Text Box: Text Box: The Tucker Group Internet Presence The majority of buyers of Cape Cod homes are off-Cape. For this reason, it is important to think of ways to make sure that these buyers can find the listings they are searching for. How? On the internet! The Tucker Group has three carefully designed websites to help buyers and sellers in their Real Estate endeavors. CapeTuckerGroup.com is clean, basic and easy to navigate. We’ve included lots of helpful information. SallyTucker.com has a robust client service center, where seller clients can login and find out up-to-date info about their homes we list and tasks we have completed for them. LeeWareham.com has a very easy registration process for buyers to do immediate MLS searches and to get daily email alerts tailored to their criteria. Text Box: Phone: 800-275-9210 x141 Fax: 508-255-1489 E-mail: info@capetuckergroup.com CapeTuckerGroup.com Text Box: The Tucker Group Full-Service Real Estate Team Kinlin Grover 193 Cranberry Highway, Route 6A Orleans, MA Text Box: Cape Cod Real Estate News Text Box: How is the Orleans Market? Sold since 1/01/07: Sale Price 28-A Lowell Rd $ 340,000 5 Old Timers Ln 380,000 11 Harbor Hill Dr 380,000 19 Kings Way 400,000 5 Pine Needle way 420,000 7 Penny Ln 442,000 5 Grannys Ln 485,000 41 Grannys 512,500 23 Greymoor Way 520,000 251 Tonset Rd 527,000 49 Winslow Dr 535,000 60 Rock Harbor Rd 582,500 42 Nickerson Rd 600,000 29 Priscilla Rd 715,000 15 Duck Marsh Ln 722,000 44 Barley Neck Rd 725,000 8 Anson Hunter Ln 775,000 35 Jacknife Point Rd 825,000 17 E Pilgrim Lake Terra 850,000 2 Shoal Ln 890,000 38 Nauset Heights Rd 915,000 7 Spinnaker TR 925,000 21 Toms Hollow Ln 1,110,000 31 Ruggles Rd 1,750,000 135-137 Portanimicut Rd 1,800,000 23&27 Countryside Dr 2,800,000 20 Bufflehead Ln 3,200,000 32 Hayward Ln 3,705,000 Land: 59 Hopkins Ln 215,000 59 Tar Kiln Rd 251,250 ___________________________________ Interest Rates—at time of print Up to $417,000—30 YEAR FIXED 6.125% Jumbo loans—30 YEAR FIXED  6.375%

How much is that renovation worth?

 

Upscale                  Cost    Recoup            %

Bathroom Addition       $61,513   $40,400    65.7%

Bathroom Remodel        $39,018  $27,939      71.6%

Mjr Kitchen Remodel     $108,408 $77,223     71.2%

Master Ste Addition      $178,474 $129,005    72.3%

Roofing Replacement     $27,434  $17,886      65.2%

 

Mid Range

Bathroom Remodel        $13,248   $11,207      84.6%

Deck Addition                $14,723   $11,630      79.0%

Family Rm Addition      $75,942   $53,588           70.6%

Home Office Remodel    $20,485   $11,790           57.6%

Mjr Kitchen Remodel    $54,858   $44,030          80.3%

Master Ste Addition     $96,232   $66,745          69.4%

Minor Kitchen Remodel  $18,081    $15,511           85.8%

Roofing Replacemen        $15,946    $11,163          70.0%

Siding Replcmnt (vinyl)  $8,717      $8,225           94.4%

Sunroom Addition        $49,868   $33,156      66.5%

Two-Story Addition     $106,767   $86,665    81.2%

Window Rplcmnt(wood) $11,218     $10,276     91.6%

Window Rplcmnt(vinyl)  $10,201   $8,830       86.6%

 

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The Cape Cod and Islands MLS reported the following statistics for all of Cape Cod:

 

Current Residential Listings—2007                                2006

                                                           4,049                            3,775

Year to date sold (as of March)2007                                  2006

                                                            701                                  659

See more statistics on our website: www.capetuckergroup.com/trends.htm