A Recent article posted on Keeping Current Matters reveals what you actually need to get a Mortgage from Fannie Mae's recently released What do consumers know about the Mortgage Qualification Criteria? Study.

The study revealed that Americans are misinformed about what is required to qualify for a mortgage when purchasing a home.

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Heritage Creek residents welcomed the opening of the neighborhood Community Center!

Our agent Elliot Welan, who is also a Heritage Creek resident, shot these pics at the grand opening of Community Center. Heritage Creek is conveniently located in Milton, Delaware with walking trails and sidewalks, neighborhood parks and now a new Community [...]

A TransUnion Study Finds 1.5 Million Homeowners Negatively Impacted by Mortgage Crisis Could Re-Enter Housing Market in Next Three Years.

TransUnionrecentlyreleased the results of a new study titled The Bubble, the Burst and Now - What Happened to the Consumer? The study revealed that 1.5 million homeowners, a.k.a.Boomerang Buyers, that [...]

As an AARP member, I read an article in theJAN-FEB 2016 edition of Real Possibilities Magazine, about the first baby boomers are now turning 70! Bill Newcott talks in length in his article titled,

"The Boomers Turn 70: How this generation has influenced us all and how it will change the world again"

Newcott chronicles Kathleen [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 16^th at Bethany Blues in Lewes. This, the 3^rd Annual Shining Star Award Ceremony, recognizes the exceptional work in real estate and service provided by members of the [...]

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 [...]

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