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New Castle County DE Real Estate Market Watch for April 2016

by Tucker Robbins

New Castle County DE new listings declined 5.03% in April 2016 with 52 homes less homes sold than in April 2015. The average sales price dropped 1.31% in April to $212,000 from $216,495 in April 2015.

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Information courtesy of New Castle County DE Realtor Tucker Robbins.

New Castle County DE Market Watch for December 2015

by Tucker Robbins

New Castle County DE home sales declined in December 2015 with 446 homes sold compared to 456 in December 2014. The average sales price rose 2.75% in December to $229,443 from $223,303 in December 2014.

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Information courtesy of New Castle County DE Realtor Tucker Robbins.

6 Tips For Homebuyers

by Tucker Robbins

If you’re a homebuyer searching for real estate chances are you have found a low inventory of properties.

A low inventory of properties also tends to cause bidding wars to come back. That means homebuyers have to get home buyermore creative. Paul Bishop, VP of NAR suggests going beyond the usual market tactics to help you be the first to find homes. Simply getting pre-qualified for a mortgage is not enough anymore.

Here are some tips for creative strategies…

  1. Head off the competition by finding “pocket listings.” These are listings that have been contracted for, but haven’t reached the market or been posted on the MLS. There are various reasons for this to happen, many times at the seller’s request. However, the listing broker knows the property is for sale. Tell your agent you want to know immediately of any new properties for sale.
     
  2. Get real-time information. Most potential homebuyers depend on the normal flow of information from MLS sites or other sources like Realtor.com. Ask your agent about real-time MLS alerts – emails that go out immediately when a listing goes live. This avoids waiting hours or days before you know about new home for sale.
     
  3. Tell your Realtor you want to be notified immediately when the inventory of properties changes – and make sure he or she knows exactly what you are looking for! That does three things for you: it forces you to be very specific about what you want; it tells your Realtor valuable information about your wants; and, it signals just how serious you are about moving on a purchase quickly.
     
  4. Don’t be too quick to reject what you think are bad listings! Look past the need for paint, or bad lighting, or unflattering photos. Make sure not to superficially reject any listing that could be a treasure that is just packaged poorly.
     
  5. Set your search criteria a bit higher than your actual target price. You are then looking for real estate that is over-priced so you can keep an eye on them to come down.
     
  6. Look out for would-be sellers. Tell your Realtor to check property listings that expired weeks or months ago. Get him to contact the sellers to see if they are considering coming back on the market. They may jump at someone like you who is ready to buy!

Develop a strong relationship with your Realtor, get pre-qualified for a mortgage, make sure your credit is clean, and then let your agent know that you are ready to move quickly when the right property comes along. Read here for more general buying tips.

Information courtesy of New Castle County DE Realtor Tucker Robbins.

New Castle County Real Estate Market Watch for January 2015

by Tucker Robbins

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Information courtesy of New Castle Realtor Tucker Robbins, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices.

Important Dates for New Castle County Property Taxes

by Tucker Robbins

Below is convenient property tax bill information for New Castle County residents.

Property Tax Bills

  When
Available
How Do I
Get Them
Due
Date
More
Information
Annual Property Tax Bill July Mailed Sept 30 302-395-5083
Supplemental I October Mailed Dec 1 302-395-5083
Supplemental II January Mailed March 1 302-395-5083
Supplemental III April Mailed June 1 302-395-5083

                                                

Applications for Exemptions and Credits

  When
Available
How Do I
Get Them
Due
Date
More
Information
Over 65/Disability Exemption Forms January 1 Click Here June 1 302-395-5520
Delaware Senior School Credit Forms Yearly Click Here April 30 302-395-5520


For more details and to view your property information and payment status, click here.

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Tucker Robbins
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
3838 Kennett Pike
Wilmington DE 19807
(302) 777-7744 (direct)