Blog :: 2011

New Homes at The Peninsula on the Indian River Bay

The Peninsula on the Indian River Bay is one of Coastal Delaware's most beautiful resort properties. Last year when Bill and I were homeless, waiting to move into our new home in Lewes, we were thrilled when good friends told us we could stay at their condo at The Peninsula. If you are new to this blog, you may have missed all the great [...]

Chris Schell speaks to REALTORS

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Chris loves to research and analyze the facts. Tonight he shared his research with REALTORS at The Peninsula. Schell Brothers will be building new models at an incredible price in this community - The Peninsula. (Doesn't Chris Schell remind you of Steve Jobs?)
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Will your home Appraise?

I am not an Appraiser, but I just completed 99 hours of Broker training and we spent days studying the methods an Appraiser will use to verify the market value of your home. In todays market Buyers are buying the way Appraisers are appraising and very few are willing to pay more than appraised value for your [...]

More Reasons 55+ need a Buyer Agent

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 Buyers buy in Delaware, 2011?

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 [...]

Bring your golf cart to Heritage Shores

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 [...]

Delaware - more than lower taxes!

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 [...]

How big is Delaware?

Delaware is a small state of less than a million people! We have only 3 counties in Delaware! If you are trying to decide where you might want to find that perfect retirement community in Delaware, start here:

  • New Castle County is the northernmost county and includes Wilmington, Newark and Middletown to name a few of the largest cities and
  • [...]
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