What Makes Falmouth MA Great!What Makes Falmouth MA Great!? Well, where to start. It could be that Falmouth is in the southwest corner of Cape Cod - one of the places that the world visits for vacations. It could be that having the most waterfront of any town in the United States provides both visitors and residents with beautiful beaches, boating, sunsets, seafood, historical adventures, bird watching, whale watching, and now shark watching, picturesque vistas, summer baseball, nature walks, and relaxation all year long. Or it could be the varied people from diverse places who are here part time and full time.Falmouth is the second largest of The Cape's 15 towns and it is in the southwest corner, aka Upper Cape, aka Shoulder Area of The Cape. With approximately 23,000 properties, and o... 08/02/2016

Foreclosure List For MAssachusetts - A WebsiteYou can finally get a Foreclosure List For Massachusetts from A Website that was just hatched. MA lawmakers apparently passed a new requirement that all legal notices be placed online as well as being printed in an appropriate off-line publication. One of the issues with the new directive is the cost of placing the notices on websites, and which is / are the correct / best ones to post them on.Enter the MNPA (MASSACHUSETTS NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION), with all their publications, and viola a solution. They have provided an outlet for the public notices which should help anyone find the notices with ease. This is a statewide website which will apparently provide access to all public notices from all newspapers in MA.The MNPA members wil... 08/01/2016

Homes For Sale In Falmouth MA - Open This Weekend - Feb 6 & 7 2016If you'd like a list of homes for sale in Falmouth, MA that are open this weekend, here it is. There are around 40 Open Houses in Falmouth, in spite of the Super Bowl. Some of the available properties are new listings and some have been available longer.The list here is what was in the Cape And Islands MLS as of 4:00pm on Friday. If you would like an updated list, I'd be glad to send you one that shows the most recent additions to this list of homes for sale in Falmouth, MA that will be open this weekend. The list of these houses for sale in Falmouth MA is for all companies, and you can see their ID in one of the columns. Look for their signs as you get close to the address. If you'd like a buyer agent to help you find a ... 02/05/2016

How To Sell Your Home This WinterTo Sell Your Home This Winter, there are a number of steps to take to prepare it properly. Snow, cold weather, or rain can negatively influence your prospective buyer, especially when they have to travel to get to it, like here in a second home market. Here are 4 simple, and essential, tips to sell your home this winter. Stay ahead of the other sellers!#1 – FIRST IMPRESSIONS MATTERIt can be said that the Internet is the first impression. However, when buyers compare the online pictures with the property they are driving by, they are sometimes disappointed. Poor curb appeal can make great interior never get seen, because buyers take the outside off the list. Make sure you present the best curb appeal possible. The entry should be inviting and not just uti... 12/30/2015

My Mechanic Only Works Weekends - Usually - NOT My Mechanic Only Works Weekends - Usually - NOT.  What if your mechanic only worked weekends? Would you choose to have your car worked on by someone who dabbles in car repair? Could you choose to let your needed tool of transport be handled by someone reading a fix-it manual, or watching a Youtube, or asking someone else for advice as they went along? Might you look for someone who has not been to the repair shop more than you have since you last needed service?  Probably not.What about your hair dresser? Would you like to have your hair cut or styled or colored by a part time esthetician? Would you accept someone reading the directions from the package as a color-ologist? Do you want the one with the scissors to have been in the salon onl... 12/22/2015

Falmouth Village Stroll - 2015 Whats-A-Happenin'The 2015 Falmouth Village Stroll in Falmouth MA on Cape Cod will start today at 5 PM and continue until 8 PM. Different shops and eateries will be providing extra activities and morsels for shoppers, carolers, and kiddos.The Falmouth Village Stroll takes place from the east end of Main Street near Barbos and extending to the Queens Byway at the west end of Main St. Museums on the Green say to bring your camera to take a picture with Santa until 6:30.  You can also make a craft with Michaels' Arts & Crafts or a gingerbread house. Sip on hot cocoa or have a sweet cookie while watching a Christmas movie.In the Queen's Buyway from 5:00- 6:30p there will be a the petting zoo located in the tent behind The Pink Polka Dot.  There will also be a s... 12/04/2015

It's A Beautiful Day On Cape Cod - For A Sunset Open House December 5 2-4 pmIt's a beautiful day on Cape Cod for a sunset open house. This afternoon we'll be at 95 Racing Beach, in the Sippewissett area of Falmouth, from 2-4 PM todaywith munchies and drinks. We'll be there with the attorneys from Cape Cod Title and Escrow.This is a beautifully placed 4 bedroom contemporary. It has all the comfort that 4000+ square feet provides. Spacious kitchen, fireplace, dining room, media room, game room, multiple decks, gas beat, AC, 2 car garage, and views across Buzzards Bay.  A gated community entrance in the summer provide the Racing Beach community with luxury level enjoyment.  If you are looking for a place to watch the sunset before the Falmouth Stroll this is the place.  Falmouth MA on Cape... 12/04/2015

