Barnstable Massachusetts Real Estate and Homebuying Guide How to Buy Real Estate in Barnstable, Massachusetts Purchasing a home can be a very stressful and complicated process especially if you are a first time buyer. Enlisting the services of experienced real estate related professionals will provide you with the information and advice to make sound decisions in buying Barnstable MA real estate. Buyers often interview mortgage loan officers, Realtors, attorneys, home inspectors, accountants and financial advisers during the process of purchasing a property.  Information regarding the home buying and selling process, demographics, commuting, school and relocation information can be found by visiting Barnstable MA Real Estate and Homes for Sale Financing Most home buyers will obtain a mo... 06/06/2010

Barnstable MA Short Sales - Buying a Home at Pre-Foreclosure  How to Buy a Barnstable, Massachusettts Short Sale  As a home buyer looking for value in the purchase of real estate you may consider a "short sale" as a viable option. The process of finding and buying a Barnstable MA short sale is not a typical real estate transaction. To have success, you must work with qualified professionals and understand the process. Utilize the services of Realtors, attorneys, accountants, mortgage lenders and home inspectors as they all provide expert advice.  What is a Short Sale?  Homeowners that have financial hardships may pursue a short sale prior to foreclosure. This process may be a preferable option to preserve their credit and limit their debt exposure. In Massachusetts, the laws governing f... 06/03/2010

The Massachusetts real estate market for Cotuit 2010 first quarter statistics indicates more favorable market conditions with increased home sales and reduced Days on Market versus the prior 3 years. . Most experts believe the bottom of the Massachusetts statewide real estate market in this current recession occurred in the first quarter of 2009.  Local market reports will determine if a community has seen the bottom.     Single Family Homes For comparison, the 2009 yearly average sales price was $870,800 and the average median price $300,000. The average sales price for the first quarter of 2010 decreased 24% over 2009 to $700,639. There was a 6.4% increase in the number of homes sold. Average days on market improved from 148 days to 94 DOM. To learn more about the community of Cotuit ... 06/03/2010

Map based search will locate all available listings or specifically FORELCOSURES in Barnstable, Massachusetts on a map. View listings by street, neighborhood, commute, satellite view and listing density. Go to: BARNSTABLE FORECLOSURES MASHPEE FORECLOSURES SANDWICH FORECLOSURES BOURNE FORECLOSURES You will see located on the map: All foreclosures listings currently on the market Search criteria options List and thumbnail pictures of the listings Select BARNSTABLE, MA WATERFRONT under Popular Searches to view waterfront homes on the map. Virtual Homes agents will provide follow up assistance. 800-856-2479. Visit the following web sites for additional resources on Cape Cod. BARNSTABLE REAL ESTATE CAPE COD REAL ESTATE Go to MA MLS SEARCH if you would like a map search of all listings in th... 04/28/2010

Mortgage Rate Forecast for Barnstable MA for March 25, 2010 Here are some of the events affecting mortgage rates today in Barnstable, MA: What Mortgage Backed Securities Are Doing Today: The price of the FNMA 30-Year 4.5% MBS coupon opened at 100.12 this morning - the same as yesterday's close. At 9:30 AM, the 4.5% MBS coupon was trading at 100.80 - down 10/32 from its opening. Price Trend in Mortgage Backed Securities: The chart below shows the price trend of the FNMA 30-Year 4.5% coupon over the past 30 days from 2-23-2010 to 3-25-2010: Remember, on mortgage backed securities (MBSs), as the price goes down, the yield goes up - and so do mortgage rates. I expect that mortgage rates will be up to 0.250 points worse in price this morning as compared to the end of business yesterday. Econ... 03/25/2010

Mortgage Rate Forecast for Barnstable MA for March 2, 2010 Here are some of the events affecting mortgage rates today in Barnstable, MA. What Mortgage Backed Securities Are Doing Today: The price of the FNMA 30-Year 4.5% MBS coupon opened at 101.09 this morning - the same as yesterday's close. At 9:30, the 4.5% MBS coupon was trading at 100.95 - down 4/32 from its opening. Price Trend in Mortgage Backed Securities: The chart below shows the price trend of the FNMA 30-Year 4.5% coupon over the past 30 days from 1-31-2010 to 3-2-2010: Remember, on mortgage backed securities (MBSs), as the price goes down, the yield goes up - and so do mortgage rates. I expect that mortgage rates will be 0.125% - 0.250% worse in price this morning as compared to yesterday. Economic Reports, News, and Event... 03/02/2010

