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Realtors Aren’t Buying Baker’s Plan To Fund Climate Prep With A Property Sales Tax Hike

Carol Coholan-Baker — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 18:55:08 +0000

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…

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Many Cape homeowners may be underwater & under-insured

Carol Coholan-Baker — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 20:48:18 +0000

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…

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Massachusetts Homestead Law

Carol Coholan-Baker — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 17:19:53 +0000

The Massachusetts Homestead Law is a very useful law that was put into place as a protection of homeowners’ property. The law may protect your home against the claims of creditors. The act applies to your home if: You live in the home or plan to live in it You use the home or plan…

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Spite Houses: 9 Homes People Built Just To Annoy Their Neighbors

Carol Coholan-Baker — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 15:30:09 +0000

You think you have a tendency to be spiteful? Until you’ve seen these houses, you don’t even know what the word “spite” really means. We’ve all heard of tiny houses and fixer-uppers, but have you ever heard of a spite house? They’re just what you might imagine: a home built just for the purpose of being spiteful to…

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Summer Vacation Rentals

CCUSA — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 01:07:37 +0000

Our summer vacation rentals are some of Cape Cod’s most exclusive properties. We have thoughtfully merged quality, convenience and the utmost in sophistication making your stay in Cape Cod, MA an experience of the finest first-rate Summer Vacation Rentals. Our friendly team vacation rental experts is here to provide you and your vacation buddies with the…

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Cape Cod Summer Vacation Rentals

CCUSA — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 01:49:02 +0000

Discover extraordinary Cape Cod Summer VACATION rentals with spectacular views of the cape and the ocean. You will find the most amazing beach front Cape Cod Summer VACATION rentals in and around Cape Cod with spectacular views of the cape and the ocean. Check out our Featured vacation rentals, here. Visit Cape Cod and enjoy…

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Summer Rentals

CCUSA — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 01:04:13 +0000

Great deals and reviews for summer rentals, villas, beach houses, and condo rentals from CapeCodUSARealestate.com. We have more vacation homes for rent in Cape Cod than any other web site. Checkout our extensive inventory of cape cod summer rental homes on our property listing page, here. Find great deals on vacation home rentals, whether you are looking…

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Vacation Rentals

CCUSA — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 23:34:56 +0000

Cape Code is home to America’s vacation rentals with the most stunning views, offering highly sought-after amenities, including easy access to the Atlantic coast–giving your vacation unsurpassed relaxation and fun. Our vacation rental properties thoughtfully merge quality, convenience and sophistication making Cape Cod, MA home to the finest first-rate Vacation Rentals–brought to you exclusively by Cape…

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Using Reasonable Care to Clear Snow and Ice {legal Realtor®}

Carol Coholan-Baker — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 19:14:27 +0000

Using Reasonable Care to clear snow and Ice is a vital ruling. While most laws governing real estate date back 100 years or more, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court changed long-standing rules governing the duty of property owners to clear snow and ice in a 2010 decision, Papadopoulos v. Target Corp. For more than a…

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A Perfect Day in Mashpee – Part 9 of 15

CCUSA — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 21:21:13 +0000

Established as a “praying village” in 1670, Mashpee is the ancestral home of the Mashpee Wampanoag and headquarters of the modern tribe. The Mashpee Wampanoag Museum (414 Main St., 508-477-9339) occupies a classic half-Cape built around 1793 adjacent to the Mashpee River and the Herring Run. Outside is a traditional round bark-covered Wampanoag house. Inside,…

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