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Buying and/or Selling a home or
property, performing a real estate transaction in Sussex
County Delaware is where we seek to be your professional
Realtors. To learn a lot more about the Sussex
County real estate contract and transaction, please read
through this site and our articles and essays. In
addition there are numerous short articles and
references on
www.Lawyer.com about Delaware
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Java Beach at Town Center in the Village of Five Points!,
Java Beach Coffee Shop and Bagelry,
In Serving the Beach Areas of Rehoboth Beach, Lewes Beach, Village of Five Points, and the Five Points, Route One and Route 9 and 404 areas Jody and Kate serve; Bay, Ocean, Plantations, Oak Orchard, Dewey Beach, Forgotten Mile, Bethany Beach, Fenwick Island, Broadkill Beach, Milton, Farms, Rural Properties, Farms, Acreage, Homes, Condos, Lots; You Name It - We Will Take Care of YOU.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING! According to Delaware State Housing Authority, the average home sales price during the last quarter of 2004 was $222,273 in the Milton area and $375,014 in the Lewes-Rehoboth Beach area. NOTE: Our appreciation rate for the Milton area is about 25% and about 30% for the beach area so expect prices higher than these this year. See MORE Real Estate NEWS and information on our Home Page, Part 2! Mortgage Rates are creeping up! IF, you are ready to purchase, the time to act is now. Put a property under contract and get your financing APPROVED NOW! 30 Year, fixed rates are still under 6% BUT, are creeping up.
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YOU! WHY? Leave there and... Come here to the BEACH!
YES...
Work at the
beach! You can do it NOW! We do and you can too!
More and more of our
clients come from the city, buy a home NOW
Are YOU, TOO, Thinking of Working At Home? Article by Ann-Marie Patero Hurricane, Storm and Disaster Preparations! Prepare; Don't Despair!
Bookmark the links below for Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach and other beach areas; Local Weather: Sussex County, Southern Delaware, Relocation Guide Bethany-Fenwick Area Relocation Guide Learn what it takes to change zoning on a piece of land. It is not cheap, easy and automatically approved like the newspapers would lead you to believe! In fact, rezoning land is; expensive, difficult at best and seldom approved without numerous changes and concessions that are impossible to predict! Read this essay below about zoning changes! The Process and Cost of Zoning or Re-Zoning or Changing the Zoning of land in Sussex County Delaware ==============
Milton at center of development boom By Rachel Swick of Cape Gazette staff
More than 4,000 homes have been
proposed on land northwest of Milton, and now Lacrosse
Homes has unveiled plans in the same area for a new
development of 350 single-family homes.
Hayfield is a cluster development,
proposed on 175 acres west of the 1,630-unit Isaacs
Glen.
Lacrosse Homes, a builder and
developer based in Delaware and Maryland, has proposed
Hayfield on land bordered to the west by Carpenter Road
(Sussex 229B), to the south by Hummingbird Road (Sussex
227) and to the northwest by Smith Road (Sussex 229).
The development is surrounded by agricultural lands,
some of which are in the farmland preservation program.
Already proposed northwest of
Milton, in proximity to Hayfield, besides Isaacs Glen,
are Hummingbird Meadows with 205 units; North Milton
with 2,300 units plus commercial space that could be
annexed into the town; and the Sandstone development
with 61 proposed units.
Because Hayfield would sit on land
in a Level 4 area according to state strategies, the
state planning office issued a letter opposing any
development on that land.
However, according to county
land-use plans, while the area is designated as prime
agricultural land that should be preserved, developers
are still permitted to build approximately two units per
acre. Attorney Jim Fuqua argued this point on behalf of
Hayfield at the Thursday, Jan. 26 public hearing before
Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission.
One year ago, a proposal for
Hayfield went before the state’s Preliminary Land Use
Service (PLUS) in Dover. The state planners issued a
15-page report outlining the reasons the state opposes
Hayfield.
But while state planners oppose
the developments, the developers could still get
approval from county officials. State planners noted
that if the plans for Isaacs Glen move forward, the two
developers should plan to interconnect the developments
with stub streets and possibly walking trails. State
Planning Director Constance Holland said the developer
should maximize high quality open space by preserving
existing forested areas and removing all housing lots
from the tree line. She also said developers should
preserve trees as buffers to shield the development from
adjacent properties.