The Mortgage Interest Rate Lock Advisory for Barnstable MA for February 5, 2010 Here are some of the events affecting mortgage interest rates today in Barnstable, MA. What Mortgage Backed Securities Are Doing Today: The price of the FNMA 30-Year 4.5% MBS coupon opened at 101.25 this morning - the same as yesterday's close. The 4.5% MBS coupon was up as high as 101.41 this morning, but reversed course on the employment situation report this morning. The 4.5% MBS coupon is now down 4/32 from its opening, and is down 9/32 from its high. Price Trend in Mortgage Backed Securities: The chart below shows the price trend of the FNMA 30-Year 4.5% coupon over the past 30 days from 1-5-2010 to 2-4-2010: Remember, on mortgage backed securities (MBSs), as the price goes down, the yield goes up - and... 02/05/2010

The Mortgage Interest Rate Lock Advisory for Barnstable MA for January 12, 2010 Here are some of the events affecting mortgage interest rates today in Barnstable, MA. What Mortgage Backed Securities Are Doing Today: The price of the FNMA 30-Year 4.5% MBS coupon opened at 99.97 this morning - down 5/32 yesterday's close. The 4.5% MBS coupon is currently trading at 100.41 - up 14/32 from its opening. Remember, on mortgage backed securities (MBSs), as the price goes up, the yield comes down - and mortgage interest rates come down with it. I expect that mortgage interest rates will be 0.125% - 0.375% better in price this morning as compared to yesterday. Price Trend in Mortgage Backed Securities: The chart below shows the price trend of the FNMA 30-Year 4.5% coupon over the past 30 days fro... 01/12/2010

The Mortgage Interest Rate Lock Advisory for Barnstable MA for January 11, 2010 Here are some of the events affecting mortgage interest rates today in Barnstable, MA. What Mortgage Backed Securities Are Doing Today: The price of the FNMA 30-Year 4.5% MBS coupon opened at 100.13 this morning - the same as Friday's close. At 12:00 pm, the 4.5% MBS coupon was trading at 100.28 - up 5/32 from its opening. Remember, on mortgage backed securities (MBSs), as the price goes up, the yield comes down - and mortgage interest rates come down with it. I expect that mortgage interest rates will be 0.0 to 0.25 points better in price this morning as compared to Thursday. Price Trend in Mortgage Backed Securities: The chart below shows the price trend of the FNMA 30-Year 4.5% coupon over the past 30 day... 01/11/2010

Home Value Update for Barnstable MA 02630 Through November 2009 According to Trulia.com, the current average listing price of homes on the market in Barnstable, MA is $695,177, while the current mean sales price of homes is $487,500. The sale prices of single family homes in Barnstable, MA have increased 15.2% in the past year through the end of November 2009, but have fallen 0.5% over the last 5 years. Below is a chart of the trend of listing prices of homes for sale in Barnstable, MA, in the past year through November 2009: Barnstable Recently Sold Homes   The $8000 first-time homebuyer tax credit has been extended, and now expires on April 30, 2010. So, there's no better time than now to buy a home in Barnstable, MA, or surrounding area. If you're looking for a home or condo to purch... 12/15/2009

The Mortgage Interest Rate Lock Advisory for Barnstable MA for December 15, 2009 Here are some of the events affecting mortgage interest rates today in Barnstable, MA. What the Mortgage Backed Securities Market is Doing Today: The price of the FNMA 30-Year 4.0% MBS coupon opened at 98.00 this morning - down 10/32 from yesterday's close. The chart below shows today's price trend of the FNMA 30-Year 4.0% coupon: The FNMA 30-Year 4.0% MBS coupon is currently trading at 97.97 - down 11/32 from yesterday's close. Remember, on mortgage backed securities (MBSs), as the price goes down, the yield goes up - and so do mortgage interest rates. I expect that mortgage interest rates will be 0.25% - 0.50% worse in price this morning as compared to yesterday. Recent Activity in Mortgage Backed Securit... 12/15/2009

