Turn the Page: June

The end of the month brought those closings again, as I mentioned before, but yesterday had a phenomenal 44 closings reflected in the Cape and Islands MLS! More pendings and pendings with contingencies, too, that outpaced new listings. Translation: More properties leaving the market than coming in, shrinking inventory. Were that to translate market-wide my Smith College Economics degree tells me that means increasing prices. Let’s watch for a trend.

Did You Know?

Shingle/shake: Wood shingles are sawn by machine and are relatively thin. Wood shakes are larger and thicker than shingles, and are split from a solid block of wood rather than sawn. So when you are driving around the Cape, are those silvery houses covered with shakes or shingles?

New Listing: Four Bedrooms, Nearly 3000 sq ft

It has settled down from the glorious Memorial Day crowd. I can’t remember better weather. This new listing abuts the previously blogged-about horse farm listing. It’s a terrific four bedroom, three bath home on a quiet street 1.1 miles from West Dennis beach. See it at my website www.LisaMorales.com. There’s just tons of space in this house, a large deck, newer water heater, not-the-original boiler. It certainly needs cosmetic updates, but that’s the fun part, right? Priced well below the assessed value to sell quickly.

The big news here, of course, is Senator Kennedy. He came to the Cape to recover after his recent diagnosis. He has been “my” Senator my whole life (even when I moved out of Massachusetts I still considered him my Senator) and it is unsettling to think that he may be forced to retire. I refuse to think anything worse. It was fantastic that he raced in the weekend’s Figawi race from Nantucket, coming in second on his boat, Mya. I of course think of his brother racing the same waters alongside him. That tradition runs deeply here on the Cape. My grandmother was a real Kennedy fanatic, and three years ago when my mother passed we came across all of the newspapers collected up that had JFK headlines, collected by Grandma. It’s a real Massachusetts passion, even today. I wish Senator Ted the best on his tough road ahead.

Memorial Day Madness

The onslaught has begun, and children are swimming in the frigid waters. What glorious weather and loads of visitors! If you are coming down, stop by and discuss the discounts and possibilities, 2404 Route 6A Brewster.

New Listing: A Horse Farm/B&B Near the Beach

The property, located in West Dennis South of Route 28, is spectacular. The home is clad in red cedar, newly stained, and is rooted to the Earth with stone and wood and copper. Spacious but not pretentious, it is welcoming and warm. Situated on seven acres only 1.2 miles from the beach, it is professionally landscaped with wonderful stonework. Tri-leveled, the lower level has a bedroom, full bath, and demi-kitchen with stainless appliances.The middle level has the kitchen with tile counters and pro-stainless appliances which opens to the living/dining area, including has a woodstove. Also the laundry and another full bath are on this level. The upper level is the master suite, encompassing the dressing room and en suite bath with views of the property. The barn has four stalls, and currently has an art studio on the first floor. The second level is fully finished with three heated rooms. Currently a yoga studio and a computer room.
The separate storage shed and woodshop is heated and sits on an easement that conveys with the property. Various exotic and domestic fowl populate the chickenyard. The permit exists for a one bedroom Bed and Breakfast. The pagoda-like outdoor shower is heavenly. A country setting, near the beach, with income possibility. Call me!