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Portable Gardens for Curb Appeal To make your home more attractive to home buyers, you could plant fresh flowers or you could put plants in containers and take your garden with you when you sell your home! Containers can accent your home’s personality – like washtubs for a farmhouse look or colorful fired pottery for … Continue reading Portable Gardens for Curb Appeal →

5 Ways to Boost Your Home’s Curb Appeal Before listing your home, improving curb appeal is a top priority. Luxury homebuyers want a turnkey residence that requires zero work before they move in and if your house is looking a little worse for wear from the street, they could be turned off before even stepping … Continue reading 5 Ways to Boost Your Home’s Curb Appeal →

How Important Is Square Footage? Buyers tend to think bigger is better, but a smaller home may actually feel more spacious than a similar home with a larger footprint. That’s what makes the emphasis on size over livability so frustrating – it’s not really an accurate gauge for living space. Living space is roofed, enclosed, … Continue reading How Important is Square Footage →

The statistics referenced here and in the attached chart are based on single family homes derived from the Bright Multiple Listing Service. Active Listings/Current Inventory As of the end of July, there were a total of 1,966 homes on the market, a decrease of 5%  from the previous month’s end inventory of 2,060.  This represents … Continue reading Current Real Estate Market Conditions – July 2019 →

  If rainwater collects in your yard, you can wind up with large pools that can damage the landscaping and flood your basement. If your yard has repeatedly flooded after rainstorms, you have a serious drainage problem that needs to be addressed to avoid costly damage. How to Control Localized Flooding Sometimes a yard floods … Continue reading What to Do If Your Yard Floods When It Rains →

Quartz vs. Granite: Consumer Reports Rates Kitchen Countertops Is there a kitchen renovation in your future? If so, one of the most crucial and difficult decisions ahead of you is what kind of countertop to choose. Consumer Reports takes a look at two of the most popular options—quartz and granite—to determine which one is the … Continue reading Quartz vs Granite →

Bicycle-friendly amenities are contributing to a surge in property values in communities across the globe, marshaled by developments in urban centers and suburban outposts that accommodate “active” transportation. Click link for map of the Rehoboth Lewes Bike Path – which is continuing to grow! http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/parks/Information/Documents/GordonsPond/4-13/Region%20Map.pdf “Today, bike trails, bike lanes, bike-share systems, and other forms of active … Continue reading Bike Paths Lift Home Values →

Mortgage Rate Update . . . Freddie Mac’s results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® shows that “Mortgage rates continued to hover near three-year lows and purchase application demand has responded, rising steadily over the last two months to the highest year-over-year change since the fall of 2017. While the improvement has yet to impact home … Continue reading Mortgage Rate Update →

In a way, the trend toward larger homes is the result of Americans’ fondness for clutter. The world’s tiniest house is in Germany. It’s one square meter, made of wood and glass, and it’s portable, if you don’t mind carrying it on your back. By day, you set the little house upright, where you can … Continue reading The Home Sizes and Clutter Relationship →

Arranging Furniture?  Think Outside the Box . . . As any homeowner knows, the living room is a major focal point of the home. From family gatherings throughout the year to sitting back and watching TV together at the end of a long week, the living room is often a home’s social center for family … Continue reading Avoid These Common Mistakes When Arranging Living Room Furniture →

It’s Either a Tear down or A Remodel Older homes that served our grandparents and parents well may appear poorly planned for today’s families. They tend to be smaller with narrow lots, closed-off kitchens, and fewer bathrooms and bedrooms. On the other hand, older homes tend to offer character and quality craftsmanship that is unmatched … Continue reading Tear Down or ReModel? →

Can’t wait to get out of town for a much-needed vacation? Make sure you don’t ruin your trip by returning to a disaster at home. Here are some tips to help prevent an unpleasant homecoming: Unplug all appliances. Believe it or not, phone chargers, computers, televisions and coffee pots all continue to use energy even … Continue reading Love Your Home? Then Protect it While You’re Away . . . →