Fuqua said the developer and
engineer from Davis, Bowen and Friedel worked to redraw
the plans to incorporate many of the state planning
office’s recommendations. All of the lots were removed
from the forested area and more open space was
preserved. Representatives from Lacrosse Homes attended
the meeting, including Karen Barnes, Kim Burke and John
Dickson.
W. Zachary Crouch of Davis, Bowen
and Friedel told the commissioners the planning process
has moved forward in the year since plans were presented
to PLUS. He said stormwater ponds were drawn smaller and
fencing will be placed around an existing pond to
minimize nuisance geese and dangers to children.
Crouch also said the developer
will provide street lighting and sidewalks will be
installed on both sides of the development’s private
streets. The developer also will fix a drainage problem
so that Hayfield will not contribute to any future
stormwater problems in the area.
Unlike the Jan. 12 meeting, when
Fuqua spoke for nearly two hours on Isaacs Glen, this
time he summarized his comments, explaining to the
commissioners that many of his points mirrored the
earlier presentation.
The Hayfield proposal is similar
to the Isaacs Glen proposal in that they are both on
Level 4 lands and have both been opposed by the state.
But the Hayfield proposal is different because instead
of farmers backing the proposal, this time it is a
builder - Lacrosse Homes purchased the property from a
farmer in order to develop it.
The company is proposing a central
wastewater treatment facility and central water through
Tidewater Utilities. They are also proposing about 53
acres of open space, not including the treatment
facility. This open space would be used for walking and
biking trails and wetland protection areas.
According to a Delaware Department
of Natural Resources and Environmental Control map of
the property, wetlands exist along the border of
Hayfield.
Fuqua said the developer would
preserve these wetlands by keeping all construction a
minimum of 68 feet from them. In most areas,
construction will be 100 feet from the wetlands.
The development will be created in
five phases and will take from three to five years to
complete if approved by the county.
Commissioner I.G. Burton said he
needed more time to digest all the information presented
by Fuqua and a motion was granted unanimously to defer
action on the proposal. The next commission meeting will
be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, in council chambers
in Georgetown. The public is welcome to attend.
====================== News Alert Regarding the Real Estate Market! Record for Housing Sector Expected this Year says NAR; National Association of Realtors. NAR has again raised its forecast for the housing sector, with both existing and new-home sales to set an even bigger all-time record in 2005. Existing-home sales are expected to rise 2.8 percent to 6.97 million this year. New-home sales should increase 3.2 percent to 1.24 million in 2005, also a record. Total housing starts - single-family and multifamily - are forecast to grow by 5.0 percent to 2.05 million units, the second highest on record; the peak was 2.36 million in 1972. "Earlier this year, we expected 2005 home sales to be the second-highest on record, but monthly sales have been at or close to record levels," said David Lereah, NAR's chief economist. (Note: Home sales in the Delaware Beach Area will likely have three times the levels of the national average!) ==============
Article
From July 28th 2005 Wall Street
Journal ===
August 18, 2005
Existing-Home Sales Smash Record Again Existing-home sales surpassed market expectations and reached another record in June as low mortgage interest rates and favorable market conditions continued to attract buyers. Total existing-home sales - including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops - rose 2.7 percent in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 7.33 million units. Sales were 4.4 percent above the 7.02 million-unit level in June 2004; the previous record was 7.18 million in April of this year. Pending Home Sales Continue at Record Levels Pending home sales, a leading indicator for the housing market, have risen to the third highest level on record. The Pending Home Sales Index, based on data collected for June, rose 0.6 percent to a reading of 126.3, and is 3.6 percent higher than June 2004. The index is based on pending sales of existing homes, including single-family and condos; a sale is pending when the contract has been signed but the transaction has not closed. Pending home sales typically close within one or two months of signing.
