New Listing - Ocean Side Contemporary Cape

EASTHAM- New Listing - Come see this nicely updated and well maintained contemporary Cape off Schoolhouse Rd and near the National Seashore. This Cape has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, vaulted ceilings, skylite, hardwood floors, wood fireplace, first floor laundry, open floorplan, natural gas, and central A/C. Upstairs are 2 more bedrooms and a full bath. Full basement, large new rear deck. We sit on a level 1/2 acre lot, just a short walk to the elementary school, the Seashore Visitor's Center and the path to Coast Guard Beach. This house has been a great rental. Dream Here!

More information, more photos, and a Virtual Tour?  Go Here!

New Listing - Large Cape Cod Condo - Easy Living

EASTHAM - New Listing - Looking to own a spacious home on the Cape, but the prices have gotten ahead of you? This 1620 sqft Cape home is a half-duplex like none other. On the first floor there is a spacious den, the kitchen, a dining area, a living room, and a large vaulted family room. Upstairs are 2 bedrooms and a bath. We have a full basement, laundry facilities, and a 1-car detached garage. This home sits on a low-maintenance wooded acre+ with easy access to Eastham's ocean beaches, the Cape Cod Rail Trail bike path, and to local stores. Worth seeing - Dream Here!

More information, more photos, and a Virtual Tour - go to http://1052OldOrchardRd2.robertsheldon.com.

The Eastham 2020 Tax Assessments Are Available Now

I met with Belinda Eyestone, the Eastham Town Assessor. Eastham's 2020 assessment data is available now. The new assessments are shown on the Assessor's Field Cards, already uploaded on the Town's website. She gave me the 'highlights'. A few data points...

• The 2020 assessment information is intended to represent home values as of 1/1/2019
• The median single family residential home assessment for 2020 is $440,100, up 3.0% from the 2019 median assessment
• The average assessed value is $511,743 (up 3.3%)
• There were 5,144 single family homes in Eastham as of 1/1/2019  (up 7 from 1/1/2018)
• The total assessed value for Eastham's single family residences is $2.632 Billion (up 3.5%)

The 2020 real estate tax rate for Eastham will be $8.72 per thousand (up 47 cents). The tax on the median-valued home will be $3,838, up 8.8%. (Ugh!)

The 2019 assessments for individual homes are available now on the Town of Eastham website. 

New Listing - Pondfront on Minister's Pond - 2 Bedroom Condo

EASTHAM - New Listing - This is the pondfront jewel that you have been waiting for! This well maintained condo unit has 2 bedrooms & a bath. Get fabulous water views and wonderful family recreation with the condo assoc private beach & dock on Minister's Pond. Strong rental for 2019 season. Condo fee includes landscaping, trash removal, road maintenance, septic, water, propane, game room, playground, Sandy beach, boats for your usage, docks and insurance. Dream Here!

More information, more photos, and a Virtual Tour - go to http://NausetHaven4.robertsheldon.com.

Just Listed - 3 Bedroom Cape - Close to Great Pond & the Bay

EASTHAM - New Listing - If you are searching for the perfect Cape Cod retreat for your family, then this home is what you are looking for. Nestled on a sunny, private 1/2 acre lot, this 3 bedroom, 2 bath expanded Cape is just a short walk to Kingsbury Beach and Great Pond. The Cape Cod Rail Trail is just up the street. Downstairs is an open kitchen/dining/living room with a gas fireplace, hardwood floors, a large bedroom and the laundry area. Upstairs are 2 more bedrooms and another bath. Through one of the bedrooms is a large bonus living space (over the 1 car garage) that was used as a sewing room. Outdoors is a large deck with an awning, wonderful landscaping, a large garden shed, and an outdoor shower. Full, clean basement, solar panels, natural gas, circular driveway. This home could be a great rental.al.

Want more photos, more information, Virtual Tour?  Go to http://745KingsburyBeachRd.robertsheldon.com .  Dream Here!

My August 1st Eastham Market Snapshot

Here is the August 1st, 2019, snapshot of the Eastham real estate market (single family homes). We had 10 sales for July, down 7 from June, and up 2 from last July, bringing the year-to-date sales number to 72, just 2 ahead of 2018.  Inventory levels continue to be good, but both the average and median prices for the listed homes continue to be way out of line with what's actually selling. Ugh! 

Summer is here, hot and dry. Great beach weather. Enjoy!  (Click on table to enlarge it for easier reading).