It’s always nice to hear from a new homeowner. When you’re in the search and think you’ve found the right new home in the right community, it’s very exciting. Then you go through all the paperwork and the packing and the moving and one day you live there. Is it what you hoped? Are the neighbors friendly?

Linda Chick

Let’s ask Linda how she feels after living at Heritage Shores for about 2 months. “Linda, tell me about what happens at Heritage Shores,” I asked. Linda and her husband Jack moved here from Suburban Maryland and they’ve been booked solid since then.

The Heritage Shore Clubs are numerous: Red Hats, Photography, Whip Stitchers, Card Club, Genealogy, Walking Club, Both Men’s & Ladies’ Lunch Clubs, Dine Out, Book Club, Computer, Pool Sharks, Quilting & Sewing, Anglers, Civil War Roundtable, Tennis, &  Military Groups.  These groups meet weekly, biweekly or monthly.

Then there are all the special activities that meet every week:  Water Aerobics, Land Exercise Class, Zumba Fitness & Zumba Gold (low impact version), Pilates, Beginner and advanced Tai Chi.

And, don’t forget the Community events:  The Lifestyle Committee is holding a Food Basket Drive from July 4-July 8.  All collections will benefit the Bridgeville area. Widgeon Way already held their block party and Canvasback Circle had one on Sunday, June 5th.

Linda and Jack are avid “hand dancers” and hope to start a chapter right in the community. We look forward to more news of their progress.

This lovely single family home is on the golf course at Heritage Shores in Bridgeville, Delaware.  It will be available for rent on November 1st, 2011 for a one-year lease. If you’re wondering what it’s like to live in an active adult community why not give it a try?

If you’re interested, contact us for an application.

This month we were happy to welcome Jack Flood and Linda Chick to Heritage Shores in Bridgeville, Delaware. Jack and Linda are avid “hand dancers” and look forward to starting a dance club at Heritage Shores. With the fabulous dance floor in the ballroom at the Heritage Club, I’m sure it will become a popular activity and I look forward to getting my invitation to the first dance party!

Linda has been a Realtor in Maryland for many years and I am very pleased to announce that she will be joining the Active Adults Delaware team at RE/MAX Associates in April. Linda will help me with both buyers and sellers at Heritage Shores. Whether it’s a resale home or new construction, no one knows Heritage Shores better than the Active Adults Delaware  Team. Now that Linda is living in the community, she looks forward to meeting you and helping you with your real estate needs.

This home is now under contract and going to settlement mid-September!

Is the glass half full or half empty? That all depends on who you are and whether you are ready to buy now or sell. “Sometimes you’re the bat and sometimes you’re the ball.” If you’re a buyer today, this is your turn to be the bat. If you bought in 2005, you had your chance to be the ball; next time maybe you’ll be the bat!

I read with interest this article in philly.com about the evidence of real estate and banking collapse in southern Delaware. I agree there have been painful times even here in Sussex County, Delaware, but I would much rather be here than in many other parts of the country. Things are much improved in many parts of Sussex County and one community this writer was criticizing, Heritage Shores, is actually a “bright spot in the county”, according to broker Tommy Cooper. As he pointed out, the community is well kept and

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I received an email with some corrections to an earlier post on this blog that I wanted to share with you here:

Lennar was not the sole original developer. Heritage Shores was developed by Passwaters LLC which was a partnership of Brookfield Homes and Lennar. Brookfield Homes remained and assumed 100% ownership when Lennar left. Providence is the business group within Brookfield that is responsible for AA community development and building. At Heritage Shores, Providence is a builder and Passwaters LLC is the developer (Brookfield). Ryan buys finished lots from Passwaters LLC and is not a partner in the development of the community.

That clears everything up doesn’t it? For those of you thinking about buying a home at Heritage Shores, what matters most to you is that you have lots of options and we will make sure you see them all. We’ll also help you compare the pricing and understand the real story behind the fees and taxes you may see reflected in the fine print. Think of us as your Buyer’s Guide as well as your Buyer’s Agent!

What’s the best deal in a 55+ community like Heritage Shores? Is it a “to-be-built” home? Or is it one of the resale homes on the market right now?
Consider that construction began at Heritage Shores, one of Coastal Delaware’s first active adult communities, at the end of 2005, the peak of the housing market. Targeted to the retiring Baby Boomers, very few Boomers were actually retired at that time. In fact, the oldest are just beginning to retire now, if they are lucky!
Initially sales were very strong but as the market in general slowed significantly, even special communities designed to attract active adults slowed in 2007 and 2008. Lennar, the original developer and one of the first builders at Heritage Shores, made a painful decision to pull out of Delaware and concentrate on other parts of the country where they had a larger presence. Providence Homes took over where Lennar left off and brought Ryan Homes into the community.
Of the resale homes you will see in this group, many are barely used and some have never been occupied.  As sales have picked up again, some of the best deals have already sold, but there are still some great opportunities here for today’s buyers:
Homes for Sale at Heritage Shores
Is Heritage Shores for you? I have worked with both buyers and sellers at Heritage Shores since 2005 and I can help you make that decision. Whether it is going to be new construction or a resale home, we can help you either way. We are completely impartial!
There is truly something for everyone in Delaware and that’s what makes it fun to work with Baby Boomers that are thinking of relocating here.

Living at Heritage Shores is about the lifestyle. It’s about the 18-hole Championship golf course. It’s about the beautiful, well-maintained tennis courts. It’s about the competitive bridge games or the woodworking shop with all of its tools. Sure, the homes are beautiful and the community is as attractive as many other throughout Delaware, but the lifestyle is why people choose to live at Heritage Shores.

Delaware is a small state with less than 900,000 people! There is only so much land available for large scale development and the chances of another 55+ Active Adult Community being built with all of these amenities in time for the Baby Boomers moving to Delaware are very small. Something to think about.