Whenever you sell property in Massachusetts, the state makes you pay an excise tax. On a $500,000 home, that comes out to just under $2,300. But now Gov. Charlie Baker has proposed increasing that tax to raise another $137 million each year, for the purpose of strengthening the state’s defenses against climate change. “It’s pretty…
Details on the New Massachusetts Short-Term Rental Law Governor Baker signed into law a bill regulating and taxing short-term rentals. The timeline for implementation of the law will pose significant challenges for Realtors® conducting short-term rentals in 2019. We have assembled a detailed chart highlighting the components of the law as well as some Frequently…
FACT: many Cape homeowners could be underwater & under-insured, the prospect of a hurricane tearing up the East Coast through Long Island and Connecticut, hitting Cape Cod and heading up to Maine “is an event that keeps insurance people awake at night.” BARNSTABLE — The prospect of a hurricane tearing up the East Coast through…
North You say???? l this is Cape Cod: Where Going North is Really East and the Lower is Above the Upper. There are a number of unique things that come with life on Cape Cod that locals may take for granted…scenic views along winding roads, expansive beaches, quaint main streets. Wonderful stuff. However, there are also…
Ten Commandments of a true Cape Codder – Rules that locals live by during the summer months. 1. Thou shalt not leave Cape Cod on a Sunday. The most brutal traffic going off Cape lies within the hours of Sunday from 11 a.m. through 6 p.m. at the earliest. Do not even attempt driving…
It wasn’t easy hitting all of Cape Cod’s Best beach bars and doing “research” for this article, but somebody had to do it. We sought out the best we could find—and lived to tell about it. Some are classics, like the Wellfleet Beachcomber, and some are new, like the Sandbar at Jetties Beach on Nantucket.…
If you have a second home, you may be tempted to rent it out this summer to make a little extra cash. You should be aware, however, that there are some special tax implications. So be sure to check them out below before you sign any rental agreements. 1) The IRS definition of a vacation…
Come and Enjoy Cape Cod’s National Seashore Trails and bring home some wonderful Memories! For overall guide click here. –Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail (End of Marconi Station Road, South Wellfleet). The trail is about a mile loop down into a magical boardwalk world of a moist white cedar forest. Kids love it! The up and down hill…