================================== We CARE for our clients; whether they are Buyers or Sellers! Make certain you are well, and professionally, represented. Do NOT just drive around and call on signs and do NOT choose a Realtor for some social or silly reason and do NOT call and work with several agents thinking that is somehow better - it could be the most expensive thing you will ever do! WHY? Read this article and YOU decide why you need a Buyer's Agent, Seller's Agent & Dual Agent. Be SMART and don't take chances with your time, money and future - Decide on an agent that will take care of YOU and have allegiance to YOU not the other side of the transaction or themselves! Buyer and Seller BEWARE! Your agent is your Gladiator - fighting for your interests against the Gladiator agent of the other people in the transaction. YOU are in control when you, as a buyer, use a Buyers Agent: YOU are in control when you, as a seller, use a Seller's Agent! Did You Know? Every Realtor has access to the Multiple Listing Service where all legally listed properties are found. We pay for you and all of our Web Site Visitors, to have the same access, to ALL of those properties. Delaware is comprised of three counties; the largest is Sussex County, the southern most county where all the beaches are. Each county has it's own Board of Realtors, it's own MLS and it's own rules, laws, customs and regulations regarding real estate. Kate and Jody work in Sussex County and specialize in the eastern part of Sussex, where all the beaches are. Delaware Taxes are perhaps the lowest in the Nation! Here is WHY - all the data on Delaware's Low, Low, taxes. Full Delaware taxation information. There is always something interesting happening in the Lewes - Rehoboth Area. Check out the local events and a bit about them! Check the Events Calendar Here! ============================================= ART NEWS! Milton Delaware Fantastic Art Shows! Federal Street Gallery Art Show Here you will see FINE art by Abraxas, at the Gallery and several other noted artists of the area, the region and the world! More Art News! ==================================== LEGAL ADVICE: The many decisions regarding buying and selling real estate are governed by law. It is strongly suggested that you spend some time on the Plain English, Legal Information Web Site as part of your preparation -- to buy or sell. Click> NOLO "Law for All" In addition and most importantly, Kate and Jody will help you find an Attorney to represent YOU in your Sussex County Real Estate transaction. ================================== Local Web Cameras: Rehoboth Beach Cam, & Bethany Cam & Traffic Cam & Weather! ========================== For the most up to date, informative, accurate, and broad based information about Growth in Sussex County Delaware; especially regarding anything that affects real estate; check out the very fully featured site by Rich Collins of The Positive Growth Alliance: There are hundreds of community sensitive, informed and influential members of the Positive Growth Alliance and these are the people, agencies, companies, leaders and officials who work together to make our area the best it can be: www.PositiveGrowthAlliance.Org Where you can find out everything about zoning proposals, Sussex County planning and zoning ordinances and all the local news pertaining to real estate and the growth of our area. Below are all the links you will need to know EVERYTHING there is to know about Sussex County Delaware! I suggest lots of reading here before, during and after your purchase of real estate here! Sussex County: ON-LINE & Delaware Census Data Sussex County Profile & Delaware Coast Press Saltwater Sussex & Cape Gazette & (Wilmington) News Journal U of D Daily News & Delaware Legislature & DelawareOnLine Delaware Department of Education Cape Henlopen School District! Sussex County Delaware PROFILE U.S. Census 2,000 stats on Sussex & Delaware.gov Search & Resource Engines & Demographics & Quick Facts Local Talk Radio: The MOST timely and complete knowledge base in our area!
Comprehensive Links & Political Facts ========================== Here are the local Chambers of Commerce where you can find everything about each of these towns:
Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber Of Commerce - BETHANY BEACH, DE http://www.bethany-fenwick.org/ Central Delaware Chamber Of Commerce - DOVER, DE http://www.cdcc.net/ Chamber Of Commerce For Greater Milford - MILFORD, DE http://www.milfordchamber.citymax.com/page/page/374843.htm Delaware State Chamber Of Commerce - WILMINGTON, DE http://www.dscc.com/ Delmar Chamber of Commerce - DELMAR, DE http://www.delmar-chamberofcommerce.com/ Greater Georgetown Chamber Of Commerce - GEORGETOWN, DE http://www.georgetowncoc.com/ Greater Seaford Chamber Of Commerce - SEAFORD, DE http://www.seafordchamber.com/ Lewes Chamber Of Commerce - LEWES, DE Middletown Chamber Of Commerce - Delaware Chapter - MIDDLETOWN, DE http://www.middletownareachamber.com/ New Castle County Chamber Of Commerce - WILMINGTON, DE http://www.ncccc.com/ Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber Of Commerce - REHOBOTH BCH, DE http://www.beach-fun.com/ Southern Delaware City Chamber of Commerce - GEORGETOWN, DE http://www.visitsoutherndelaware.com/
==================== Below are compendiums of all National and International Real Estate News: Wall Street Journal; guide to property & R.E. Library
Click Here for the News Archives Below are more resources for you as you plan to do real estate business here!
