Active Adults Realty Community Update November 2013
In This Issue
This Month's Featured Listings
Plantation Lakes
Red Mill Pond
Four Seasons at Silver Maple
Longacre Village and Townhomes
Village of Cinderberry
Featured Article
Delaware #1
Buyers' Purchasing Power
Rental Homes Now Available!
Local Chefs Share Free Recipes
This Month's Featured Listings
Single Family Home Bay Crossing!

The Best Value in the Lewes area is available in Bay Crossing, the only 55+ Community in Lewes! This home, the Harbor Model by Pulte, offers an open floor plan with Owners' Suite, 2nd Bedroom and an Office on the 1st floor as well as formal Living and Dining Rooms, Family Room, gourmet Eat-in Kitchen and Sunroom. 2nd floor has 3rd Bedroom with full bath plus large Loft... now offered with the right upgrades at the right price! More Details, take the  Visual Tour and then  contact Kathy Sperl-Bell for details!

 

Enjoy Wonderful Views of the 12th Green!

This lovely home at Heritage Shores for 55+ is a Bridgebranch Model with a custom 8' kitchen island with granite counter, crown molding throughout, large 3 season porch with TV hook-up, natural gas grill hook-up on patio with great views of the 12th green. Large storage room on 2nd floor this home has lots of nice touches. More Details, take the Visual Tour and then contact Linda Chick for details!

Enjoy Privacy, Trees and Lovely Landscaping

This well kept, ready to move-in model home at Heritage Shores is priced-right. Beautiful hardwood floors. Enjoy the private, treed and lovely landscaped backyard from the screened porch or sunroom. Patio has a retractable wind-sensored awning. Whole house fan saves $$ on AC. Large storage room on 2nd floor, too. More Details, take the Visual Tour and then contact Linda Chick for details!  
 

Lewes Address... Walk To Town!

Live in Lewes... walk to Second Street or bike to the beach and Cape Henlopen State Park. 3 bedrooms with 2.5 baths, separate den/office could be a 4th bedroom. Enjoy the large yard with outdoor shower, bright and light sunroom and oversized two car garage. More Details, take the Visual Tour and then contact Kathy Sperl-Bell for details! 

Plantation Lakes
Beautiful new golf course community - now selling unique home designs ranging from 1,400 to 2,200 square feet with a 2-car garages.
Community Update:
Lennar offers 3.99% Interest Rate
on select homes that are ready for quick delivery. Click to view the properties & interest specials Then, call Bill for the details.

Location: Plantation Lakes is a golf course community, located in quaint Millsboro, Delaware only 30 minutes from the beach.

Amenities: The clubhouse has two fitness centers, an outdoor pool, picnic pavillion, tot lot, walking trails and 6 holes of golf.  Future amenities include access to Betts Pond for fishing, kayaking and canoeing, outside patio area, tennis courts, completion of the golf course and more! 

Villages at Red Mill Pond
The Villages at Red Mill Pond
feature beautiful homesites nestled against one of the largest fresh water lakes in Delaware.

Community Update: 

The Martinique Model is now on the foundation and will be ready for a March/April settlement. Click to see the Floorplan. Four more homes are under way for Spring Delivery and a new section of lots will be paved in the next few weeks. 
Location: Prime location, right of Route 9, minutes from the charm and culture historic Lewes has to offer.

Amenities:First hand enjoyment of the water for everyone with a gazebo and kayak/boat launch. Walking trails along the water's edge and throughout the community provide an incredible amenity.

Four Seasons at Silver Maple

The perfect community for those who appreciate the land's natural beauty. Over 50% of the 200 acre community remains preserved as private, open space!
Community Update:

New homesites were just released. Don't wait... the best ones go fast! Ready for quick delivery is The Loren model at $330,000, call Bill for details.  Several others homes are also available. Watch this space for Special Holiday incentives coming your way. 
Location: 4 miles to historic Odessa, 5 miles to Main St Middletown, 11 miles to Chesapeake City, 10 miles to Lum's Pond State Park and about five minutes to Rt.1 to visit family and friends that live in PA or NJ! 

