Blog :: 2014

The Blame Game: Builder vs. Developer

Who Do You Blame? Everyone knows the builder, but do you know who the developer is in that community?

If there is a problem with delivery of amenities or if the clubhouse is not yet open, is the builder to blame?

Sometimes yes but often it might be the developer. If the infrastructure is delayed or the utilities are not yet connected, it [...]

All-Cash Residential Property Sales Reach New High

RealtyTrac 2014 1st Quarter Report: Cash Share of U.S. Residential Property Sales Reach New High-Cash Is King!

RealtyTrac (www.realtytrac.com), the nations leading source for comprehensive housing data, released its Q1 2014 U.S. Institutional Investor & Cash Sales Report, which shows the share of all-cash sales reached a new high in the [...]

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Help Count The Horseshoe Crabs

Come and Count the Horseshoe Crabs!

Volunteers are needed to assist in counting the Horseshoe Crab, a living fossil and Delawares State Marine Animal as it spawns along the Cape Henlopen shore in Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes.

Since 1990, surveys have been conducted of horseshoe crabs spawning on key beaches in Delaware and in New [...]

US Real Estate At Highest Level in 7 Years

The numbers dont lie: Americans are growing increasingly confident about the overall health of the national real estate market, according to a recent report.

Evidently, a recent Gallup poll showed that 56 percent of Americans expect average home prices in their area to increase, which is up 33 percent from just two years ago.

And its markedly increased from the low point of 21 percent in January [...]

Why I may not want to list your home for sale

Why not you ask? Im a REALTOR and you want me to list your home. How could I possibly not jump at the chance?

Real Estate is my business

Business is a two way relationship. You should expect me to know the market and be able to counsel you on the process and what you can do to maximize your value.

I had a call recently and the woman said she [...]

Boomers: Compare State Taxes... Before You Move!

Before You Choose Where to Retire, Be Sure To Compare State Taxes

If you plan to move to another state when you retire, take time now to examine the tax burden youll face when you relocate. While there are many factors to consider when deciding where to retire and whats going to be affordable, the different types of state taxes you will need [...]

7 Steps for Improving Womens Retirement Readiness

How can you improve Retirement Readiness?

A study from the nonprofit Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies (TCRS) titled, Fourteen Facts About Womens Retirement Outlook aimed at raising awareness of retirement risks that women face in order to affect positive change. "Women can take greater control of their finances," according to Catherine Collinson, president of [...]

Fourteen Facts About Womens Risky Retirement Outlook

What financial risks do women face in the United States?

Writer's Note: I am sharing this data with you in the hopes that you may do a better job than I did preparing for retirement. When I was rising through the ranks, I did not always maximize my contributions to a 401K plan or IRA. Today there is an even greater need for self direction to [...]

Active Adults Realty April 2014 Delaware Real Estate Update

SUSSEX, KENT & NEW CASTLE COUNTY, Delaware Real Estate Update from Active Adults Realty

SUSSEX COUNTY NEIGHBORHOODS

Kathy Sperl-Bell, Broker Active Adults Realty, "Southern Delaware, the market is flooded!"

Now that it's warming up, buyers, who ended up holding off because of the bad winter weather along with those who will normally enter [...]

Report: US Housing Market Needs More Homes for Sale

US homes for sale

The national housing market is dealing with an issue of supply and demand right now and its impacting both buyers and sellers... the Market needs more homes!

Specifically, the national housing market has too few people selling their homes compared with the number of people who want to buy homes, according to a recent report from Standard & Poors/Case [...]

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