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The big question is “what about 2021?” Will the strong market hold? Will prices continue to climb? Or are we in a bubble whose collapse is imminent? The short answer is, as always: “we have no idea.” But for a long answer, here are some factors we see swimming around in the crystal ball on Agnes’ [...]
There are no two ways about it. 2020 was a remarkable year for the Cape Real Estate market. We started off the year in familiar territory with January and February showing roughly the same level of market activity as in recent years. But when the COVID pandemic took hold in March we saw a sudden slump in both pending sales and new [...]
2020 was an unusual year to say the least and the vacation rental market on Cape Cod was no exception. Local hotels and motels suffered as many vacationers were either unable to travel or reluctant to be in shared spaces. However, when comparing our experience as short-term vacation rental brokers to the hotel industry, we found the comfort [...]
What a year it’s been since I sat down to write for our last annual newsletter! Then, I was just settling into my new position here at Chatelain Real Estate and was looking forward to a wonderful year. What’s that they say about ‘the best laid plans’? While the Cape has been experiencing a record-breaking real estate market, many people and [...]
December Review:
December's market performance continued the trend we have been seeing since June - massive seasonally adjusted increases in median price, closed sales, and new listings. Why? Massive seasonally adjusted decreases in inventory - December 2020 saw only 40% of the inventory of 2019. But these numbers are offset somewhat by [...]
All my life, I’ve been a cat person. I liked their begrudging acceptance of affection and our shared love of naps.
And then 2020 happened.
I avoided panic-adopting a puppy in March, but by June, I decided there was indeed room in my life for a fluffy companion. Mid-July, I got the call that the incredibly pathetic looking creature I’d been [...]