Some people thinking of moving when they retire almost resent it and that is no way to move at this age. If you have spent your entire life say in New Jersey or Maryland and the only reason youre thinking of moving is because of taxes, think again. Does it surprise you that I would say that a REALTOR from Delaware saying maybe you shouldnt [...]
Thats the word from several people that have called recently from the state of Connecticut. The woman that I spoke with yesterday said we were all set to retire to Florida, but then I realized how far away that would take me from my family and [...]
Last year I read an article by Gayle Guynup, Editor of Style Magazine, entitled Places I have called home and put it in my file for future blog posts. Sometimes I feel like I have lived everywhere. Lately our Buyer Clients are coming from so many different states, Im having a lot of fun talking about all the places we have in [...]
Today we had buyer clients here from North Carolina. Originally from Northern New Jersey, just like I am, they had retired and moved to Coastal North Carolina several years ago. Its a beautiful area with lovely beaches, but here they were wanting to look at homes in Delaware. Why you might ask? They want to be closer to their family now and [...]
Two years ago, the company built the first phase of this expanding club at Roesville, which was named Delawares Best Active Adult Community in 2011. The Roesville Club was complete with a media area, card section, fitness room and kitchenette. The homeowners were thrilled to have a space that fit all their needs at their current size, which [...]
2011 Ended with a flurry of activity and the opening of our own Brokerage Active Adults Realty. After years of planning, education, finding just the right location, renovating that building, hiring the right team an experienced Office Manager and a couple of great agents, we are ready to start 2012 with enthusiasm and lots of positive [...]
Where do our buyers come from? In Coastal Delaware, so many of the new Buyers now come from outside Delaware and have limited local knowledge about our communities, builders or lifestyle. On top of that, quite a few Baby Boomers have been in their current home for 20 years or more, so it's been a long time since they bought a home. Now that [...]
What did our Buyers buy so far this year? Most of our clients are Baby Boomers over 55 that are relocating to Delaware as they near retirement. We did this same analysis last year and the statistics are similar but 6% more have chosen an age restricted community this year. We also worked with 3 times more buyers in 2011 than in either of the [...]
Great news! Golf carts are now allowed for use around the community! You have no idea how many of our clients have asked if they could bring their golf carts with them when they retire to Heritage Shores, Delaware's Best Master Planned Community. A lot of those people are calling from The Villages or thought about retiring to Florida at one [...]
Is it true what you read about the low taxes in Delaware? Yes, it is absolutely correct. If you now live in New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, DC and almost anywhere else, your property taxes will be much lower here. Even in Coastal Delaware resort towns like Lewes, Rehoboth Beach and Bethany, taxes on a $400,000 new home will [...]
