The News Journal Kent County Reporter, Jerry Smith, contacted me while he was researching the growth in the population of both retirees and soon to be retired people in Kent County. We could verify a lot of his research and we suggested he talk with Jack and Virginia Cotterman. They selected Dover to be on the East Coast, closer to their [...]
This is something we hear often and today our guest blogger, Karen Weeks, shares 5 skills and hobbies that you can learn to do with ease.
The more we learn, the better our brains hold up. This isnt anecdotal - its proven science. Seniors that stay active - physically [...]
That is a question actually raised by one of our clients recently. She said that many of her friends had asked her that question and here are some of her thoughts -
Everyone always talks about where they are going to retire to, but I always like to know,
What do I learn? A lot about where they are ORIGINALLY from and what is motivating them to make a change.
In the past few days, we have had clients come in from San Francisco, Denver and Helena, Montana! Now that is quite a [...]
"Baby Boomers are on the move," according to a Merrill Lynch study that says an estimated 4.2 million retirees i.e. Baby Boomers moved into a new home last year alone.Two-thirds of retirees say that they are likely to move at least once during retirement.
As one participant in the study stated: In retirement, you have the chance to live anywhere you want. Or you can just stay where you are. There hasnt been another time in life when weve had that kind of [...]
When is the best time to sell my home? What about the best time to buy a retirement home? As a REALTOR, I get these questions all the time. But now I am hearing questions about the best time to [...]
We get this question often, so I thought I would provide some current information to all of our readers.
The answer is Absolutely you can get a mortgage. How large a mortgage will depend on your retirement income and other expenses, but you can still get a mortgage when you are [...]
Take a walk through the town of Milton or Ellendale, Georgetown or Millsboro, and ask yourself what will this town be like in 10 years? Take a look at the people, the houses and the businesses, then put on your City Planner hat and think about how you would create a downtown where people will want to live, work and socialize ten or twenty [...]
Some people thinking of moving when they retire almost resent it and that is no way to move at this age. If you have spent your entire life say in New Jersey or Maryland and the only reason youre thinking of moving is because of taxes, think again. Does it surprise you that I would say that a REALTOR from Delaware saying maybe you shouldnt [...]
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 [...]
