We hope everyone had a memorable Thanksgiving Day last week and enjoyed the long holiday weekend.

With December officially upon us, residents can expect temperatures to continue to dip as we head into the New Year.

So today, we wanted to share with you 10 relatively easy winter home improvements that you can make that will save you money during the winter [...]

When you are ready to buy or sell a home in your hometown, you probably already know a few REALTORS. You may have worked with a REALTOR once or twice in your past or perhaps you know someone in your circle of friends, neighborhood or church that you think highly [...]

U.S. homes sold at a faster ratein September than any other time this year, a recent reportfrom the National Association of Realtors said.

Evidently, sales of existing homes increased 2.4 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.17 million.

Experts are saying that this increase is a great sign that the housing market is picking up and moving past the slowdown that started in [...]

Sussex County Real Estate Neighborhood News-Fall 2014

By Kathy Sperl-Bell

Sussex County, a.k.a. "Coastal Delaware," is where Boomers look to move for not only a primary residence in retirement but often for a second home/vacation home even while they are still working. This is the fastest growing county with the smallest population of the [...]

Were breaking records on the U.S. housing market!

Evidently, during the month of August, US real estate saw 6-year high when national home sales reached their highest levels in more than six years, according to a recent report from the Commerce Department.

This is incredible! That means that sales activity has returned to the levels it was [...]

Its been no secret that Delaware is one of the most tax friendly states for retirees. In an recent article on Yahoo Finance, Kiplingers Sandra Block lists the top 10 most tax-friendly states in the U.S. and I am proud to say,

Its no small wonder, Delaware remains #1 on the most tax-friendly state list!

These ten states impose some of the [...]

I asked Gail Alm at Fairway Independent Mortgage in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware to comment on a question Buyers often ask,

Can I bundle closing costs into my mortgage?

So, are you ready to bundle? Heres what she said When Kathy asked me if you can bundle closing costs into your mortgage, the answer can be yes or no, depending on the [...]

Ghosts of Historic Interest Rates Past... as the saying goes, "a picture is worth a thousand words."

In this case, the picture below courtesy of Gail Alm, Mortgage Planning Specialist shows thousands of interest dollars paid on mortgages through the decades. Go ahead, take a look and...

Compare historic interest rates from the 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's and [...]

Help us find a good doctors, practices, specialists or labs by sharing your knowledge base with other new Delaware residents.

When I ask a client, where are you from? More times than I can count, my response is,

I lived there too, but I made my last move to Delaware. Let me tell you why.

After being fortunate to have lived in many places (and flying to and from many others in my past life as a flight attendant), I finally found a career that I love and a place [...]