Blog :: 2017

Deciding if a Home Warranty is Right for You

Whether or not you should purchase a home warranty depends on your specific needs as the homeowner and whats covered by the issuing company.

More and more a home warranty is a common piece of a real estate transaction. A warranty is an attractive selling factor that helps a home get sold faster. Mentioning a home warranty in the listing can [...]

CMRS REALTORS� Ready to Serve Military Clients in Delaware

Active Adults Realty team is equipped to handle, with excellence, the home purchase needs of active duty and former military clients.

If youre a veteran, reservist, or an active military service person considering purchasing or selling a home, you may wonder where to begin. The process may feel overwhelming. Active Adults Realty invites you [...]

Active Adults Realty Welcomes New Agents to Serve Northern Delaware

Active Adults Realty adds new real estate agents northern Delaware

We are pleased to welcome Ron Mercante and Anthony Bell to the Active Adults Realty team in Lewes Delaware.

Ron Mercante completed real estate pre-licensing classes and received his real estate license in September of 2017, and immediately joined the team at Active Adults Realty. A Native Delawarean, he was born and raised in Wilmington. [...]

Which Delaware Active Adult Communities Have A Restaurant

What on-site dining is available in our Delaware Active Adult Communities?

Which amenities matter most to you? To some of our clients, it is important to have an indoor swimming pool in the clubhouse. To others, a golf course community is a must. But, the other day, we got a call from a couple who wanted only a community that had its own [...]

Delaware is More Than Lower Property Taxes

There are more costs than property taxes and sales taxes; other costs are important and healthcare is a priority.

I couldnt have said it better myself and I often do remind our buyer clients that lower taxes alone are not a good enough reason to relocate at our age.

Lets talk cost of living

I am not originally from Delaware and I have lived [...]

Second Clubhouse Complex Being Added to Bay Forest

Construction is Underway for a Second Clubhouse in Bay Forest in Coastal Delaware

A new second clubhouse, pool, and recreation barn complex in the community of Bay Forest is set to open early summer 2018. The second clubhouse offers a setting for social gatherings along with a pool and large pool deck, cabanas, and bar. This complex [...]

Meet the Cloonans - Our Featured Boomers

Meet Jack and Linda Cloonan, of Millsboro, DE - Our Featured Boomers.

Jack and Linda Cloonan relocated to Delaware in July 2017, from Scarborough,Maine, where Linda was the Office Manager of a Pediatric Dental practice, and Jack, an FBI Agent and Crisis Managment Consultant. Together, they chose to move to the community of [...]

8 Reasons to Use a REALTOR� When Buying New Construction

When it comes to a new construction home, the #1 home buyers mistake is not using a REALTOR.

Many homebuyers think they can save money by not using a real estate agent and, instead, they buy directly from the builders sales agent. This is a myth, and one that can lead to costly [...]

Is Year-end a Good Time to Buy a Home in Delaware?

Is it a good idea to buy a new home this time of year?

Many of our real estate clients want to know if the fall is a good time of year to buy a new home in Delaware. So many of our buyer clients are moving to Delaware from somewhere else, it is a question we hear often.

The answer can often depend on your life cycle stage. When people are [...]

Active Adults, Type A Personalities, and Retirement Living

I have been described as a Type A+ personality so I laughed out loud when I read this article I had seen online: How to Successfully Retire as a Type A Personality.

While there are many things I enjoy doing, like kayaking, biking, and enjoying life here at the beach in Delaware, the traditional idea of retirement is not appealing to me. The [...]

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