Saturday May 2, 2009, is the ANNUAL MILTON DELAWARE YARD SALE. You will find everything from quality antiques to garden items, children's toys, books and more. It's one of the best yard sales and everyone I know in town has been getting ready all week long. We usually participate, but this year I
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04/30/2009
I was just following and commenting on the excellent discussion about Dual Agency as a result of a featured Blog by Connie Goodrich from Keller Williams in McKinney, Texas, and it got me thinking about another aspect of this challenging time in real estate - FSBOs. In the past, I was against show
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04/23/2009
Despite the rain, the Milton Chamber helped Schell Brothers "cut the ribbon" at their new community Heritage Creek in Milton, Delaware. Preston Schell, President of Schell Brothers and his brother Chris Schell, President of Ocean Atlantic Sotheby's International Realty are pictured to the left in
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04/22/2009
Did you know that in our state of Delaware in 2007 the real estate industry accounted for 15.5% of gross state product? When a home is sold in Delaware: Income generated for related industries is $21,024 Additional expenditures on consumer items is $5,331 The sale generates an economic multipli
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04/18/2009
It's not always better being first, even in Delaware - the First State! As a Realtor the past few years, being the first listing agent in a declining real estate market has been a challenge at best. There are homes on the market today, listed with the second or even third listing agent that were
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04/18/2009
In the latest AARP Bulletin, the headline "Age-Restricted Housing Becomes Ageless" caught my eye. Just the other day I was talking with the Community Sales Manager at one of Coastal Delaware's Active Adult Communities and predicted this very thing. I cited the halted development of two new active
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04/14/2009
This was the headline in our local paper and then I looked at the photo. It looked like Amy Felker, the owner of The Lewes Bake Shoppe and Notting Hill Roastery on Second Street in Lewes. It's right down the street from my office and I must get lunch from Amy at least twice a week. Now I find out
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04/02/2009
