Colleen's Cape Cod Real Estate Blog

You know the calendar says it is Spring and my crocuses have already bloomed and flopped over but it sure has been windy and chilly.  At my son's track meet yesterday I was in my winter coat, gloves and hat.  I felt ridiculous but was still freezing.  Today is really pretty out.  The real estate ...

I wanted to show you this new listing I have at 150 Shore Rd in Bourne.  It looks like an antique Cape, which is how it was designed, but it was really built in 1986.  So I like to say you get the charm of an antique home, but without the constant upkeep.  It's almost 2,200 sq ft with 4 bedrooms ...

I was taking pictures of a new listing and I thought this picture was so pretty.  Even as I was taking them, I kept thinking I will have to come back in a few days and take new pictures without snow.  And I still will have to do that, but, in the meatime, I downloaded these pictures and loved thi...

Yesterday I took a client to see two properties listed for sale.  One appointment was made through the listing broker and I was told there were multiple offers but I still could see it.  The second appt was made through an appointment making company.  I usually love making appts this way because ...

The town I conduct the majority of my real estate business in is Bourne, MA and the Cape Cod Canal cuts right through it.  I love the Canal.  I drive over it on bridges, I walk beside it, I swim in the bays and inlets that jut off it, I watch the boats travel through it and just looking at the wa...

I have successfully completed a few short sales.  I've been on both sides of the table as the listing agent and the buyer agent.  I've taken classes and I have obtained my LMC (Loss Mitigation Certification).  I certainly have learned a lot but still find the time frame it takes to complete a sho...

In Gray Gables, Bourne on Cape Cod, there is a beautiful spot where President Grover Cleveland once had his summer White House.  This picture is what it looked like then.  It juts out into the Cape Cod Canal so it has water on 3 sides.  He bought the house in 1890 between terms as President.  He ...

This is such a cute house.  It is in Gray Gables, a village of Bourne.  It is waterfront on an inlet that feeds out to the Cape Cod Canal.  You can see the canal too.  But the inlet gets about 6 ft deep, you can swim, maybe go out in your jet ski or whaler, canoe or kayak around, see lots of bird...

Last night I put a new listing in the Cape Cod and Islands Multiple Listing Service.  Before 9 am this morning I had 5 requests for showings.  By the end of the day, there were 11 showings and 3 written offers.  The seller is very happy...overjoyed.  I know there is no 'magic mix' of what makes a...

I went to the National Realtors Convention in November 2008.  I enjoy the conventions very much and learn so much too.  This year I went a few days early and was thrilled to be part of the first GREEN class that NAR offered.  It was taught by Terry Watson who is always fun to take a class with.  ...