The 2022 housing market has been defined by two key things: inflation and rapidly rising mortgage rates. And in many ways, it's put the market into a reset position.
As the Federal Reserve (the Fed) made moves this year to try to lower inflation, mortgage rates more than doubled something thats never happened before in a calendar year. This had a cascading impact on buyer activity, the balance [...]
Who among us could have forecast a pandemic in 2020 and what this would look like for the Delaware real estate market? Not even the best crystal ball on the shelf could have seen [...]
Buying a home in the right neighborhood is easy if you are staying in the same town or at least in the same general area. But what if you have decided to relocate, especially now that you are also planning to retire? This is not so easy. [...]
As more and more baby boomers enter retirement age, the question of whether they should sell their homes and move has become a hot topic. In [...]
When homebuyers across Delaware begin their home research, they want to see all of the available options. In many instances, the results will include both new build construction and existing [...]
The answer is yes but not very many. Most homes in this price range are manufactured homes found in parks or communities in which you do not own the land. Instead of an HOA, where you purchase a lot/home package, the land in these communities is owned by the [...]
This is what we hear and what we read in AARP as well as other publications targeting the 55+ population. But, is [...]
In Part 2 of this installment, we continue the conversation with Kathy Sperl-Bell and attorney Heidi Gilmore of Baird Mandalas Brockstedt, LLC discussing home inspections including radon inspections, and [...]
Delaware Real Estate Broker, Kathy Sperl-Bell of Active Adults Realty shares a real life story on how she was targeted by fraudsters over email, and how you should be wary of email scams, especially during real estate [...]
After retirement, just how much space do you think you will need in a home? This week's Ask The Broker video discusses the key questions you should ask yourself when deciding on what size of a home you really need after you [...]
