Evidence of new home construction in Milton, Delaware, as this roving photographer drove around town. This new home is under construction in Heritage Creek, where a new home is being built for one of our clients!

There are some great homes for sale throughout the town of Milton Delaware and on First Sunday, many of them are open for your inspection. There are new homes in Cannery Village and Chestnut Crossing and historic homes on Chestnut Street, Federal Street, Union Street and others in the Historic District.

Start at 422 Chestnut Street at the corner of Poplar Street

422 Chestnut Street

and pick up a list of all the homes for sale in town. Milton, Delaware, is a great place to live and First Sunday is a perfect time to see if it might be right for you.

Despite the rain, the Milton Chamber helped Schell Brothers “cut the ribbon” at their new community Heritage Creek in Milton, Delaware. Preston Schell, President of Schell Brothers and his brother Chris Schell, President of Ocean Atlantic Sotheby’s International Realty are pictured to the left in the picture below. They are flanked by Georgia Dalzell, Executive Director of the Chamber, to Preston’s left, and Mike Clark, President of the Chamber, to Chris’s right.

Next is John Potocki, owner of Salon Milton and member of the Board. Then there I am in the green jacket; I was just recently elected to serve on the Board of the Milton Chamber of Commerce.

We were all very impressed with the two new model homes that are being introduced this week. This community, as well all Schell Brothers communities in Delaware, cooperate fully with Real Estate Agents and your Buyer Agent.

For all the latest information about Grand Opening specials, please contact Kathy at 302-542-1203.

The email header read -

“OUR MOST RECENT BUYER TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THIS SPECIAL, WHY SHOULDN’T YOUR CLIENT?”

This email was sent by the Community Sales Manager of Heritage Creek to Realtors in Sussex County, Delaware. That recent buyer is one of our clients. They were able to take advantage of a great opportunity by being in the right place at the right time.

New Home Site

Because we work with all of the new home communities and active adult communities throughout the area, we stay informed about any special offers.

If you are ready and able to buy, we know how to ask the right questions and how to evaluate the different offers. The offers change rapidly and yet the best deals fall into one of two categories:

1. Inventory Homes – the result of a builder getting too far ahead of the market. The longer they sit, the better the deal. Most builders are only building to sales these days but there are occasional inventory homes for sale at a really great price.
2. The Next Buyer – or what I like to call the “one deal at a time” specials. Until a builder feels that the traffic and sales are where they should be, they will offer a special deal that helps them as well. For example, if there is one lot left on the main steet, that might be the “Special” deal. Not the lot in the back of Phase II, but this one he wants to build on next.

Some deals are not really new deals at all. Some builders have so many special offers in their advertising and marketing but they all boil down to the same thing. You need to know what works for you and you need to be represented by a knowledgeable Buyer Agent who knows what the real deals are and how to negotiate on your behalf.

• Many Milton businesses are also open on Sunday, so make a day of it -
• Enjoy breakfast at the Federal Street Coffee House or the Vintage Cafe
• Visit Abraxas Fine Art and browse the studio of Milton’s favorite local artist
• Shop for Antiques at Antiques in Milton
• Break for lunch at Irish Eyes or quench your thirst with a DogFish Head ale

Realtors Host Milton Town-wide

Open House Tour,

Sunday, February 15

Milton, Delaware – A group of local Realtors, spearheaded by Kathy Sperl-Bell, of the RE/MAX Realty Group in Lewes, are working together to host a Town-wide Open House Tour featuring seven in-town properties on Sunday, February 15 from 12-3pm. The Tourists will also be eligible to win prizes the Realtors have acquired from local Milton businesses.

The Milton Town-wide Open House Tour is coordinated and sponsored by the  participating realtors and brokerages, who are ready to “jump start” the real estate market in Sussex County. The featured properties include: 422 Chestnut Street – hosted by Kathy Sperl-Bell, of RE/MAX Realty Group/Lewes; 424 Chestnut Street – hosted by Greg Cox of RE/MAX Realty Group/Rehoboth; 205 Mill Street – hosted by Russell Stucki, also  of RE/MAX Realty Group/Rehoboth; 201 Sassafras Lane – hosted by Laura West of RE/MAX Coast & Country; 121 Tobin Drive – hosted by Ruth Sivils of Bay Coast Realty; 402 Union Street – hosted by Kathy Potts also of Bay Coast Realty; and 311 Union Street – hosted by Charles Howard of Delaware Realty. The homes will be open on Sunday from noon to 3pm.

 Milton Open House “Tourists” can pick up Open House Tour Maps at the 422 Chestnut Street listing. Tour participants are asked to follow the map and visit all seven homes and bring the map back to the 422 Chestnut listing, showing stamps from each house tour in order to be entered into the drawings for prizes from one of these well-known Milton businesses: Abraxas Fine Art ($60 Gift Certificate), Salon Milton ($50 Gift Certificate and Goody Bag) and Irish Eyes-Milton ($25 Gift Certificate).

The organizers of the Milton Open House Tour are also asking for help in collecting non-perishable or canned food items to support the Casa San Francisco Food Drive. Located at 127 Broad Street in Milton, Delaware, the organization provides a broad range of services aimed at assisting low-income residents of Sussex County.

Milton House Tour Maps will also be available at the RE/MAX Coast & Country office (302-684-4800), located at 211 Broadkill Road (Route 16) in Milton, on Saturday and Sunday. Visit www.RetiretoMilton.com for local events, businesses and activities in the town of Milton on an ongoing basis. For more information on Casa San Francisco, call (302) 684-8694.

What: Milton, Delaware Town-Wide Open House

When: Sunday, February 15, 2009

Visit All 7 Homes – Win Prizes

Attend the Town-Wide Milton Open House this Sunday, February 15th, 12 Noon to 3 p.m., visit each of the 7 homes featured and be entered to win one of these exciting prizes -

• Abraxas Fine Art - $60 Gift Certificate. Abraxas is Milton’s own favorite artist.
• Salon Milton - $50 Gift Certificate and Goodie Bag. Milton’s favorite hair and nail salon.
• Irish Eyes, Milton - $25 Gift Certificate. Milton’s favorite pub.

Where do you begin? On Sunday, anytime after 12 Noon, begin your Open House Tour at 422 Chestnut Street, at the corner of Poplar Street. There you will pick up the Tour Map that will guide you to the other 6 homes.

422 Chestnut Street

To see a video tour of 422 Chestnut Street, click on the photo above.

For directions click on Google Maps or Mapquest or for more information call Kathy Sperl-Bell at RE/MAX Realty Group at 302-645-4564.

On Sunday, February 15th on President’s Day Weekend you can tour homes for sale in the town of Milton, Delaware. There are some beautiful historic homes that have been totally renovated and others that will appeal to the do-it-yourselfer looking for a new project. Sprinkled throughout town and on the outskirts you will also find new homes and communities in walking distance of everything Milton has to offer.

While you’re in town for the long weekend, come visit Milton and see what’s happening in town. It’s small town atmosphere is appealing to retirees and second-home buyers who like the location so close to Lewes and the beach resorts. For more information or directions, call Kathy Sperl-Bell at 302-947-0860. There will be drawings for Gift Certificates to some Milton restaurants and businesses.

Cooperation is what makes the real estate business work so if you are already working with a Buyer’s Agent in this area, have them bring you to the Open House. If your agent is not available,  just have them give me a call and I will be happy to show you the open houses for them. For more detail on any of the properties featured above, visit http://www.kathyandbill.com/search/ .