In Delaware, the Buyer chooses the settlement attorney and the attorney represents the Buyer, not the Seller. If the Seller wishes to retain their own counsel, they may do so, but you should not give up your right to representation by your own attorney In new construction, it has become common practice for some builders to form a [...]
What could be better than a wine and cheese reception and the Second Annual Art Exhibit of the Delaware Shore Artists Group? This is an opportunity to meet over a dozen local artists and enjoy more than 50 of their paintings in various mediums, all available for sale. Several of these artists have won recognition in state and local [...]
Once a year, Realtors in Sussex County gather to auction "baskets" of wonderful goodies to raise money for families this holiday season. All of the funds from this event go to a big day of shopping for presents for 100s of families throughout southern Delaware. This year, the selection of items and baskets ranged from wonderful art work to [...]
In this housing market, it's natural for a buyer to want to get the absolute best deal. We are bombarded by news of the large foreclosure problem and the talking heads reading the news rarely mention "all real estate is local" and the statistics they are quoting are national averages. But, if you look, there are short sales and foreclosed [...]
Early in my Real Estate career, I decided to specialize and work with Baby Boomers planning for and getting ready for retirement. My reason? Well, I thought I would enjoy spending time helping people my own age make a choice they would be very happy with. During my previous lives, and yes I had several, I was relocated often and it is not [...]
I received an email with some corrections to an earlier post on this blog that I wanted to share with you here:
Lennar was not the sole original developer. Heritage Shores was developed by Passwaters LLC which was a partnership of Brookfield Homes and Lennar. Brookfield Homes remained and assumed 100% ownership when Lennar left. Providence
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The Cape May Lewes Ferry is one of the great conveniences about living in either Lewes, Delaware, or in Cape May, NJ. It's a quick trip and a wonderful ferry ride between the two towns and it's booked year round! You better make reservations, especially during the peak vacation [...]
This past weekend, I went to my 45th high school reunion in Wayne, New Jersey. It was great to see old friends and take the tour of our old haunts, but WOW, how things have changed. The traffic was the most obvious and also the most talked about among my classmates who still live in the area. Traffic affects every aspect of life, especially [...]
For the third time, Lewes celebrates a win in the 2010 American in Bloom competition for cities with populations of 2,000 to 4,000.
I'm not surprised that Lewes was announced as the winner again on Saturday, October 2nd, beating Greenwood Lake, NY, McCall, Idaho, and Rising Sun, Indiana. Lewes weather is perfect for the colorful floral [...]