Home Value Update for Barnstable MA Through October 2009 According to Trulia.com, the sale prices of single family homes have increased 18.9% in the past year through the end of October 2009. The current mean sales price of homes on the market in Barnstable, MA, is $535,000. Below is a chart of the trend of listing prices of homes for sale in Barnstable, MA, in the past year through October 2009: Barnstable Recently Sold Homes   The $8000 first-time homebuyer tax credit has been extended, and now expires on April 30, 2010. So, there's no better time than now to buy a home in Barnstable, MA, or surrounding area. If you're looking for a home or condo to purchase in Barnstable, MA, or in the surrounding area, then try this home search. You can still buy a home with no money down with the U... 11/20/2009

The Mortgage Interest Rate Lock Advisory for Barnstable MA for November 20, 2009 Here are some of the events affecting mortgage interest rates today in Barnstable, MA. What the Mortgage Backed Securities Market is Doing Today: The price of the FNMA 30-Year 4.5% MBS coupon opened at 101.72 this morning - up 1/32 from yesterday's close. The chart below shows today's price trend of the FNMA 30-Year 4.5% coupon: The FNMA 30-Year 4.5% MBS coupon is currently trading at 101.84 - up 4/32 from its opening. Remember, on mortgage backed securities (MBSs), as the price goes down, the yield goes up - and so do mortgage interest rates. I expect that mortgage interest rates will be about the same in price this morning as compared to yesterday. Recent Activity in Mortgage Backed Securities: The chart ... 11/20/2009

Barnstable MA Foreclosures, Bank Owned and Short Sale Property for Sale Register to receive Barnstable MA real estate foreclosure (bank-owned) listings and short sale opportunities. One of our Barnstable real estate professionals will contact you and provide: A list of existing real estate foreclosure (bank-owned) and short sale listings in Barnstable. Email alerts on NEW foreclosure (bank-owned) and short sale listings in the Massachusetts MLS. Address and mapping information. For Barnstable community information including school reports, demographic, relocation, home buying and selling information go to Barnstable MA real estate. To search the MA MLS listings visit Barnstable MA MLS listings. Go to Barnstable MA Foreclosures for a map based search result of bank owned properties. Go t... 11/16/2009

Barnstable MA Real Estate and Homes for Sale Buying a home is an important investment however your primary focus should be to solve a housing need. The process can be very complicated if you do not work with industry professionals that can provide accurate information and advise you. The professionals include mortgage lenders, Realtors, Attorneys, Home Inspectors and Accountants. If you are a first-time home buyer, you may qualify for a tax credit ($8000 in 2009) and could be eligible for special financing programs. For a map based search of all properties listed in the MA MLS go to BARNSTABLE MA MLS Let Barnstable MA real estate assist you in finding the right property to meet your needs from local area homes for sale, foreclosure listings (bank-owned), country properties, land, condom... 03/26/2009

Here is a helpful link to our Virtual Homes Website that gives you access to the MLS in Barnstable, Massachusetts.  It is free and  is map based driven so even if you don't know the streets you can zoom into different locations in Barnstable: Please click on:   http://www.virtualhomesmls.com/realestate/MA/Barnstable/foreclosure   If you have any questions feel fre to give me a call or email me back:   Laurie C. Bailey-Gates RE/Max Innovations 508-265-6722     01/13/2009

There are just over 1900 properties in the pre-foreclosure stages on Cape Cod on May 6, 2008. This may sound like a lot of property, but this is only a small fraction of real estate on the Cape. There are some pockets of activity that are easy to understand and small pockets of activity that show no class is immune to the national real estate issues. Barnstable and Falmouth are the two largest towns on Cape Cod, so of course, they have the highest number of properties in this list. But looking at the number of pre-foreclosures with respect to the total properties in those towns indicates a much stronger economy there than in the surrounding towns. Falmouth and Barnstable both have year-round economies with industry and businesses that are not completely reliant on summer tourism. The su... 05/06/2008

The Cape was packed this weekend with visitors and business looked brisk. We are both a great year round community and a great tourist destination. It is important for visitors to know that people call  the Cape home and for residents to know our economic future is tied to tourism. I get a chance to look at tax rates for all of Southeastern MA and Metro Boston. When I see what residents get for their taxes as opposed to the commuter towns to Boston, we get more for less. The reason is tourism, we can rely on more than just property taxes to support our towns. They in a way subsidized our cost of living and our way of saying thanks is just a smile and a little patience on the road. 06/28/2007