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HP 55

Delaware HP Bill 55 is an attempt to replace the Electoral College with the popular vote.  This bill would require that Delaware’s 3 Electoral Votes be given to the winner of the national popular vote and not the winner of state popular vote.

Our founding fathers developed the Electoral College to keep smaller states and regional voices heard, not just the large metropolitan areas.  This should not a partisan issue.  True the Democrats control the urban vote today, however, no one know who will control that vote 100 years from now.

Sussex County

Sussex County Facts

1)    At 938 Square Miles Sussex is the largest county east of the Mississippi River

2)   Sussex County’s population is over 197,000.

3)   More than 8 million visitors hit the beaches annually

4)   The Delmarva Peninsula (Sussex County) is the third most difficult area to evacuate in an emergency, first is New York City and second is New Orleans.  It is estimated that 4 days would be needed to evacuate the peninsula at the height of the season.

4 SIGNALS THAT IT MIGHT BE TIME TO BUY VS. RENT YOUR HOME (PART 1 OF 4)

To rent or to buy?: what used to be a given – that you would buy a home as soon as you could afford to – has become an agonizing conundrum for many a would-be homebuyer, in the face of the housing market’s big bust and super-slow recovery.

To rent or to buy?:  what used to be a given – that you would buy a home as soon as you could afford to – has become an agonizing conundrum for many a would-be homebuyer, in the face of the housing market’s big bust and super-slow recovery. Low prices seem to create a wide-open window of opportunity, but they also create the concern that prices will keep falling after closing. And that Catch-22 has hundreds of thousands of buyers-to-be stuck on the fence.

Fortunately, there are handfuls of life, mortgage and local market signals which indicate that the time *might* be right to hop – scratch that – leap off the fence and into homeownership:

Signal #1 – Mortgage rates are going up. Home prices have been low for the last several years, and in fact are currently looking like they’re heading back down to the same levels they were at the depths of the real estate recession. During this same time frame, interest rates have also been low – this one-two punch has created record-high affordability for the last four years running, causing buyers to believe that this window of opportunity won’t be closing anytime soon.

While prices don’t look like they’ll be skyrocketing anytime soon, interest rates are another story. Rates have been on a rollercoaster over the past few months, and with inflation and Fed rates set to spike later this year, today’s low interest rates might be as good as they’re going to get for a long time to come. And I mean a very long time – in the next few years, governmental intervention in the mortgage markets is likely to wind down, and that means higher mortgage interest rates are not only inevitable, they’ll probably be here for a long, long time.

Mortgage rates on the rise are one signal that now might be the peak of home affordability, and the peak of the opportunity to buy.

CHECK IN TOMORROW FOR SIGNAL #2!

Author~ Connie Cooper

20 Acres of Waterfront Property With Unlimited Possibilities!!

20 Acres on the Pocomoke River at an unreal price!

Last week, I had the pleasure of going down to Marion Station, MD to look at a piece of waterfront property.  WOW!!  I didn’t even know there was a Marion Station, and I have lived on the Eastern Shore since 1986.

What a lovely place!  If you want to get away from it all, this is the spot.  Twenty acres on the Pocomoke River with views that are beyond belief.  It has a dock for your boat, crabbing, oysters, waterfowl and only a ten minute boat ride to the middle of the Chesapeake Bay.  Again, WOW!!  Call for more details 302 644-2266   Author~Bruce Summer

GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE MARKET CONDITIONS IN SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE!!

Market Conditions are on an Up Turn!!

After 3 1/2 years of Real Estate Depression, the market conditions are finally starting an up turn.  For us in the business- Thank God!  For you, the public, – It means the window for you to take advantage of the unbelievable bargains currently available will start to close. 

If you would like to explore any of these fabulous opportunities, please contact us.  I’ll see that you receive VIP attention. 

Author~Tommy Cooper

ONE COMPANY-THREE LOCATIONS…LEWES, GEORGETOWN AND SEAFORD, DELAWARE!