2015 Falmouth MA Christmas Parade - Order of Floats and ParticipantsThe 2015 Falmouth Christmas Parade is Sunday, December 6 and it starts at noon.  For information about where to go if you are in the parade, what streets will be closed, where the parade route is, etc., my previous blog about the Falmouth Christmas Parade 2015 will answer those questions.The following is the list of participants in the order that the Falmouth Chamber has published.  I have tried to link to the websites of the companies and organizations in the parade, please let me know if there are incorrect or broken links. If you happen to be in downtown Falmouth, Holly and I will be in the office on Sunday.  We'll be watching for our niece who is on the Seacrest float. There will be light munchies and drinks in the ... 12/02/2015

Falmouth Christmas Parade - Largest in Southern New EnglandThe 52nd annual Falmouth Christmas Parade is this Sunday, December 6. There is a new starting place this year.  Because of road construction, the parade will begin at the intersection of Dillingham Avenue and Davis Straits. All the staging and lining up will take place on Dillingham Ave, "behind" the Gus Canty building and north of the football/baseball field. Beginning at noon the parade will begin turning onto Davis Straits/Main St. and travel westerly to Main Street, ending up once again at the Village Green.This is the annual Falmouth Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade.  Parking downtown on Main Street will be stopped on Dec. 6 beginning at 8 a.m. That parking ban will continue until the parade concludes at approximately 2... 12/02/2015

Falmouth MA - Cape Cod - Open Houses 11-21-15There are 21 Open houses in Falmouth MA on Cape Cod this Saturday - so far. Weekends are usually a busy time for buyers to view property on The Cape.  This weekend the Patriots play on Sunday in the evening, so there should be plenty of time to view property before the game.Below are the 21 Falmouth MA homes for sale that will be open on Saturday. I've left the listing number, agent name, and company there so you'll know who will be hosting the open house.  I'd be glad to represent you as a buyer agent in any of these.  Just sign the open house guest list with my name next to yours, and you don't need to put any other contact info. Then, let me know your comments and/or interest in the property and I'll get that to the listing agent for you. ... 11/20/2015

Cape Cod Marathon in Falmouth MA.This weekend is the running of the Cape Cod Marathon in Falmouth MA. This is a full marathon that circles the seacoast town of Falmouth, Massachusetts. With more waterfront that any other town in the country, Falmouth provides a scenic marathon opportunity.Cranberry boggs are also scenic this time of year, and Falmouth has many that the marathon route crosses or runs along side.  While not as popular as the Falmouth Road Race,which happens in August every year, the Cape Cod Marathon makes Falmouth a busy place this weekend. There are two races - a half marathon on Saturday and the main, full marathon on Sunday.The Saturday race is a 1/2 marathon and starts at 7:30 on Main Street in Falmouth. It is an "out and back" run where participants run along the so... 10/20/2015

Looking for a waterfront listing in a waterfront community that has all of the amenities and none of the headaches?   Check out my newest listing at 184 Bayfront Way in East Falmouth, MA on Cape Cod.FalmouthPort is a mature condo development with an active homeowner's association. There is an on-site property manager and staff who handle all of the day to day maintenance around the complex, and a longtime property management company that serves the community well. The trustees and condo owners are proud to report that there has never been a special assessment, and the association has maintained a healthy reserve.Condo owners in FalmouthPort enjoy the use of the heated swimming pool, 4 tennis courts, activities in the clubhouse, 1.5 miles of hiking trail, and two docks perfect for kayaki... 09/11/2015

Falmouth Easter Egg Hunt 2015 in Falmouth MA Cape Cod - FREE The 2015 Falmouth Easter Egg Hunt in Falmouth MA Cape Cod will be held on the Falmouth Library Lawn in Falmouth Village. The Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for Saturday Aptil 4th, one day before Easter, and it will start at 1pm.   Starting at Noon / 12:00 pm, The Easter Bunny is scheduled to be at Peg Noonan Park for pictures, too. Then the Falmouth Easter Egg Hunt will begin at 1 pm on the Lawn of the Main Branch of the Falmouth Library in an Easter Egg Scramble format at 1:00 pm. (Peg Noonan Park is across from Robert Paul Properties on Main Street in Downtown Falmouth.) The Falmouth Easter Egg Hunt is for children 9 and under who need to bring an adult, please. The cost is free, the bonnets are beautiful, and the smiles are n... 04/02/2015

