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 [...]

Kent County Real Estate Neighborhood News-Fall 2014

By Bill Bell

Kent County is home to the state capital Dover, Dover Downs and the Dover Air Force Base. In this area, you will find a good choice of smaller 55+active adult communities and the prices can be significantly lower than in the areas to the north or [...]

Not all home remodeling projects are created equal what home improvements pay off, when youre trying to get the biggest bang for your buck when it comes time to sell your [...]

Another Home was JUST SOLD by Active Adults Realty in Lewes! Please welcome new home owners, George & Carolyn to Bay Crossing in Lewes.

This article in the Delaware Business Daily is worth sharing... writer Doug Rainey posted that Sussex remains strongest in the DE home sales market ahead of Kent and New Castle counties in Delaware.

Sussex Countywas the strongest market up3% in homes sold, while Kent and New Castle saw a 12% decrease in the number of sold homes for the [...]

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.

Why not you ask? Im a REALTOR and you want me to list your home. How could I possibly not jump at the chance?

Real Estate is my business

Business is a two way relationship. You should expect me to know the market and be able to counsel you on the process and what you can do to maximize your value.

I had a call recently and the woman said she [...]

SUSSEX, KENT & NEW CASTLE COUNTY, Delaware Real Estate Update from Active Adults Realty

SUSSEX COUNTY NEIGHBORHOODS

Kathy Sperl-Bell, Broker Active Adults Realty, "Southern Delaware, the market is flooded!"

Now that it's warming up, buyers, who ended up holding off because of the bad winter weather along with those who will normally enter [...]

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 [...]

Whichever way you look at it, the real estate market is finishing strong as we wrap up 2013!

According to a recent Bloomberg report, several market indicators are showing growth and gains, which is great news for home buyers and home sellers alike!

Today, were going to share with you some of the highlights of this recent report. Happy holidays [...]