Retirement

Delaware Beach Families

Because of Twitter, I have gotten to know a remarkable woman that I never would have met in real life - Mel Tuttle. Mel is a 5th Grade Teacher in the Milford School District who was just named "Teacher of the Year!". She has two children and is one of the most energetic, active adults I have ever met. She is always discovering a new [...]

What not to do and retire

I was working with a wonderful couple that was looking for a retirement home here in Coastal Delaware. They had just retired, their family home was for sale, and Kathy was working with them to find a new home. Well, they found the perfect home and applied for a mortgage. Everything had been planned out very carefully and they had no doubt [...]

Feeling Baby Boomers Pain

In the Delaware beach resort town of Lewes, Kathy Sperl-Bell, CRS, of RE/MAX Associates, says activity among baby boomers started picking up again earlier this year after a three-year slowdown. In much of the country, Realtors are feeling the pain of boomers' inability or unwillingness to invest in another home while the economy remains [...]

Yes some Boomers are becoming Seniors

Early in my Real Estate career, I decided to specialize and work with Baby Boomers planning for and getting ready for retirement. My reason? Well, I thought I would enjoy spending time helping people my own age make a choice they would be very happy with. During my previous lives, and yes I had several, I was relocated often and it is not [...]

Boomers not Retiring

The tip of the baby boom iceberg has just started melting into retirement. As tends to be the case with this generation, they are not content to do retirement the old-fashioned way. Boomers are healthier and more active than retirees of the past, and they have a lot more in mind than just sitting on their front porches in rocking [...]

Universal Design doesn't have to scream "Old People Live Here!"

Five years ago, the White House Conference on Aging was held, as were state conferences and mini-conferences that were sponsored by various organizations like the National Association of Home Builders and AARP. This only happens every 10 years and the focus of this decades conference was on [...]

Will your new home in Delaware age as well as you will?

Every home purchase today usually involves a Home Inspection. Before going to settlement, its a good idea to make sure that the home is in good operating condition and that it will stay that way for a reasonable period of [...]

Boomers living longer in Coastal Delaware

Baby Boomers are one hot media topic these days. In one publication you read that we Boomers are different than our parents generation - and then another story concludes we may approach things differently but, in the end, we are about the [...]

Thinking new construction? Don't be dazzled by decorating...

Whats better than a new car, new clothes or new shoes? A shiny, brand spanking new house! Not just any new house, but a new house in a brand new community with all kinds of awesome amenities and special features! But beware: Its easy to be so dazzled by the decorating that the important questions never get [...]

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