Cape Cod Real Estate Sales By Town - 2014 Graph Here are Cape Cod Real Estate Sales by Town Graphed. There are 15 towns on Cape Cod. They are: Bourne, Falmouth, Mashpee, Sandwich, Barnstable, Yarmouth, Dennis, Harwich, Brewster, Chatham, Orleans, Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro, and Provincetown.  Wareham and Plymouth would like to be part of Cape Cod, but they are on the North side of the Cape Cod Canal so most people now consider those towns "Off-Cape". There were a combined total of around 5000 properties sold in 2014 on Cape Cod.  The data reported here does not include commercial or multi-family sales.  Of those +-5000 sales, over 3500 were homes, almost 200 were land sales, and the rest were condo sales.   One third of the almost 1000 condo sales on Cape Cod were in the three towns of M... 02/05/2015

Falmouth MA Pictures - January 2015 Snowstorm Juno Well, I thought they would name the latest/last snowstorm Bill or De-Flake or something in honor of bashing the Patriots football team.  Instead they named this storm after an Alaskan city - which turned out to be apropos. The pictures below are of main street in Falmouth this morning (January 29, 2015 - Juno).   While other parts of the country this far north get a lot of snow, Falmouth MA is most often spared big snowfalls.  We are usually protected by the island of Martha's Vineyard, the Gulf Stream, and the apparent magnetic pull on storms from Buzzards' Bay. I will say that if we get a storm in Falmouth, just about everywhere else is going to get the storm, too.  The town has done pretty well to get us moving again after the Buffal... 01/28/2015

The Falmouth Real Estate Market in 2014 In the Falmouth real estate market in 2014, there were 535 single family homes sold, 59 condominiums sold, and 28 lots of land sold. There were 8 multifamily buildings sold in Falmouth MA.  This report does not include commercial properties sold in 2014 in Falmouth.   The average closed price of the single family homes was $536,827. The average sold price of the condos was $403,543.  The average land cost was $185,411. The properties in each category were on the market for an average of 176, 199, and 377 days respectively.  Most of the single family homes were 3 bedrooms.  Most of the of the condo units had two bedrooms. The multi-family properties ranged from 2 family buildings to 6 unit buildings. The average living space for the single family h... 01/08/2015

The Falmouth Real Estate Market December 2014 In December of 2014, there were 50 single family homes sold, 4 condominiums sold, 6 lots of land sold, and no multifamily buildings sold in Falmouth MA.  This report does not include commercial properties sold in December of 2014 in Falmouth. That is a total of 60 properties sold in Falmouth in December of 2014. The average closed price of the single family homes was $570,124. The average closed price of the condos was $503,750.  The average cost of the lots of land was $193,333. The properties in each category were on the market for an average of 185, 35, and 359 days respectively.  Most of the single family homes sold were 3 bedrooms, 21 homes had four bedrooms or more, and six properties with only 2 bedrooms sold.  Three of the four condo... 01/08/2015

The Falmouth Real Estate Market November 2014 In November of 2014, there were 29 single family homes sold, 5 condominiums sold, 2 lots of land sold, and one multifamily building sold in Falmouth MA.  This report does not include commercial properties sold in November of 2014 in Falmouth. That is a total of 37 properties sold in Falmouth in November of 2014. The average closed price of the single family homes was $606,414. The average closed price of the condos was $400,100.  The average cost of the lots of land was $212,500. The multi-family sold in Falmouth for $402,500. The properties in each category were on the market for an average of 185, 163, 78, and 14 days respectively.  Most of the single family homes were 3 bedrooms, 19 homes had four bedrooms or more, and six properties with... 01/08/2015

The Falmouth Real Estate Market October 2014 In October of 2014, there were 56 single family homes closed (sold), 4 condominiums, 2 lots of land sold, and no multifamily buildings sold in Falmouth MA.  This report does not include commercial properties sold in October of 2014 in Falmouth. That is a total of 62 properties sold in Falmouth in October of 2014. The average closed price of the single family homes was $556,784. The average closed price of the condos was $503,375.  The average cost of the lots of land was $141,875.  The properties in each category were on the market for an average of 174, 123, and 163 days respectively.  Most of the single-family-homes were 3 bedrooms, 19 homes had four bedrooms or more, and six properties with only 2 bedrooms sold.  Three of the four condomin... 01/08/2015

The Falmouth Real Estate Market September 2014 In September of 2014, there were 64 single family homes closed (sold), 4 condominiums, 2 lots of land sold, and 2 multifamily buildings sold in Falmouth MA.  This report does not include commercial properties sold in September of 2014 in Falmouth. That is a total of 72 properties sold in Falmouth in September of 2014. The average closed price of the single family homes was $623,004. The average closed price of the condos was $366,813.  The average cost of the lots of land was $188,250. And the multi-family properties' average price was $355,000. The properties in each category were on the market for an average of 149, 122, 1002, and 184 days respectively.  Most of the single family homes were 3 bedrooms, 15 homes had four bedrooms, eight pr... 01/08/2015