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David Muhlbaum and Rocky Mengle of Kiplinger.com review the 10 states that you should consider for retirement due to their tax-friendly rules and regulations.

If you’re thinking of moving to a different state in retirement, you’ll want to consider climate, proximity to family and friends, access to quality health care, and a host of other important factors before picking a new location. But make sure you add taxes in the new state to the list of considerations. The total state and local tax burden in one place can be thousands of dollars more per year than in another. That can make a huge difference when you’re trying to stretch out your retirement savings.

With no sales tax, low property taxes, and no death taxes, it should come as no surprise

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Typically, January brings some slow down in real estate activity when compared with our warm summer months, but we are experiencing a time like never before at the beach. In fact, in January of 2021, 36 properties went under contract in the Bethany-Fenwick area.  This is up 50% over 24 in January of 2020.

We are often asked whether we are in a buyer’s market or a seller’s market. Based on our communications over the last 8 months, it should be no surprise that we are clearly in a seller’s market.  However, to put this into perspective, we need to calculate Months of Inventory, also known as the Absorption Rate.

The chart provided compares the supply of inventory at the beach on January 1 versus the same date in previous years.  In general, 7

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Typically, January brings some slow down in real estate activity when compared with our warm summer months, but we are experiencing a time like never before at the beach. In fact, in January, 7 properties went under contract in Sea Colony.  This is up 40% over 5 in January of 2020 and it would be much higher if there was more inventory available.  There are currently 5 listings in the East and zero on the West!

We are often asked whether we are in a buyer’s market or a seller’s market. Based on our recent communications, it should be no surprise that we are clearly in a seller’s market. To put this into perspective, we need to calculate Months of Inventory, also known as the Absorption Rate. The chart

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Typically, January brings some slow down in real estate activity when compared with our warm summer months, but we are experiencing a time like never before at the beach. In fact, in January, 40 properties went under contract in Ocean View.  This is up 67% over 24 in January of 2020 and it would be much higher if there was more inventory available.  There are currently 24 properties for sale in Ocean View.

We are often asked whether we are in a buyer’s market or a seller’s market. Based on our recent communications, it should be no surprise that we are clearly in a seller’s market. To put this into perspective, we need to calculate Months of Inventory, also known as the Absorption Rate. The chart

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Typically, January brings some slow down in real estate activity when compared with our warm summer months, but we are experiencing a time like never before at the beach. In fact, in January, 6 properties went under contract in Bear Trap.  This is up 100% over 3 in January of 2020 and it would be much higher if there was more inventory available.  There are currently zero listings for sale in Bear Trap Dunes!

We are often asked whether we are in a buyer’s market or a seller’s market. Based on our recent communications, it should be no surprise that we are clearly in a seller’s market. To put this into perspective, we need to calculate Months of Inventory, also known as the Absorption Rate. The chart

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