National housing news headlines are often at odds with our local Delaware real estate market. For instance, a recent article featured on Realtor.com touts the 5 Big Reasons to Sell Your Home This Year (Because It Could Get tougher). Lets explore each of their reasons and [...]
The full impact of recent changes to income tax deductions is starting to become apparent, even in Delaware where traditionally residents enjoy lower state taxes. I spoke to a friend the other [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
When homebuyers across Delaware begin their home research, they want to see all of the available options. In many instances, the results will include both new build construction and existing [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
As more and more baby boomers enter retirement age, the question of whether or not to sell their homes and move will become a hot topic. In todays housing market climate, with low available inventory in the starter
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