Cape Cod, MA: Over the past six months we have reviewed over two hundred Cape Cod properties for sale that were featured on the Yarmouth MLS Tour. For our Mid Cape Thanksgiving 2010 Waterfront Update, we review a selection of those listings that are either waterfront or waterview. For our Cape Cod MLS Tour Video Mid Cape Thanksgiving 2010 Waterfront Update we update reviews on thirty videos of Cape Cod Real Estate For Sale that is either waterfront … (0 comments)
Cape Cod, MA: Over the past six months we have reviewed over two hundred Cape Cod properties for sale that were featured on the Yarmouth MLS Tour. For our Mid Cape Thanksgiving 2010 Waterfront Update, we review a selection of those listings that are either waterfront or waterview. For our Cape Cod MLS Tour Video Mid Cape Thanksgiving 2010 Waterfront Update we update reviews on thirty videos of Cape Cod Real Estate For Sale that is either waterfront or waterview. … (0 comments)
Cape Cod, MA: Over the past six months we have reviewed over two hundred Cape Cod properties for sale that were featured on the Yarmouth MLS Tour. For our Mid Cape Thanksgiving 2010 Waterfront Update, we review a selection of those listings that are either waterfront or waterview. For our Cape Cod MLS Tour Video Mid Cape Thanksgiving 2010 Waterfront Update we update reviews on thirty videos of Cape Cod Real Estate For Sale that is either waterfront or … (0 comments)
Cape Cod, MA: Over the past six months we have reviewed over two hundred Cape Cod properties for sale that were featured on the Yarmouth MLS Tour. For our Mid Cape Thanksgiving 2010 Waterfront Update, we review a selection of those listings that are either waterfront or waterview. For our Cape Cod MLS Tour Video Mid Cape Thanksgiving 2010 Waterfront Update we update reviews on thirty videos of Cape Cod Real Estate For Sale that is either waterfront … (3 comments)
cape cod real estate: WOW ... CAPE COD IS REALLY SPECIAL!!
- 06/30/10 07:33 AM
WOW ... CAPE COD IS REALLY SPECIAL!! Karin asked last week if I could do an open house for her this past weekend. She just listed an 1840's antique merchant's house on the Olde King's Highway (Route 6A) in Brewster, one of the most beautiful parts of Cape Cod. After spending the afternoon there on Satuday I have to say ... "WOW!! Cape Cod is really special!!" My family has been on the Cape since the beginning of this grand experiment, and as a 14th generation native sometimes I get jaded about the history, natural beauty and talent that is everywhere … (0 comments)
cape cod real estate: SORTING OUT TOUGH FAMILY ISSUES IS A PART OF AN ELDER LAW ATTORNEY'S JOB
- 06/25/10 04:06 AM
SORTING OUT TOUGH FAMILY ISSUES IS A PART OF AN ELDER LAW ATTORNEY'S JOB 'Elder law' is a specialty practice that focuses in the needs of aging family members, and many times sorting out tough family issues is a part of an elder law attorney's job. One issue that is (or certainly should be) of special concern to elder law attorneys is the issue of "undue influence". Generally, when folks are looking into moving into assisted living or a nursing home, they are older and sometimes of "diminished capacity" - not just hard of hearing with impaired vision, but less able … (2 comments)
cape cod real estate: "Fannie and Freddie need to be rethought entirely, if not eliminated outright."
- 06/04/10 06:23 AM
"Fannie and Freddie need to be rethought entirely, if not eliminated outright." Is it time to rethink our approach to mortgages? Do Fannie and Freddie need to be rethought entirely, if not eliminated outright? Based on the "success" of these two agencies, and the looming FHA disaster, maybe the nationalized, socialist approach to home ownership represented by these agencies isn't affordable or desirable. READ THE ARTICLE Shared risk is fine in the private sector - it has worked in the insurance industry for a long, long time. But in the public sector there is no incentive to analyse and then minimize … (37 comments)
cape cod real estate: CAPE HOME SALES SPIKE IN MAY, MEDIAN VALUE DIPS
- 06/03/10 03:17 AM
Cape home sales spike in May, median value dips As anyone in the real estate business on Cape Cod could tell you, Cape home sales spiked in May, median value dips. There were lots of folks looking for short sales, foreclosures and outright steals. But is this good news? If you have an understanding of median value, it's easy to cut through the spin - prices are dropping. We certainly saw this in Yarmouth and Dennis. But is it a good time to buy real estate on Cape Cod? In my opinion, prices have a way to go, and we are … (0 comments)
cape cod real estate: ON CAPE COD THE MOVE TO ASSISTED LIVING CREATES GOOD LISTINGS
- 06/02/10 03:28 AM
ON CAPE COD THE MOVE TO ASSISTED LIVING CREATES GOOD LISTINGS During yesterday's MLS Tour in Yarmouth, here on Cape Cod, I was once again reminded how the move to assisted living creates good listings for all of us. Of the twelve listings on tour, four were the result of a move to assisted living. An extended stay in one of the great assisted living facilities here on Cape Cod is fairly expensive, whether the facility is in Yarmouth or the neighboring towns of Barnstable, Dennis, Harwich Brewster, Chatham or Orleans, averaging $50,000 to $60,000 per year. Someone who can afford … (0 comments)
cape cod real estate: SELLING MOM'S HOUSE AND MOVING HER TO ASSISTED LIVING CAN SHORTEN HER LIFE?
