Blog :: 2016

Will my new Delaware home appreciate?

I thought home prices were going up but then I noticed that in some of the your new home communities homes are selling for less than the sellers paid only 5 or 10 years ago.

Let's talk history and home appreciation in Delaware

This was part of a discussion I had with a prospective buyer yesterday who has been doing her online research. She [...]

Rap on door; then an Offer for the House!

This morning I opened an email from John, a good friend and client, who posed the question

"Soon in Sussex County?"

He attached a link to an article in the New York Times about the housing shortage and its impact on homes sales, and purchases, in many key locations throughout the US including Sillicon Valley, prompting his question, "Could [...]

Need Bling? Shop Local for Jewelry in Delaware

I thought that I would share with you some of my favorite local jewelry designers located right here in Delaware.

Most of them I have bought from on multiple occasions and their pieces are ones I wear again and again. I have never been one for regular jewelry store jewelry, except for my wedding and engagement rings of course. What used to [...]

Coming back home to Delaware?

We get calls daily that fall into one of two categories

  • We are thinking of retiring and considering Delaware, the Carolinas and Florida (or Virginia, etc.)
  • We retired to the Carolinas or Florida a few years ago and were now toying with the idea of coming back home to Delaware

"But not all the way back to New Jersey", for example.

Heres what happened. Lucky you who could retire early and bought your dream retirement home in Florida. Then one or more of your children married and had [...]

Everyone loves pets UNLESS

If you can smell it, you won't sell it.

Everyone loves pets unless they are house hunting. If they open the door and the scent of pets is all they smell, you just lost a sale.

Isnt it funny? More and more of our buyers have dogs or cats and yet, they do not want to smell yours.

I dont even have a pet and I have a pretty sensitive sense of [...]

Meet Tony and Beth Baldi - Our Featured Boomers

Our Featured Boomers are Tony & Beth Baldi, who relocated to Pelican Point in Millsboro from New Milford, CT. Beth is a retired school teacher of 25 years while Tony, retired from active duty after 35 years of service to our Country.

When the Baldis began looking toward retirement, they considered South Carolina before choosing Delaware for their new [...]

Beyond 55+ communities in Delaware

When I first discovered Coastal DELAWARE I was living and working in the DC Metropolitan area. Everyone I met seemed to vacation at the Delaware Beaches. When they were ready to buy a second home or vacation home, Delaware was at the top of their list. It reminded me of growing up in Northern New Jersey. All my friends went to the Jersey [...]

Find a Way to Give Back on Giving Tuesday!

Looking for a way to give back this holiday season?

November 29, 2016 is Giving Tuesday. "Help others through the gift of your time, donations, goods or your voice."

Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable [...]

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