This Month's Featured Listings
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LEWES: Single Family In 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 a 3rd Bedroom with full bath plus a 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 a showing!
JUST LISTED: Golfers' Haven in Heritage Shores  This 2 bedroom, 2 bath Villa with den is situated on a large corner lot with views of the pond and 18th Fairway. This home was a model and has only been lived in the last 2 years. Features beautiful hardwood floors, granite counter tops in kitchen and a stand-up attic that runs the entire length of garage, solving your storage problems. Click for More Details, take the Visual Tour and then contact Linda Chick for a showing.
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Bayside-Schell Brothers
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Bayside, located just 4 miles from the beaches in Fenwick Island, features low-maintenance living, a Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course, recreation and fitness center with pools and hot tub, a beach with kayak launch, The Cove Bar and Grille, tennis, basketball and volleyball courts.
UPDATE: At Bayside, 16 clients have settled in the last five months and 3 Buyers are getting ready to close. If you are interested in 1 of the 6 Single Family Homes or 1 of the 22 Twins still available, call 302-424-1890 or email us today. We'll make sure you take advantage of the current incentives, $30K off Single Family Homes and $20K off the purchase price on Twins.
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Villages of Red Mill Pond-KHOV Builders
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Conveniently located just off of Route 9 and minutes from all the charm and culture historic Lewes, The Villages of Red Mill Pond offer a bounty of water recreation activities, a gazebo, kayak/boat launch, walking trails along the water's edge and cozy community events in the Clubhouse.
UPDATE: Since 9 more homes have sold since the new year, it's easy to see why this neighborhood is becoming a popular choice of boomers moving to Sussex County. In fact, 5 of our clients selected The Villages of Red Mill Pond for their new home address. Call 302-424-1890 or email us today to tour available showcase homes that are ready for quick delivery.
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Senators-Schell Brothers
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Senators is located in an ideal location, just minutes from Historic Lewes on Gills Neck Road. It's easy to take a leisurely bike ride from the beach or Breakwater Trail then enjoy the community, its clubhouse and pool.
UPDATE: Senators held the formal Release of the 4th phase of homes this past weekend and featured tours of the Henlopen and Herring Point models. If you are interested is seeing these homes, call 302-424-1890 or email us today and we'll schedule a tour and make sure you take advantage of current incentives.
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Heritage Creek-Schell Brothers
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Close to the beaches, golf and outlet shopping, another popular neighborhood is Heritage Creek. Located off Route 5 in Historic Milton, Heritage Creek offers small town charm, timeless beauty and eye-catching curb appeal in a Southern Delaware setting. Many of the homes have welcoming front porches, irrigated flower boxes and an elegant boulevard. One of our newest Active Adults Realty agents just purchased a home and moved into this community.
UPDATE: This community is a good choice for those looking to be near the beaches but away from the traffic. Single-Family new construction prices will be increasing $15K, while the Carriage Homes go up an additional $10K. Call 302-424-1890 or email us today to see what's available now and save.
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Bay Crossing-Blenheim Builders
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Bay Crossing is the only 55+ community featuring prestigious low-maintenance homes in Lewes, situated in a secluded convenient location, just two and a half miles from downtown Lewes and about 4 miles from the Atlantic Ocean.
UPDATE: Only 14 lots remaining in the final phase at Bay Crossing. Call or email us today to save 50% off all options on the Dory, Catalina and Cutter model homes-maxed at $25K in savings. To get on the list to be one of the first to tour the new Laser Model showcase home being built, call 302-424-1890 or email us today. Don't delay. One of our clients just bought the Dory showcase home. Inventory homes do not last long.
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Heritage Shores-Providence Builders
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 Ideally located in Bridgeville, Delaware, Heritage Shores features an Arthur Hills championship golf course, country club with indoor and outdoor pools, tennis, fitness center, events, classes and low-maintenance living close to the beaches and all Southern Delaware has to offer.
UPDATE: This neighborhood,, with 7 homes settling in the last six weeks, is a popular choice for golfers and non-golfers alike including two of our Active Adults Realty agents. Our Heritage Shores clients (17 just since the beginning of 2013) love the neighborhood and its many amenities. If you are looking for a golf-centric lifestyle right now, 3 showcase homes with nice incentives built-in are ready for quick delivery. Call 302-424-1890 or email us today for more information, to schedule a showing or to save $15K on a new construction packages.
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Bishops Landing-Beazer Homes
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Bishops Landing in Millville is just a few miles West of beautiful Bethany Beach. The neighborhood offers maintenance-free living, regular shuttle buses to the beach, a clubhouse, Olympic-sized pool, walking trails, a pond-full of fish and 2 doggie play areas.
UPDATE: This community is new but gaining in popularity with over 50 homes sold in 2013. Small-sized and private, it's a convenient 2.6 miles to the Bethany Beach. Ongoing incentives include $5000 toward all options, so call 302-424-1890 or email us today to see this community and to save.
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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
Active Adults Realty
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JAN HOME SALES: 2013 vs. 2014
With Comments By Gail Alm at Fairway Independent Mortgage
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Sussex County, DE - January 2014 Sales at $61,418,158 were up 31% over January of 2013 in Sussex County! Single family homes were up 27% over the same period last year. Condos and Townhomes were up 42% over the prior January. Sales from 2012 to 2013 in January were flat a year ago so this is a big improvement.
Commenting on this new information, Gail Alm of Fairway Independent Mortgage in Rehoboth Beach said, "Even though the weather has been a factor, these are very strong numbers for January 2014 and showing a continuing trend of recovery to our very own housing market. The average single family home price sold last month was up 17% over January 2013 at $301,054. This shows that average home prices are also on the rise after having been flat the prior January. In Sussex County last month there were 7 real estate transactions every single day! Properties are selling!
Read the full Article
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Why Rental Homes In The Area Are Hard To Find!
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By Kathy Sperl-Bell, Broker
As a REALTOR, I get asked questions all the time including
"We'd like to Rent Before We Buy... "
We often get contacted by people who would like to try living in Delaware before they make a decision to buy. No matter how compelling the reasons to consider moving to Coastal Delaware, first you need to get to know the area to find out how you like it.
"Can we rent a home in a 55+ community in Delaware?" It is purely hit or miss and whenever we have had one available for rent it has gone quickly. (See our available rentals below.) We often start working with our clients several years before they need to make a decision.
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| Why You Should Read Those HOA Documents |
In Delaware, every community that charges more than $500 a year in an HOA fee or a Condo fee is required to produce very detailed documentation. By law this stack of documents must be given to you for your review and acceptance. If you are buying an existing home, the seller is required to pay for a complete, current set of documents and deliver them to you or your agent. If you do not receive these documents prior to agreeing to purchase the home, the seller is still obligated to provide them to you and give you 5 days to review and accept them. If you object to anything contained in them you may nullify the contract and receive a full refund of all monies you have paid into escrow.
What if you are buying a new home?
The builder/developer is now the seller and is required to provide you with the same complete documentation for your approval and acceptance.
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| WANTED: Short-term Rentals |
We have Clients Looking To Rent Before They Buy!
If you own a home in Coastal Delaware in particular that you would like to rent for a minimum 6 months to a year, please let us know, via email or by calling 302-424-1890
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COMING SOON:
Luxury Villa for Rent
to let us know immediately, if this home is of interest to you. It won't last long!
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