cape cod real estate: Dryer Can Be A Fire Hazard - If you Don't Clean
- 09/25/09 05:15 AM
How often should you move the dryer and vacuum around the laundry room - even the walls? The professionals say twice a year. Maybe if you plan to do it twice a year you will get it done once. This is in addition to removing the vent hose to clean the lint build up in it.
Electric dryers and gas dryers should be cleaned more often when there are a large number of loads being done. Do you at least clean the lint screen when you put a new load in? That can reduce the time it takes to dry a … (1 comments)
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cape cod real estate: Hollywood East Secures Financing!
- 09/24/09 12:13 PM
Hollywood East, the brain child of some experienced movie executives from Californiahas secured their construction financing! What does this mean? JOBS JOBS JOBS!!!
Not only are there construction jobs coming soon, but the 14 sound stages, 10 acre back lot, production facilities, offices, hotels, and shopping area will bring in more than 2000 jobs after construction. When you add the ancillary businesses and opportunities that will come to this area as supporting jobs, there could be as many a 20,000 new jobs.
Coupled with the new interest from notable people who want to have a home to use while they are doing … (0 comments)
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cape cod real estate: Cape Cod Single Family Sales Data: BUY NOW!
- 09/18/09 08:40 AM
If you are looking for waterfront on Cape Cod, now is the time to buy. The sales volume for the price points above and below $1 million are both off from last year. This means that many sellers will welcome activity on their property.
If you are thinking of a Cape Cod home, buy now before the rush!
Single Family Sales in Barnstable County under $1,000,000 # Listings Change $Volume Change DOM1/1/09-8/31/09 1610 -13% $551,518,736 -22% 143 1/1/08-8/31/08 1859 $711,241,734 145
Single Family Sales in Barnstable County over $1,000,0001/1/09-8/31/09 80 -49% $139,134,588 -52% 2331/1/08-8/31/08 156 $288,575,244 203
It's a beautiful day on … (2 comments)
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cape cod real estate: Julia O'Malley-Keyes is an Amazing Artist!
- 09/09/09 04:56 AM
We had the Falmouth MA Cape CodMLS tour this morning. One of the homes for sale is owned by Julia O'Malley-Keyes. The home is actually a good value, but the home is filled with her art!
While the 4 bedroom 2 bath Cape style home is cozy, and the aparently buildable lot is an interesting added value, her paintings that look like photographs are very pleasantly distracting! She has the gift of being able to make her brush appear to be a photograph.
I found her on the Internet, but the duplicates of her realistic paintings that are on her site, … (0 comments)
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cape cod real estate: It's A Beautiful Day On Cape Cod!
- 09/04/09 02:36 AM
Wow! The sun is out, the temperature is cool, and there is an offshore breeze that is more than pleasant - it is refreshing. Most of the tourists are back at home, Hollywood East is getting its construction financing finalized, and politics in MA have gotten interesting again.
This weather is why we live here and why people come. Historically, Cape Cod has some of the best weather for vacationing in the world. From the 1800s to today, some of the most prosperous people in the world have enjoyed Cape Cod's pleasant weather.
If you still need a getaway, come see … (0 comments)
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cape cod real estate: Cape Cod Green Possibilities
- 09/03/09 07:44 AM
If you are on Cape Codyou are probably aware of the green projects in the news. But what can you do in your own home? Well, there are many programs that can help conserve energy and promote green products. A list of conservation programs offered by Massachusetts companies can be found here: http://www.goodtobegreen.com/ma_energy_rebate.aspx
For example, older refrigerators with less efficient compressors will typically consume twice as much electricity as more recently manufactured ones. So getting a newer fridge will help you save electricity and give you a greener reputation. Some people have even proposed smaller wind generators on every home. That … (0 comments)
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cape cod real estate: Buy Now On Cape Cod Before Everyone Else Drives Up Prices!
- 07/10/09 03:11 AM
If you are planning to have a place on Cape Cod while you're working at the Hollywood East studios, you should buy now. The privacy factor is not as easy to achieve on Cape Cod as you might think. Still, there are some interesting buys right now that could provide you and your family privacy from the summer crowds.
