No More Games: the PRICE needs to be RIGHT or I may not want to list your house!

A previous article on our blog, "Why I may not want to list your home for sale," we talk about the partnership that is necessary to list and sell your home in a reasonable period of time for a good price.

Frankly, its hard not to feel encouraged and optimistic about the real estate market these days, when we see home prices rise 11 percent from 2013!

Everywhere you look,

positive real estate trends are popping up, further emphasizing that the worst days of the economic recession are in the rear view mirror now.

And heres another recent [...]

RealtyTrac 2014 1st Quarter Report: Cash Share of U.S. Residential Property Sales Reach New High-Cash Is King!

RealtyTrac (www.realtytrac.com), the nations leading source for comprehensive housing data, released its Q1 2014 U.S. Institutional Investor & Cash Sales Report, which shows the share of all-cash sales reached a new high in the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]