Text Box: Orleans. Main house encompasses the original 1798 structure, lovingly updated and maintained with care to retain its magnificent historical integrity. Comprised of 5 bedrooms, 3-1/2 baths, large living room w/fireplace, formal dining room w/fireplace, eat-in kitchen, newer, spacious and light-filled family room overlooking rolling lawns, gardens and the blue waters of Nauset Harbor and the Atlantic. Large, 2nd floor deck for sunbathing or relaxing, with even finer water views. Separate carriage house, with its own Title V septic, serves as a 2-bedroom guest cottage with 1st-floor living room, 2nd-floor bedroom, office/bedroom, bath and eat-in kitchen. Attached artist studio. To be sold together with 2 adjacent lots - total acreage: 2.18 acres. Text Box: Kinlin Grover 193 Cranberry Highway, Route 6A Orleans, MA 02653 Text Box: Phone: 800-275-9210 x141 Fax: 508-255-1489 E-mail: tuckergroup@capecod.com WWW.SALLYTUCKER.COM Text Box: The Tucker Group Full-Service Real Estate Team Text Box: When Is a Real Estate Agent a REALTOR®? A real estate agent is a REALTOR® when he or she becomes a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, The Voice for Real Estate®, the world's largest professional association. The term "REALTOR®" is a registered collective membership mark that identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and abides by its strict Code of Ethics. Sampling of the Realtor® Code of ethics Duties to Clients and Customers Article 1 When representing a buyer, seller, landlord, tenant, or other client as an agent, REALTORS® pledge themselves to protect and promote the interests of their client. This obligation to the client is primary, but it does not relieve REALTORS® of their obligation to treat all parties honestly. When serving a buyer, seller, landlord, tenant or other party in a non-agency capacity, REALTORS® remain obligated to treat all parties honestly. (Amended 1/01) 23 Champlain Road, Orleans, MA Recently Reduced to $2,295,000. This beautiful antique colonial is in the Mill Pond section of Text Box: Cape Cod Real Estate News Text Box: How is the Market? The statistics are in for mid-year 2006. Although in general the Cape has seen a downturn in the housing market this year, the Lower Cape does not seem to be affected as much as other areas. For instance, Eastham has seen a sales increase compared to 2005 of single family homes of 21%. Orleans’ sales have gone up by 23%. Brewster is slightly down by 5%. In addition, the number of days on the market for Orleans is virtually the same as last year and Eastham is actually showing homes for 12% less time. Prices have not reduced as much as we have been hearing. The statistics show that in all of Barnstable County, the median price of single family homes has, in actuality, increased from $395,000 in 2005 to $403,000 in 2006. The bulk of the price reductions may simply be in the higher end of the market where sellers are acknowledging changing times. Interest Rates In mid– July we saw a small drop in interest rates from a high near the beginning of the month over 6.37%. The average at time of print was 6.32% which is up from right around 6% in May. Adding to the increase in sales this year is the fact that many Cape Codders are seeing their adjustable rate mortgages go up and home values go down.