It's Christmas time here on Cape Cod and the mid-Cape communities are celebrating! This weekend there are a number of great events that are worth checking out. Here are three [...]
Holiday Things to do in Dennis
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Cape Cod Real Estate
Fantastic Business Opportunity
- By Ned Chatelain
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If you are looking for a great business opportunity here on beautiful Cape Cod check out this West Dennis listing! The business is a 12-year-old antiques and treasures shop located right on busy Rte. 28. The business is a local fixture for fine antiques, bargain furniture, home furnishings, and treasures and [...]
Fishing on Cape Cod -- Fall is Bluefish Season!
- By Ned Chatelain
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Its fall on Cape Cod the leaves are changing, the days are growing shorter, the cranberry bogs are flooding, and most importantly, the fish are running! Autumn is the best time of year for fishing one of the regions exciting fish [...]
Is Now The Right Time to Buy?
- By Ned Chatelain
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Buy now or buy later?
In the current rapidly changing economic environment the question on nearly all buyers' minds is "is this the time to buy?" While there is no easy answer to this question, the following is some basic information which we hope will assist you and your family in deciding whether the time is right to make your
[...]Cape Cod Waterfront
- By Ned Chatelain
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Conceivably the greatest joy of living here is the instant access to the beautiful Cape Cod waterfront. An oft-cited local statistic states that you are never more than 9 minutes from a swim-able body of water on Cape Cod! That means 9 minutes from swimming, fishing, kayaking, sailing, sandcastle-building, or simply relaxing with a beach [...]
Appraisal Basics
- By Ned Chatelain
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Planning financing?
If you are planning on securing funding from a bank or other lending institution for the purchase of your home, that institution will require an appraisal by a third-party. This appraisal will be used to establish an independent opinion of the value of the home, which assures the bank that their loan is adequately [...]
Real Estate Short Sales
- By Ned Chatelain
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Pertinent short sale update
Due to the shoddy title work that was done in the previous few years, many title issues are surfacing that are taking an inordinate amount of time to resolve and may, in fact, not be resolvable. There has been much talk about new rules and regulations that are supposed to make short sale purchases more "user [...]Waterfront on Cape Cod
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River-front and Pond-front
Two unique water-related homes are available for purchase this summer. One is a free standing vintage Cape Cod seasonal condo cottage on Kelley's Pond for $180,000 and the other is a newly "rebuilt" year-round home on the Centerville River for $1,549,000. Something for everyone is available this year. Come and check them [...]
Real Estate Market Update
- By Ned Chatelain
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Real estate prognostications continue to be like hocus pocus. Depending on the whether the economic forecaster is an optimist or a pessimist; real estate prices are expected to go either up 1 % or down 2 % in the near future. However, what most everyone will agree to is the fact that the market is showing strong signs of having stabilized. [...]
4 Reasons to Sell or Buy Real Estate Now
- By Ned Chatelain
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Great news for Cape Cod
The Cape is working its way out of thereal estate slump.
- The Barnstable County Register of Deeds reports that there was an almost nine percent increase in real estate sales in March of this year over March of last year.
- Inventory isselling with serious buyers active in the market.
- Interest rates remain