A Home Inspection is to uncover Major Defects and Safety Issues. On an existing home,

a home inspection is not a Honey Do list, directing a Seller to make their home like new.

If it was a new home, it would cost more. If it were totally upgraded, renovated, brought up to 100% of what a new home in the neighborhood is selling for, it would [...]

The ActiveRain Real Estate Network published a survey of 1000 REALTORS and posted the results of the Top Home Sellers Mistakes. The report confirmed that there are certain things a Seller should avoid if they are trying to get their home sold for the best price in the least amount of [...]

January's Pending Home Sales Rose to its Highest Level in 18 Months!

Improved buyer demand after the New Year pushed 2015 Pending Home Sales in January to their highest level in 18 months (since August 2013), according to the National Association of [...]

Saving for a home can take time for home buyers.

What is the length of time Buyers take to save for a down payment?

What are your saving strategies for a Down Payment? According to a post in Economist Commentaries, by Jessica Lautz, Director, Survey Research and Communications at the National Association of REALTORS, "Among recent home [...]

Looking for information about the DE Real Estate Market, the DE 55 Plus Community and/or New Home Neighborhood news? If you're a Boomer building the next phase of your life and looking toward retirement in [...]

The Magic Carpet Ride

There are two kinds of people that relocate to another state when they retire -

Escaping from __add your state____ (Maryland, New Jersey, New York)

People that are escaping from high taxes or other negative aspects of where they currently live. They come to Delaware primarily to escape and may never have spent time [...]

Are you a current home owner who is considering listing your property on the market in 2015?

If so, then youre likely to enjoy a lot of success!

After all, Realtor.com recently released its top predictions for the housing market in the New Year. And all of them seem to favor home sellers.

Lets Take a Closer Look at 2015 National Housing Market [...]

The weather outside may be frightful, but the housing market looks so delightful!

Yes, it's beginning to look a lot like a housing recovery!

The housing markets positive momentum reflects a substantially improving economy, and critical economic lending indicators point to even more growth ahead.

Buyers: Pre-qualify so you can take advantage while interest rates are still [...]

Why are more and more home buyers returning to the market? because theyre noticing favorable market conditions.

Specifically, buyers are feeling more comfortable about navigating the market thanks to interest rate stabilization and easier mortgage rules, according to a recent article by Reuters.

This is fantastic news for the overall health of the housing market. After all, it suggests that the national real estate market is likely to become more stable over [...]

One of my agents, Debbie Shearer, was at a recent conference of REALTORS nationwide who work with the 55+ market. Many of them were from states like Florida, California, Arizona and Nevada, states that have always been popular retirement states for people looking for the idyllic lifestyle often pictured in those Retirement [...]