For Sale by Owner; FSBO - here you go!
Click below! FSBO (for sale by owner) marketing contact E-Mail Jody for FSBO Services cell 302-841-8788. Read About > For Sale By Owner Services available =================================================================== Kate and Jody will also assist you, your builder or your architect, in finding lots, land, acreage, waterfront properties or any land, woodland or forest land that you might want. There are even lots for sale in Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, Lewes, Fenwick, Bethany, and areas near the beach. Jody has specialized in Sussex County Delaware, Land for sale for over 30 years. In fact, many people remember Jody for his years of radio ads regarding "Land for Sale - Swamp Land Too, but it costs MORE!" And, that is often true. In this area the swampland, marsh, wetlands, and wet areas are "Where The Critters Play" as his radio ads used to say. This wetland area is teeming with life and people often pay more for that view, a marsh-front view. The Glade, a local and luxurious community has it's most expensive homes and lots on the edge of the wetlands with a view of the marsh between Lewes and Rehoboth, across Gordon's Pond.
Sussex County Delaware is one of
the largest counties east of the Mississippi River. It
takes an hour to drive from the north border to south border
and an hour to drive from the east border to the west
border. To do a sophisticated price search that includes properties; not pictured to the left -- you can search by price, bedrooms, etc. on the MLS site. Realtors find that most folks moving to Delaware want to be at the beach or at most, within 5 to 20 miles of Rehoboth Beach, Lewes Beach, or Fenwick, Dewey or Bethany. That property in these locations includes, in order of price, as a rule -- Rehoboth and Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, Lewes Town proper, Lewes Beach, Bethany Beach areas and the inland bay reaches. Then there are; Fenwick Island, Broadkill Beach, Milton, Cool Springs, Harbeson, Oak Orchard, Cool Spring, Harbeson and Georgetown. There are many more areas, villages and communities and they can help you fill your needs there as well. See a list of areas at the bottom of this page. About: INCOME PROPERTIES Many people buy properties here as an investment. In many areas Investment Properties are ones that you buy and the mortgage is paid by year round rental income. Year round rentals do not support our mortgages. However, Summer Rentals Only will not support your mortgage cost either. Your new property will perform much better as an income property if you do off-season and winter rentals by the week. The total of all these weekly winter rentals should bring in as much as the summer rentals; thereby doubling your rental income. Here as an example of a great place at the Keys at Marsh Harbor that is available for weekly rentals throughout the year and is right at the entrance to Rehoboth Beach. As a rule, 30% to 40% down payment at today's rates and managing only weekly rentals throughout the year gives you a great advantage in our market and will likely grant you rental income to pay the mortgage. What is powerful about our Income Properties is that we have had one of the highest appreciation rates in the world and one of the most consistent over the last hundred years!
While you are in the area I suggest the VERY BEST PLACE TO STAY IN OUR AREA: Check out the Best and Most Beautiful Bed and Breakfast in Delaware that I know of! For all of your Rural Rehoboth, Sussex County and "Slower, Lower, Delaware" Real Estate needs, you can count on Kate Baird; Realtor & Jody Hudson Realtor and Kate Baird's Marketing Partner for a full spectrum of Realty services. We are sometimes asked about lots for sale in Rehoboth Beach, there are some, usually well over a million dollars for a small lot. You may save money and get a better location by purchasing an existing home in the area you like and then removing that home. Then you can build the home you like on that lot. It is possible to build a taller home than it was years ago and you can put in an elevator which saves space, money and is more saleable in today's market. Jody has over 35 years experience in unique properties. Jody, in addition to marketing residential homes and services has been a Rural Specialist, specializing in; Farms, Acreage, Forest, Fields, Timber Land, Commercial, & Business Properties. He specializes in country farm land properties, waterfront, marinas, commercial, raw land, acreage, rural homes, older homes, and is sometimes known as the area's Rural Specialist! Kate is very familiar with the residential homes, condos, Townhomes and residential communities all over this area and there are hundreds of communities! Not everyone wants a wants waterfront, oceanfront, or immediate resort area lands. Delaware resort property sales areas now include nearly all of Sussex County. If you are seeking a Realtor who specializes in Lewes, Broadkill (Jody had the first Real Estate office and perhaps the only Realty office ever, in Broadkill beach, and sold many of the lots there when they were first made available.). If you want a Rehoboth, Dewey, Bethany, Fenwick, Lewes area Realtor, you have come to the right place. Kate and Jody want to be your first choice for real estate services in the beach areas. Kate and Jody have arranged to have the entire Sussex County Multiple Listing Service (and that includes the Delaware beaches) available for you, just click on the "Properties" tab above to see their personal listings. OR: You can search the same MLS system that Sussex County Realtors use by going to the bottom of this page to search the entire MLS! See the property listings for the entire Delaware Beach area. All properties served by the Kate-Jody team, are in locations in Sussex County just a couple hours east of Washington DC. near Rehoboth Beach "The "Nation's Summer Capitol". Rehoboth is known as the Nation's Summer Capitol because it is the primary summer resort for Washingtonians and has been for decades. Kate does it all residentially in the resort area; Resort, Residential, Beach, Waterfront, Condos, Townhomes, Town Houses, Waterview & Rural Residential properties. Together Kate and Jody can serve your every Real Estate need! Kate & Jody hope to be YOUR Number ONE Realtor team; your real estate agents at the beach!
