The town of Lewes is abuzz with people and bikes and boats - all coming to see the arrival of the Lightship Overfalls. "We plan to start the welcome home celebration around 2 PM at the slip. Please bring some munchies and the Overfalls will provide the rest. Sam and Mariah Calagione have donated
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05/31/2009
I am getting ready for Buyer Clients coming to town on Saturday and I just checked to see what's happening right now in the Lewes Delaware real estate market. I searched for all single family homes that are Under Contract (Pending) with a Lewes address and found 44 single family homes are under c
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05/28/2009
May 23rd- Horseshoe Crab & Shorebird Festival Milton Memorial Park & Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge Friday Night-Delaware Comedy Improv Theatre7 PM in the tent in Memorial ParkFun for all ages-tickets $5.00; kids under 10-$1.00Saturday-8:30 AM to 4 PMPRIME HOOK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGERt 16 Eas
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05/21/2009
This morning I was taking my own advice and Googled my name to see what I had been up to lately. As I sipped my coffee and got to Page 4, I saw a quote in an article that I had totally forgotten about. There it was - By expanding your knowledge of universal design, you’ll put yourself ahead of yo
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05/18/2009
On any given night in Lewes, Delaware, there are more dinner parties being hosted than anywhere else in the country! At least that's what the Hostess for the Historic Lewes Farmer's Market Dinner reported last evening. Maybe that's where the idea came from. First we all met at the Lewes Histori
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05/17/2009
What a perfect day for a Broker's Open House! All those April showers did produce some wonderful May flowers AND it's a beautiful sunny day. Between 12 and 3 pm, 15 agents came through my listing and 3 other homes in the town of Milton, Delaware. ARE BROKER'S OPEN HOUSES EFFECTIVE IN YOUR MARKET?
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05/13/2009
Tonight was the first time since Inauguration Day back in January that the JACK PACK met with Delaware's new Governor Jack Markell. Like President Obama, Governor Markell inherited quite a challenge from his predecessor. Unlike the President, the State of Delaware is mandated to "balance the budg
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05/12/2009
Last week I was getting ready for a buyer client coming to Coastal Delaware to search for a beach house. Not just any beach house; they are looking for one that also has a rental unit on the property. It could be attached or over the garage. It could be an efficiency or a two bedroom. The general
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05/11/2009
At a real estate conference last year, one of the instructors commented - "We are in a Price War AND a Beauty Contest". When I am on a listing appointment, I relay this to the Sellers and politely explain that the Buyers are in charge right now. They can cherry pick the homes for sale and choose
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05/10/2009
There are no easy loans these days. At least in my market, there are only 4 ways a buyer can purchase a property: CASH 20% down AND excellent credit - 750 range FHA which has a maximum loan amount of $375,000 USDA Rural Housing which has income limits For those in the mortgage business that are r
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05/09/2009