- 06/01/10 07:14 AM
SELLING MOM'S HOUSE AND MOVING HER TO ASSISTED LIVING CAN SHORTEN HER LIFE? After this morning's MLS Tour in Yarmouth, here on Cape Cod, you can see that selling Mom's house and moving her to assisted provides us with great real estate inventory, but I wonder if selling Mom's house and moving her to assisted living can shorten her life. Of the twelve houses and condominiums on the tour, four were owned by older residents who put the house on the market after moving into assisted living. An interesting fact to me was that of the four, only one of the … (0 comments)
cape cod real estate: On Cape Cod, In South Yarmouth, Jobs Are Scarce But Real Estate is an Opportunity
- 05/21/10 08:10 AM
On Cape Cod, In South Yarmouth, Jobs Are Scarce But Real Estate is an Opportunity Here in South Yarmouth, by the little Dancing Brook in the middle of Cape Cod, it's like the rest of the country - jobs are scarce and real estate is an opportunity. Having been born and raised on Cape Cod, I have been immersed in the development and selling of real estate on Cape Cod since infancy. My Dad was a broker in Hyannis since way before I was born, and through my childhood he bought a land with buddies, subdivided and sold it off. In elementary … (2 comments)
cape cod real estate: PROGRESS REPORT ON OUR CAPE COD ASSISTED LIVING, AGING AND REAL ESTATE PROJECT
- 05/20/10 04:40 AM
PROGRESS REPORT ON OUR CAPE COD ASSISTED LIVING, AGING AND REAL ESTATE PROJECT Every once in a while we like to give a progress report on our Cape Cod assisted living, aging and real estate project. We are developing a great resource for off-Cape people who need help dealing with assisted living on Cape Cod, including the cost and quality of local assisted living facilities, the range of care options available on the Cape and the real estate issues involved - conditions in the Cape Cod real estate market, how to sell real estate on Cape Cod, etc. We laid out … (0 comments)
cape cod real estate: THOSE WACKY CRAIGSLIST SCAMMERS TAKE ON CAPE COD REAL ESTATE
- 05/12/10 02:40 PM
You have to give them credit for creatively using new technology that most of our fellow real estate brokers find baffling. Those wacky Craigslist scammers are taking on Cape Cod real estate, working hard and presumably making more money off their "listings" than the legitimate listing agents would - if we could only sell the properties!! The scam is a twist on an old classic - find something desirable, offer it at an unbelievable price and get a small down payment. It's breathtakingly simple, and so easy to pull off. Like every good scam it takes advantage of the greed of … (2 comments)
cape cod real estate: REAL ESTATE SALES CLIMB DRAMATICALLY ON CAPE COD
- 05/06/10 12:12 PM
REAL ESTATE SALES CLIMB DRAMATICALLY ON CAPE COD Real estate sales climb dramatically on Cape Cod? Are we in the middle of a 'dead cat bounce' or is there a recovery going on? Traffic going through the real estate offices in West Yarmouth, South Yarmouth, West Dennis, South Dennis, Yarmouthport, in fact all over Cape Cod, is nil. There is very little in the pipeline. Take a look through the Cape and Island Association of Realtors MLS. Get into the sales, and compare sale prices to assessed values, then see how many properties on the market are properly priced. I did a one … (2 comments)
cape cod real estate: NOT ALL REAL ESTATE IN SOUTH YARMOUTH INVOLVES ASSISTED LIVING
- 04/26/10 08:14 AM
NOT ALL REAL ESTATE IN SOUTH YARMOUTH INVOLVES ASSISTED LIVING Sometimes it seems that every real estate transaction in South Yarmouth involves assisted living, but they don't, at least not directly. There have been stories about people who move here for other reasons. The real estate stock in South Yarmouth contains a lot of affordable ranches built for retirees (see my previous article on Yarmouth). These well built homes continue to attract retirees, though many have turned into second homes for metropolitan Boston residents. These second homes may become retirement homes in the future, amd become involved with the assisted living … (0 comments)
cape cod real estate: THE MOVE TO ASSISTED LIVING ON CAPE COD INVOLVES AGING, REAL ESTATE AND TRUST
- 04/14/10 03:02 AM
THE MOVE TO ASSISTED LIVING ON CAPE COD INVOLVES AGING, REAL ESTATE AND TRUST CAPE COD - The decision to move to assisted living on Cape Cod involves aging, real estate and trust. It's a journey through the nexus of aging, the cost of health, real estate prices, college educations and sometimes twisted family issues. It can be a time of resignation, guilt and betrayal, but it can be a time of relief, appreciation and love. Generally, the process of the move to assisted living on Cape Cod involves at least two real estate transactions, finding a facility that acknowledges the … (0 comments)
Mom's House on the Cape Cape is a continuing discussion of the issues of Aging, Assisted Living, Elder Law, Estate Planning & Real Estate for the benefit of the adult children of Cape Cod retirees concerned about their parents. We also offer a selection of Cape Cod Real Estate Videos, focusing on the Towns of Yarmouth & Dennis.
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