I just read an article published as a result of a survey done to determine housing needs and wants of Buyers 55+ years. What is tops on their list from this survey? Easy home maintenace and repair! Not organized social activities.

To meet this need, I have a reliable and professional team of support persons in the Trades and Professional Services that will fit the bill. Owning a home on Cape Cod need not be stressful. I will connect you with my Preferred Professionals, and assure you that these contractors and and service people will deliver on what they promise. These are not the typical, much maligned Cape Cod Contractors. They will show up, perform a professional service and charge a fair price. I do not recommend anyone that I can vouch for, and I look for reliability, responsiveness, competitive pricing and integrity. Any referrals I make reflect on my Cape Cod Real Estate business, and a poor referral from me will damage my reputation more than I care to imagine.

If you are concerned about buying on Cape Cod, as a mature buyer, a senior citizen, or just a busy professional who wants an enjoyable experience with a second home or permanent home on Cape Cod, please contact me to represent you in the purchase of this property. If you know someone who has had a negative experience owning here on Cape Cod, I would be pleased to share my Preferred Professionals on Cape Cod with them, too.

To read the full text of the survey results done by National Association of Home Builders and MetLife Mature Market Institute, click this link

http://rismedia.com/2010-01-26/mature-market-home-buyers-look-beyond-buildings-desire-services/

Would you rather be Golfing on Cape Cod at the Town owned Marstons Mills Golf Course, watching an incredible sunset from a Cape Beach OR cleaning gutters, repainting the house, raking leaves, or supervising a contractor you cannot trust to do the Job you hired him/her for?!

Call me for the best Preferred Professionals on Cape Cod!

May you find Fair Winds and Following Seas every day

Deb

Deborah Schilling

As we begin the first week of 2010, the outlook for real estate on Cape Cod is mixed-as it has been for some time. There have been some good analyses in print and other media. Since Fall 09 was pretty good on  Cape Cod, we hope it will continue into 2010.

The difficulties are going to be with financing and credit issues, as banks are constantly revising lending guidelines and becoming more conservative. The Consumer is feeling more confident, and has been accustomed to being able to secure financing for most purchases unless their credit rating was really poor or they hold too much debt. That may change in the coming months  as Private Investors begin to buy ‘Mortgages’ (technically Mortgage Backed Securities) again. Those investors are likely to be more cautious, and will put pressure on Interest rates to rise-to make their investments pay off.

We are not immune to this on Cape Cod, but I am optimistic that the activity I saw in the Fall of 2009 was based on confidence in the value of Cape Cod real estate. We tend to have more affluent buyers than some resort areas, and although all income levels were affected by the economic downturn, our Yankee frugality and/or generally higher income levels allow Buyers to believe our real estate is a good long term investment.

The most recent reports I have from Realtor.com (the most visited Real Estate Web site in the U.S.), show a substantial downturn in ‘Views’ in December. The high points (overall) were earlier in the Fall, as Consumers began to see possible good news ahead. I will be monitoring the activity in January, and hope the weather moderates. Once the initial cold snap happens, though, cold and inclement weather doesn’t stop Buyers, so we are all accustomed to it now, and look forward to Spring (and maybe a new Home!!)

Other indicators show that there is serious interest in Buying on Cape Cod, with the help of the Homebuyer’s Tax Credit (for first time buyers and existing home buyers), and with Investors looking at the many opportunities that are available for purchase.

I had an excellent showing today on a house I have listed in Marstons Mills, located on a Saltwater River, with views to Prince Cove with its deepwater marina. It is listed for $474,000 and the prospect is a local Builder who loved the location and may be up for a project to update this unique property.

We still see good activity for First Time Buyers, and Second Home Buyers, and I expect it to pick up considerable as our “Spring Market” develops. (Yes,  the Spring Market on Cape Cod does begin well before the daffodils come up and the grass turns green-the Early Bird gets the choicest worms here!)

Deb