We appreciate Agnes for her insight into [...]