Cape-to-Boston Connections Fuel Brokerage’s Growth
Paul Grover’s real estate brokerage career has expanded from its origins on Cape Cod to an office and presence in the luxury markets of Back Bay and Boston suburbs.
Gibson Sotheby’s Buys Storied Provincetown Brokerage
The Boston-based brokerage is expanding its Cape Cod footprint by buying a brokerage founded by a storied figure in Provincetown home sales.
Second-Home Demand Plummets as Cape Listings Hit New Lows
The number of homebuyers seeking mortgages for second homes has taken a nosedive this year, even as the inventories of single-family homes and condominiums for sale on Cape Cod hit never-before-seen lows last month.
Second Home Demand Soars 84 Percent, Mortgage Data Says
A new analysis of nationwide mortgage application data shows just how much demand for vacation homes has grown during the pandemic.
Buyers Flood Markets in Delayed Spring Season
Sellers stayed home, buyers swamped markets statewide, the Cape posted record sales figures and urban condos kept selling. What didn’t happen in the spring-turned-summer real estate market?
Agreement Reached to Replace Cape Canal Bridges
State and federal leaders will unveil a landmark agreement Tuesday to demolish the two aging bridges spanning the Cape Cod Canal and transfer ownership of their replacements to Massachusetts.
Cape Realtor Calls for Meals, Lodging Tax Suspension
Saying the spring season has been lost and warning the summer season is at risk, the head of a realty company in Dennis is calling on the state to suspend the meals and lodging taxes as they apply to hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts and short-term rentals until at least Oct. 1.
Local Realtor Groups Back NAR Pocket Listings Policy
Local professional real estate groups are applauding the National Association of Realtors’ decision Tuesday to try to curb the practice of pocket listings.
Sharks, Tornadoes and Taxes: Cape Cod’s Had a Tough Summer
Lodging and beach visit numbers are down on the famous vacation destination, one year after the region dealt with two shark attacks, including the state’s first fatal attack in more than 80 years. However, traffic across the bridges leading to the Cape averaged about 3,500 more vehicles a day in July than they did last July.