Spelling Notes: There
are some frequent spelling and pronunciation errors
regarding Rehoboth and Lewes: there are numerous wrong
spellings for Rehoboth Beach; including Rehobeth Beach,
Rohoboth Beach, Rohobeth Beach, and perhaps others. And
there are numerous incorrect spellings for Lewes as well;
such as Lews, Lous, Louis, Lose, Lewis, and Lewus. The
correct spelling is Lewes and it is pronounced Loo-Us not
Lews. Enjoy! Check out The Latest! News, Views, Information, Press Releases, Thoughts and E-Mail Newsletter Contents!
Ocean Centre - Ocean articles and resources. DeBay On-Line Selling Services; here at the Delaware Bay! Beware of Teen Screen - Protect your children from official drugging at school. Cinderberry Estates; Featured FSBO Lot for Sale. Christmas Lights at the Beach! Enjoy! Oak Crest Farms a New Home Community near the Lewes and Rehoboth Beaches! Cortland Labradoodles! AUSTRALIAN LABRADOODLES IN THE U.S.A. Cortland has some beautiful and friendly Doodles! breed multigenerational Australian Labradoodles from dogs imported from Rutland Manor in Australia. Cortland's Labradoodles live and breed in the hills of lovely Wilmington Delaware and are conveniently located in the mid-Atlantic eastern corridor within two hours of New York City and Washington DC, and 25 minutes from the Philadelphia airport. Puppies available December, before Christmas 2005!
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Professional TIP for Buyers! Jody has been designated an Expert Author:
For real estate
information you won't see anywhere else... see below!
Why Do Realtors
Advertise Your Home In Print, On The Radio, On
Television etc.?
What did you say? Can This Realtor Sell My Property for MORE and Faster? List Your Property CORRECTLY & Make More Money! Do you want to sell your home fast and for the highest price? Where Does Your Commission Fee Go? What We Do To Sell Your Property Maximizing Curb Appeal and First Impressions to sell faster and better! Frequently Asked Questions: Often Asked by BOTH Purchasers and Sellers Why do WE think we are the best Real Estate team, The Best Realtors -- for YOU? FAQ On Rehoboth Real Estate Sales Tax Deferred Exchanges of Investment and Business Real Estate Real Estate, Real Property and Leased Land: Definitions and Information High Tension for the Buyer and Seller Can Be Reduced About the Real Estate Contract Buyer's Agent, Seller's Agent & Dual Agent Landscaping to Increase the Value of Your Home BEFORE or AFTER Buying
FOR SALE BY OWNER; HOW TO SAVE MONEY and STILL
GET OUR HELP:
Mistakes to Avoid When Selling Your Own Home from Wall Street Journal For Sale By Owner: A Guide For Buyers from the Wall Street Journal Non Real Estate Articles by Jody Hudson or His Interests: Difficulties, Challenges & Problems; Teleworking, Telecommuting and Working at Home
Growing Up On
A Delaware Farm
Where did all the Farmers go? Blueberry Picking Techniques The History of Government and the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Where the Critters Play
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