Blog :: 2019

Active Adults Realty Announces Staff Promotions

Staff promotions: Judy Robinson

Active Adults Realty has promoted two valued staff members to senior management positions.

Kathy Sperl-Bell, Broker/Owner, and Bill Bell, Associate Broker/Owner of Active Adults Realty are proud to announce two key staff promotions to senior management positions at Active Adults [...]

Prepping Your Delaware House for Sale: KonMari Style

Dont allow decluttering to become an excuse to avoid prepping your home for sale.

Decluttering is one of the largest challenges a seller faces when deciding to list their home for sale. Most homeowners have accumulated stuff over the years that wont be traveling with them to their next home because its no longer needed, you want new items, [...]

The Real Truth About Delaware Closing Costs When Home Buying

Wow, closing costs are high in Delaware until you understand the comparisons.

Are the closing costs in Delaware truly higher? Are they comparing apples to apples?

Lets define closing costs but also talk about other costs and fees incurred when you buy a new home.

Wow, closing costs are high in Delaware, one of our clients recently [...]

What Homes Can I Buy in Delaware For $150K or Less?

Are there any homes for sale in a Delaware 55+ community for less than $150K?

The answer is yes but not very many. Most homes in this price range are manufactured homes found in parks or communities in which you do not own the land. Instead of an HOA, where you purchase a lot/home package, the land in these communities is owned by the [...]

Delaware: An Attractive Relocation Destination For Retirement

State-to-state migration patterns make Delaware an attractive relocation destination for both retirees and families.

Our Active Adults Realty team has helped numerous homeowners relocate to Delaware. When I read the recent Housecall blog post discussing the trends to move out of state I could agree this reflects what weve experienced [...]

Local Focus: Discover Middletown, Delaware

Middletown is becoming one of Delawares most popular retirement destinations.

No longer do people move to Delaware just to live at the beach. As someone who grew up in New Jersey, many of us in Northern New Jersey made regular treks to the Jersey Shore. A lot of my classmates got their first summer jobs working at the Shore. The same is true [...]

Delaware Homeowners Aged 65+ Have 48x More Net Worth Than Renters

Delaware Homeowners Aged 65+ Build their net worth with every mortgage payment.

Every three years, theFederal Reserveconducts theirSurvey of Consumer Financesin which they collect data across all economic and social groups. Their latest survey data covers responses from 2013-2016.

The study revealed that the median net worth of a

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