The Cape has long been a place for vacationers. As such, many of the properties have been built close together on smaller lots. As more quiet interest in the Cape develops from people who have to work a little harder to find … (0 comments)
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cape cod real estate: Hollywood East Gets Their Site Plan Approval!
- 06/17/09 06:34 AM
Next stop? Hollywood East! The town of Plymouth MA (where the pilgrims are reputed to have landed and started the settlements that have become the USA) now has a new place in history! Hollywood East is a development that will impact the world almost as much as Myles Standish and Squanto!
With the opportunity to build a brand new media production facility, the Plymouth Rock Studios development team has begun a new era in media history. High tech with a green building focus will produce one of the most advanced movie and tv studios in the world. 14 sound stages, 10 … (0 comments)
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cape cod real estate: Falmouth Commodores Cape Cod Baseball League
- 06/14/09 09:50 AM
The summer has begun! The parade for the Falmouth Commodores down Main Street in Falmouth MA took place this week. There were cheerleaders, and fans, and trumpets, and lots of activity announcing the opening of the Cape Cod Baseball League!
The Commodores are the Falmouth team in the league. Players come from all over to play at a high level of competition and many go on to Major League Teams! It is a summer league where the best players from colleges all over the country come to Cape Cod to play for the summer, and most are scouted by agents from MLB. … (0 comments)
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cape cod real estate: Hollywood West Will Be Envious! And Probably Suportive!
- 06/02/09 04:54 AM
The overall idea of Hollywood East is to utilize the opportunity for a fresh start! They don't have to fix or improve or retread anything. They get to start from the beginning and incorporate all the lessons, wishes, and improvements that other studios have provided. And the implimentation of new technologies that both enhance the media business and the environment is exciting to watch.
The vision to build a studio that provides the maker with all the newest facility improvements and incorporates all the things that other stdios lack in part or in whole is creative and attractive. Adding in the trendy … (0 comments)
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cape cod real estate: Hollywood East is Greener than the California Desert!
- 06/02/09 04:39 AM
The planers of Hollywood East are working hard to not only build green, but to have planned green from the beginning. In the clip below there are MIT techies studying ways to help plan Plymouth Rock Studios inot a green development.
A green development is one that incorporates conservation with use and function. Sort of green feng shui. (I wonder if the word function comes from feng shui?)
One of the goals of the Hollywood East developers is to build an exemplary studio complex that can be studied from all kinds of bulding perspectives. From cities and towns that want to grow to … (0 comments)
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cape cod real estate: 3 bedroom 2 bath Cape On Cape Cod! Falmouth MA
- 05/30/09 07:49 AM
Here's a new youtube video of a great 3 bedroom 2 bath home in Falmouth. It is on over 1/2 acre. There is a fresh water beach a short walk to the west. And, because Falmouth has more waterfront than any other town in the US, beaches are very nearby.
As with all listings, this house is best seen in person. Contact heath@capegroup.com to shcedule an appointment and visit www.capegroup.com to see more properties.
Here's the youtube!
Happy Searching
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cape cod real estate: Hollywood East is Attracting Commercial Attention
- 05/27/09 02:10 AM
Hollywood East is Attracting Commercial Attention! If you haven't heard about Hollywood East, it is a huge, state of the art commercial media production facility (movies, tv, etc.) that is under development in Plymouth MA near Cape Cod! It is the most advanced studio in the country!
Recently, one of the staff of developers, Joe DiLorenzo, visited the National Association of Industrial Office Properties (NAIOP) to talk a bit about the studio. He spoke to a packed room of interested commercial real estate professionals. Those pros paid close attention to the thousands of jobs the studio is producing as well as the … (0 comments)
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cape cod real estate: Another Beautiful Day On Cape Cod! (pic)
- 05/16/09 04:34 AM
I showed a nice colonial today to a great couple! They liked it and now their current home needs a buyer. Anyone looking for a great 3 bedroom 2 bath Cape on Cape Cod?! $319000, pics on my web site.
