As you prepare for retirement, these three key facts will impact your decision about whether to purchase a new or resale home.
Are there differences in closing costs between new homes and resales? Kathy Sperl-Bell, of Active Adults Realty in Delaware, discusses the different fees that make up the closing costs when you buy a home. Would you save more if you buy resale? The answer may shock [...]
This is what we hear and what we read in AARP as well as other publications targeting the 55+ population. But, is [...]
When we first opened our doors, many of the out-of-state buyers that came to Delaware for the first time just wanted to look at new construction, certain that a new home was always better. Sometimes, they refused to look at any existing homes, even in a community they fell in love with. Recently, [...]
Whats the best deal in a 55+ community like Heritage Shores? Is it a to-be-built home? Or is it one of the resale homes on the market right now? Consider that construction began at Heritage Shores, one of Coastal Delaware's first active adult communities, at the end of 2005, the peak of the housing market. Targeted to the retiring Baby [...]
If you're going to buy a home in a new home community, you'll always get the best deal from the builder, right? Not necessarily. Sometimes a resale might be priced lower than a comparable new home and it may be in a better locationwithout the premium price. At Heritage Shores, for example, the single family homes may back to the golf course [...]
Top Ten Reasons to buy a Resale in a new home community
1.Location is number ONE. If you want a premium location on a golf course or on a pond you may find a resale home in a better location than the builder can provide.
2.Quick settlement. Youre ready to move and dont have to sell another home before you buy. With a resale home, you can [...]