We are the ONLY Real Estate Company in Sussex County with 3 office locations covering the Beach, Western Sussex County and Central Sussex County. GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE IS OUR POINT OF DIFFERENCE!

Tommy Cooper

Why should you list your property with Cooper Realty?  What do we offer our client’s to get their property SOLD that other companies do not?  The answer is simple…GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE.  We are the ONLY Real Estate Company in Sussex County with 3 office locations covering the Beach, Western Sussex County and Central Sussex County.  We have full service offices in Lewes, Seaford and Georgetown.  This affords us the ability to showcase your property to buyers looking in all of Sussex County, not just your immediate area.  In essence, you are hiring 3 Realtor Operations for the price of one.  GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE IS OUR POINT OF DIFFERENCE!

Delaware Death Penalty

I have been following the Derrick Powell case.  He was found guilty of killing Georgetown Police Officer Chad Spicer.  The Jury sentenced him to death by a 7 to 5 count.  However, a judge may dismiss the Jury’s will and impose a different sentence.

The argument for or against the use of the death penalty should not be considered by the Judges.  That responsibility is for the Legislators.  I don’t believe that the Judge should have the right to override the Jury.

 We all know the capital cases are automatically appealed.  And this process can take 10 years or more.  If new evidence or improper procedures are found, then the case should be retried and the previous sentence should be voided. If the appeals are denied, let the Jury’s sentence be carried out.

 The defense is trying to influence the judge with its news campaign to say Mr. Powell has mental health issues.  He cannot be the only individual who has these problems.  The difference is the others didn’t kill anyone.

 Fred Sponseller

Bon Appetit

Classified Article from “The Guide” Dated January 26, 2011

MUSKRAT CHICKEN DINNER, All You Can Eat, Sat. Jan. 29th, 3pm-?, Adults, $12, Children 12 & under, $5, ST. John’s U.M. Community Hall, Golden Hill, MD.  Muskrat, chicken, potato salad, collard greens, green beans, stewed tomatoes, corn bread, spoon bread, ice tea, coffee, 1 dessert.  From Cambridge, Rt. 16 to Church Creek, left onto Rt. 335, proceed to Rt. 336, turn left, watch for signs.

 An Eastern Shore Standard?

Fred Sponseller

If it’s Too Cold For You Outside, DIG IN!!!

TOO COLD FOR YOU OUTSIDE?

Now is the time of year where I spend many hours inside talking to myself. Do I need this? Have I worn this lately? What…is… this????

I stick to one room at a time, just like most articles say to do, put some music on and DIG IN! The bags just start forming a line down the hallway. They know where they are going. One by one they get dropped off to some of the many local thrift shops. Oh, I have my favorites, but I try to be fair to them all. The Curiosity Shop in Seaford, DE, the very nice and brand new Teen Challenge Thrift Shop in Seaford DE. Both of these are on Middleford Rd. in Seaford, DE, near the Nanticoke Hospital. The Abacus Thrift Shop in downtown Seaford, DE. The Goodwill on Rt. 13 in Bridgeville, DE, and The Beebe Hospital Thrift Shop on Rt. One in Lewes, DE. They are happy…and I’m happy. My house can breath easier, looks nicer and it is a tax deduction boot! I’ve never really missed anything I’ve taken away. It is a win/win situation for everyone involved.

Author~Carol Johansen – Cooper Realty

2011 will be different than 2010

Here are my Predictions for the coming year.  Housing foreclosures will start to decline in the next 3 months.  The Atlanta Falcons lose the Super Bowl.  The Philadelphia Phillies make it to the World Series.  Boston wins the NBA.  Real Estate sales will increase as pent up demand and rising interest rates demand that the fence sitters take action.  Gas will rise to $3.60 a gallon, before a decline.  Wall Street will be like a YO-YO until the third quarter, and then level out.  Gold will start to decline in the third quarter.  Record snowfall will be recorded this March on the East Coast.  Congress and the President have a bumpy first half and actually get some things done the second half.

Fred