*Data was derived from the Sussex County MLS. Includes properties sold in Ocean View.   May not reflect all activity in the marketplace.

During the first quarter of 2025, the Ocean View real estate market was softer when compared to 2024. Total sales were down 33% (53 vs 79) during the first quarter. Inventory is growing and properties took 2 months, on average, to go under contract. The graph above illustrates historic inventory levels on April 1 each year and the median sale price of properties sold in the first quarter. We feel the market shifting, but real estate remains a solid long term investment. Please give us a call if you are a potential buyer or seller and would like to discuss the market in detail.

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*Data was derived from the Sussex County MLS. Includes properties sold in Sea Colony. May not reflect all activity in the marketplace.

During the first quarter of 2025, the Sea Colony real estate market was softer when compared to 2024. Total sales were down 52% (11 vs 23) during the first quarter. Inventory is growing and properties took nearly 2 months longer, on average, to go under contract when compared to the same time last year. The graph above illustrates historic inventory levels on April 1 each year and the median sale price of properties sold in the first quarter. We feel the market shifting, but real estate remains a solid long term investment. Please give us a call if you are a potential buyer or seller and would like to discuss the market

*Data was derived from the Sussex County MLS. Includes properties sold in North Bethany, Bethany Beach, South Bethany & Fenwick Island.
May not reflect all activity in the marketplace.

During the first quarter of 2025, the Bethany-Fenwick real estate market was softer when compared to 2024. Total sales were down 12% (60 vs 68) during the first 3 months when compared to last year. Inventory is growing and properties took 3 weeks longer, on average, to go under contract when compared to the same time last year. The graph above illustrates historic inventory levels on April 1 each year and the median sale price of properties sold in the first quarter. We feel the market shifting, but real estate remains a solid long term investment.

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Credit to: CoastTV, Torie Seagraves

DelDOT.gov

DelDOT is rolling out speed limit changes along Coastal Highway from Dewey Beach to the Delaware/Maryland state line, with the first changes already in effect between Dewey Beach and Fred Hudson Road as of April 21. Additional signs will be updated Tuesday. DelDOT says the changes "were primarily prompted by concerns about speeding from the local communities and the Coalition for a Safer North Bethany due to a rising number of crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists."

Speed limits are being reduced in multiple areas, depending on direction and location. Here's a breakdown of the changes:

• Southbound from Dewey Beach to about Conquest Road
  • 55 mph changes to 35 mph
  • 55 mph changes

Credit to: Coastal Point, Kerin Magill

Parking in Fenwick Island — particularly for employees of businesses in the town — was the focus of a presentation by Mayor Natalie Magdeburger at the Friday, April 5, Fenwick Island Town Council meeting.

Magdeburger’s report was part of an ongoing effort to solve summer parking issues — particularly for numerous restaurants during the busy dinner hours.

The Town’s Business Concerns Committee had asked the council to consider selling half-price parking passes to businesses for their employees to use between 4 and 10 p.m. in permit-parking areas of town.

Following discussion at previous council meetings and Business Concerns Committee meetings, Magdeburger said she had done an informal survey of

Credit to: Coastal Point

The Office of Animal Welfare (OAW) is partnering with DocuPet, an online pet registration provider, to open their new and modernized dog licensing and complimentary HomeSafe 24/7 lost pet service to Delaware dog owners. The platform is intended to offer a more convenient and accessible way for owners to register their pets, with the added benefit of keeping lost dogs out of shelters and helping return them home safely, officials said.

Owners who license their dogs on the DocuPet platform will receive their assigned tag with a unique code that links directly to a dog’s secure online profile. Anyone who finds a lost pet can reference the code, which will be able to create a Found Pet Report in seconds. Owners can also