Delaware has the nations 4th-lowest real estate property tax rate, according to a recent report from WalletHub.

Aiding Delaware is the lack of vehicle property taxes seen in other states. The rankings were as follows.

• Real-Estate Property Tax Rank*: 4th
• Vehicle Property Tax Rank*: 1st
• Real-Estate Tax on Median State House Value: $1,231
• Real-Estate Tax on Median U.S. House Value:
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Despite Low Home Inventories, Existing Home Sales Are Bouncing Back!

According to Keeping Current Matters, the highlights in Home Sales Bouncing Back Graph are:

• Sales in December were 14.7% higher than those in November, marking the largest month-over-month increase ever recorded.
• Inventory levels are still below historic norms at 3.9-months
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I am not talking here to real estate investors who buy and sell homes as a business. And, I am not talking to the Oprahs of the world who may continue to buy homes because they can. I just did a search to see How many homes does Oprah own? and lost [...]

Do you ever wonder what states people are moving to and leaving? Do you wonder what states are our most popular American destinations?

Are you considering a move? The Graph provided by Keeping Current Matters shows where Americans are moving to and from in the United States.

The highlights of the graph include:

• For the 4th year in a row the Northeast saw a concentration of High Outbound
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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.

Here are top [...]

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 [...]