Amenities: This community offers an outdoor pool, bocce ball, tennis court, horseshoes, fire pit, tiki hut and a clubhouse with a theatre, game room, billiards, card room, office, fitness center, kitchen and lounge. 

Longacre Village and Townhomes
Discover Central Delaware's best-selling active adult community featuring wooded and water view homesites with clubhouse and pool within walking distance to the library, shopping and restaurants.

Community Update:  

Right in time for the holidays, check out these, two priced right properties, townhouse 175, reduced to $149,000 and Home Site 135, the Loren with 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths and many upgrades, now $274,900. Visit Longacre Village online and then call us to schedule a showing.

Location: Set your lifestyle free at this upscale, recreational active adult community off Route 13 and Route 1.

Amenities: Enjoy year round socializing, fun and fitness with others who share your lifestyle and an activities calendar that will make full use of the community's beautiful clubhouse and pool. 

Village of Cinderberry
The Village of Cinderberry is a beautifully 50+ active adult condominium community located within the county seat... Georgetown and yet a short drive to beaches.

Community Update: The new Cinderberry Duplex is currently under construction Still a ways out the home is just at painting stage. Trim, tile, flooring, cabinets set, mirrors, tie-ins with heat, electric, plumbing, carpet and touch up paint are still on schedule. Looking at 4-6 weeks for completion and a big December Open House. Email us to preregister for a showing.

Location: Conveniently located at the intersection of Routes 113 and 9 in Georgetown, Delaware.

Amenities: This community's amenities include a community center with heated indoor pool, exercise room, library, community hall, card room, and many planned activities.  

We hope you have found this month's update useful. Remember you can always Email Kathy

or reach her by phone at 302-542-1203. You can also call the office 302-424-1890 and Judy will find one of our agents to help you right away. 


Sincerely,

Kathy Sperl-Bell, Broker
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Featured Article
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 Retire!

Seriously, many of our Buyer Clients come from the DC Metropolitan Area and "When to retire from the Federal Government" is a really big question for them. I believe it is a serious question that everyone preparing for retirement thinks about for so many different reasons, but it does appear that some decisions for Federal employees are worth big $$$.

One of my current clients alerted me to the fact that most Federal employees retire around the end of the year. So, I did some research on the best time to retire and came up with some good information -

 


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Delaware Ranks No.1 in Tax-friendliness Report 

According to Doug Rainey, "In its first ranking of tax climate the consumer newsletter and online publisher put Delaware on top of the list. The state typically finishes higher, due to the lack of a sales tax and low property taxes."

Delaware has been ranked the nation's most tax friendly state by Kiplinger's. The media company Thursday launched a state-by-state Tax Map, giving online users a guide to state tax policies across the U.S. The tax map offers information  on a range of taxes-including income tax, sales tax, gas tax, and "sin" taxes on products such as alcohol and tobacco. 

 

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A  Buyers' Purchasing Power
Commentary By Gail Alm
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One of the things I can always count on when talking with someone about real estate and financing it they will always ask me, "What do you think is going to happen with interest rates?" and "What are the current interest rates?"

         There are so many factors in today's lending world that affect rates it is just incredible. The economy, government intervention, the stock market, it is mind boggling and difficult at best to project what rates may do.

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We are excited to let you know that we have two furnished homes available for 6 to 12 month leases.
These are perfect for our clients who are having a home built and need a place to live while their new home is being built here in
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Featured Rentals and contact us immediately if you are interested. We always give priority to our own Buyer Clients if we can.
 

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How great would it be if you could serve a culinary buffet with dishes from the area's top chefs,  Well, be thankful... you can!Tthanks to a few popular area chefs who supplied "Locals Now!" with some of their favorite holiday recipes you'll be able to bring a local twist to your table this Thanksgiving Day. Read more... Download the Cookbook Here.  
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