John Muscarella's Blog

Redbrook Redbrook is an A.D.Makepeace Community in South Plymouth. A new village of 1,200 single family homes and carriage style townhomes on 2,000 acres planned with little disturbance to the land and environment. Classic Cottage style homes with varied floor plans, 1 and 2 car attached garage a...

Latest statistics on housing sales around the South Shore and Plymouth, Massachusetts & Cape Cod. If interested check them out here:  August 2014 Housing Data   Please call us with questions or comments.  We'd enjoy hearing from you.     www.RiverFarmProperties.com

Offered at:  $264,900   This adorable well-maintained home, 4 Rooms, 2 Bedrooms, 1.5 Baths, is located on a quiet street in a wonderful neighborhood in Yarmouth. The fenced backyard and multiple decks provide ample space for entertaining or just relaxing. The outdoor shower is an added bonus aft...

OFFERED AT:   $225,000 Wonderful 2005 Colonial, 1,580 sq.ft,  with large rooms, Hardwood Floors, 3 Bedrooms, MB has large walk-in Closet. 2 Full Baths, Open Floor Plan with family style Kitchen complete with stainless steel appliances. Slider to Deck. Natural Gas heat and hot water. New paint. C...

Home sales and property development in and around Cederville, MA (Plymouth) has been relatively straightforward with residents generally being supportive of new development and land use.  This because the use makes sense given the location of the land and environmental impact consistent with good...

  A bit of humor a bit close to reality...    

With homes for sale in Plymouth County & Cape Cod boasting hundreds of ponds and oceanfront, I have a vested interest in how flood insurance will be handled moving forward. And yes, I have seen a change in transactions for homes near water.      There has been no shortage of media coverage of FEM...

  In the past few weeks I have had issues come up both with a listing and a potential buy side transaction regarding valid permits for construction work.  While not a new problem, I am always surprised at how few of my fellow Realtors pay little or no attention to this important step in the due-d...

Below is home sale data across the markets we cover in on Cape Cod .  The data are averaged from January 1 to June 30 and 2014 vs. 2013.   Here is a brief recap:      (Nauset Beach, Cape Cod)   CAPE COD Closed Sales -            2014  (408)    up 6.9%    2013   (380)   Homes For Sale -      2014...

    My old employer Zip Realty is merging with a behemoth in the real estate industry, Realogy.   It's an old story of giant buys little guy for its technology which they can buy cheaper than develop themselves.  This has been a couple of years in the making as Zip's management had never been abl...