Home Buyers

Should I Buy Now or Wait til Next Year?

Many Boomers are asking themselves, "Should I Buy Now or Wait til Next Year?"

In the infograph below, Keeping Current Matters illustrates the financial difference a year would make if you wait to buy a home until 2017. Of course, the graph targets 30 year old buyers, so let's say this could be great information for your kids, [...]

The Federal Reserve Increased Rates. Now What?

UPDATE 1/28 FED DECISION: Rates left unchanged. The Fed stated that they no longer view risk as balanced and expectations that inflation will rise have been decreased. Future rate hikes to be a slow and steady pace. This is all general good for mortgage rates to remain low until hopefully [...]

What Sold in 2015?

Ask The Broker: "Kathy, in Southern Delaware, what Sold in 2015?"

The numbers, according to the Sussex County Association of REALTORS, indicate that

nearly $1.52 billion in southern Delaware real estate changed hands in 2015,

which is a modest 1 percent increase over the previous year. There weremore than 5,000 properties sold during the [...]

2015 Shining Star Award Winners Announced

Bill Bell and Kathy Sperl-Bell

Active Adults Realty owners Kathy Sperl-Bell, Broker and Bill Bell, Associate Broker presented the 2015 Shining Star Award Winners at an intimate holiday gathering on December 16th at Bethany Blues in Lewes. This, the 3rd Annual Shining Star Award Ceremony, recognizes the exceptional work in real estate and service provided by members of the [...]

Ask the Broker - The Truth About Closing Costs in Delaware

What's the truth about Closing Costs in Delaware?

Let's Ask the Broker: The cost to purchase your new home can vary greatly depending on the closing costs and various fees associated with the particular community or municipality

But lets start at the beginning, which costs are paid by the Seller and which are paid by the Buyer before and during [...]

2015 Housing Inventory Supply - Down!

Down 4.5% from 2014, it sure can be harder to find a home today's market.

The National Association of REALTORS recently updated the 2015 Housing Inventory Supply Levels for 2015 versus 2014. In addition to the decrease seen in inventory supply in the 3rd quarter of 2015, October 2015's Housing Inventory Supply is down another 1.4% from [...]

Clicking is Engaging. Do you Click?

When you get an email newsletter do you Click?

If not, you are missing most of the article that is only being teased or introduced in the email itself. Or, if you are scrolling down the page of a blog like ours, you would see the first paragraph of each article we have published. For example, if the article is on [...]

Bill Bell Achieved Associate Broker Status at Active Adults Realty in Lewes

Kathy Sperl-Bell and Bill Bell

LEWES, Delaware - Active Adults Realty Broker, Kathy Sperl-Bell is pleased to announce that Bill Bell achieved Associate Broker status and will now be a licensed Associate Broker at Active Adults Realty in Lewes, where he is also co-owner.

With the addition of Bill as Associate Broker, we can offer our team of professional agents even [...]

Ask the Broker: What does your REALTOR do?

Kathy Sperl-Bell and Bill Bell

Once in a while, a brand new client finds us online, comes down and purchases a home on that first visit. They often joke, Well this must have been your easiest commission!

But that rarely happens. Most of the time we hear from people that are considering a possible relocation when they retire and Delaware is on their list. They may also be [...]

Countdown to a Successful Move

Relocating to Delaware? Our friends at Delaware Moving and Storage are sharing with us their Countdown to a Successful Move!

By utilizing these helpful tips, youll save money and relieve the stress of moving. Like what you read? Download the PDF below.

4 Weeks

  • File a change of address form with the Post Office
  • Notify creditors, magazines, and book and music clubs of your new
  • [...]
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