Then I drove down to see the end of the Coast Guard's annual water rescue in Nantucket Sound. They had just ended when I got there but here is a picture of the beach on Surf Drive in Falmouth, MA. Come and go for a swim!
It is a breezy and cool morning. The tourists are starting to visit. Shops … (1 comments)
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cape cod real estate: Happy Mothers' Day
- 05/10/09 05:39 AM
It is a beautiful day on Cape Cod (Falmouth). My mom died a few years ago as the result of a fall. My mother in law is nice, but I'd like to have mom back. Take some time today to tell your mom what's on your mind.
My wife and her sister are taking their mom out later this afternoon. Then 2 of my girls are fixing dinner for their mom. The other two have already called from college.
My mom would have loved this beautiful day. Bright, cool, windy, and a Red Sox game later.
Happy selling and listing.
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cape cod real estate: Live in a Resort! If you can....
- 04/24/09 08:40 AM
I drove to work by the beach this morning. It is a 4 mile drive and a lot of it goes right by Nantucket Sound. I saw boats going to the Vineyard, and seagulls, and the sun was shining.
I also saw license plates from New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and others I can't remember. All this made me remember, "I live in a resort!" I have been watching the increased traffic on Main Street in Falmouth all day from my office windows.
I was on the Vineyard (Martha's Vineyard) yesterday for an overnite with the family. Saw … (4 comments)
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cape cod real estate: Why Make Movies In Massachusetts? Money!! $1 = $1.25 in MAss!
- 04/17/09 06:48 AM
Money! On a recent visit to the Massachusetts Film Office, Nick Paleologis explains the tax credits available to movie makers in MAss. His explanation is that $1 is actually $1.25 in MA. So the million dollar budget gets stretched much farther in MA.
Which business CEO doesn't like to get a 25% bonus!? Are movie makers different from other businesses? And, the facilities being built at the Plymouth Rock Studios in Plymouth MA are state of the art and soup to nuts. From back lot, to sound stage, to offices, the site has it all!
And you get to enjoy Cape … (0 comments)
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cape cod real estate: Taxes on Cape Cod
- 03/19/09 02:20 AM
I am often asked what the tax rates on the Cape are. While we do have a state income tax, we don't have a lot of taxes that other states do.
Here are the latest tax rates for the towns on Cape Cod. The residential rates are set by the towns and approved by the state/commonwealth. They are published on the MA state web site, but the last updates were in 2006.
These are the residential rates per $1000 (the rate x the assessed value = tax bill)
BARNSTABLE 6.31 BOURNE 6.5 BREWSTER 5.58 CHATHAM 3.73 DENNIS 4.26 EASTHAM 4.69 FALMOUTH 5.43 HARWICH 5.89 MASHPEE 6.34 … (4 comments)
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cape cod real estate: Official Site of Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
- 03/18/09 04:06 AM
Recently the Wampanoag Indian Tribe was recognized by the US government. For decades, the tribe has worked toward recognition. As the Indians who helped the Pilgrims survive in a new world, their place in history has always been fact.
Their web page http://mashpeewampanoagtribe.com/ has useful and informative history, culture, and current articles. There are updates about the tribe's business activities, events, and agendas on the website. They have videos and pictures about various topics.
If you are coming to Cape Cod for the summer, see if they have a local event planned. The annual Pow-Wow every summer is an interesting view of history and culture. Indians … (3 comments)
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cape cod real estate: Dolphins in Quisset Harbor, Falmouth MA, Last Night And Today!
- 03/07/09 05:15 AM
Last night my daughter called me from Quissett Harbor excitedly telling me she was looking at dolphins. I was in the process of adding links to a few AZ real estate sites to REindex.com so I couldn't run right down there. But, as soon as I was done, I drove the 3 miles from my office to the harbor and got to see them myself! The sun was setting, but sure enough there were dolphins. (Quissett Harbor is on the West Coast of Falmouth MA - yes there is a west coast on the east coast!)
I just got … (0 comments)
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