REAL ESTATE

The Cape Is Calling

Still kicking yourself for not buying that Cape vacation home years ago? Well, market forces and foreclosures are presenting a second chance, as one intrepid couple discovers.

The median price for a single-family home in Barnstable County has dropped by 8.7 percent since the real estate peak in 2005.

(Panoramic Images/Getty) The median price for a single-family home in Barnstable County has dropped by 8.7 percent since the real estate peak in 2005.

By Kris Frieswick

March 16, 2008

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If you're thinking of purchasing a vacation home on Cape Cod any time soon, stop. Abandon your plans. It's a total sellers' market. Trust me, you can't afford anything you'd want to live in. And the traffic - I mean, do you want to sit in three hours of traffic each way every weekend? Look elsewhere for your vacation home, ... (Full article: 2217 words)