Buying in these affordable Delaware communities may help you truly enjoy your retirement by not being saddled with a large mortgage.

Reality sets in and you realize that $250,000 is a quarter of a million dollars! That's a lot of money but can it buy you the dream home you've worked so hard for all your life? Maybe. Defining your dream

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With the increasing debt facing many Boomers today, it may be wise to consider other options besides a mortgage in retirement.

Is getting a mortgage in retirement the best idea for you? Delaware real estate broker, Kathy Sperl-Bell of Active Adults Realty discusses the realities of mortgage debt for today's Boomers and the options they [...]

The Active Adults Realty team highlight favorite Happy Hour locations so you will have fine time relaxing and reconnecting with friends up and down the state of Delaware.

In some communities, Happy Hour might be the most active time of day! I have heard this being said from residents of Senators in Lewes, Oops, I have to go. Its time for [...]

From Staten Island to Lewes, Delaware Meet Featured Boomers John and Celia

That might seem like a big adjustment, moving from Staten Island, NY, to Lower Slower Delaware, but both apparently not for John and Celia Magrone. It was only 8 months ago they relocated to Lewes but they are already feeling right at [...]

Is a cash offer best? How the home purchase is financed is not the only way to make sure your offer is most attractive to home sellers.

Is a home seller more willing to accept a cash offer over a one with a mortgage? Not always. Kathy Sperl-Bell of Active Adults Realty in Delaware explains that a "complete offer" is what makes a great offer [...]

Pickleball is all the rave across Delaware where more communities are adding designated pickleball courts or additional lines to tennis courts to meet the increasing demand of [...]

That sign saying, "Starting in the Low $400's" can actually mean you will end up with a home at a much higher sales price.

Curious what kind of home $500k can get you in Coastal Delaware? Kathy Sperl-Bell of Active Adults Realty in Delaware explains how base pricing works in new home communities and what kind of homes are available in the [...]

When you retire and buy your last home, you want it to be perfect. Why not, you worked hard all these years and now is time for the reward.

Many of you want a new home, one where you can make all the selections and have everything you always wanted. You may have heard, there is a lot of new construction in Delaware, especially in Southern [...]

Is your purchasing heavily influenced by advertising? Be careful of that when you are dealing with home builders when buying a new construction home.

Real estate broker, Kathy Sperl-Bell of Active Adults Realty in Delaware explains the ways home builders try to influence you to buy one if their homes. But when they do that, the pressure is [...]

Homeownership among single women continues to rise as women arent waiting for marriage before taking on a mortgage.

According to the National Association of Realtors data, the percentage of homebuyers who are single women has increased over the past three years from 11 percent in 1981 to 18 percent in 2017. When I read [...]