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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Bootcamp Workshop on VA Loans: Active Adults Realty REALTORS® Earn CMRS Designation

Active Adults Realty REALTORS attended the recent BOOTCAMP Workshop on VA Loans sponsored by Fairway Independent Mortgage.

The Workshop, led by Louise Thaxton included Real Estate Professionals who earned the certification of Certified Military Residential Specialist (CMRS).

 

The Boot Campaign, developed to bridge the gap between American [...]

Expect to See an Exceptionally Busy Spring Home Buying Season in 2014

Spring home buying

Thats because national real estate experts are projecting that this spring will see even more home buying activity than is already expected for this time of year.

Why? Because of pent-up home buyer demand from the unusually cold winter we had. Home buyers who might have navigated the market in late 2013 and early 2014 ended up holding off [...]

Bouncing Back After Foreclosure and Bankruptcy

Boomers Bouncing Back, Are You Ready To Buy Again?

What are the qualifications for buying a home after foreclosure or a bankruptcy? Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist Gail Alm at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation in Rehoboth Beach, has put together a guide to educate you to the fact that... yes, you can own a home again!

Are you [...]

Microsoft Stops Windows XP/Office 2003 Support April 8

When Microsoft stops Windows XP/Office 2003/Server 2003 support... what you need to do to avoid system failures, hacking and to protect your computer system!

If you are running Microsoft Office 2003, Windows XP and Server 2003 on your desktop or laptop computer, please note that on on April 8, 2014, Microsoft will stop supporting these [...]

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