"How beautifully leaves grow old. 
How full of light and color are their last days."

John Burroughs

The clocks fell back last weekend, so the light comes early now. This week Georgetown buries the hatchet on The Circle, Dover fills The Green with living history, and the last of the color is still turning along the Brandywine. Get out and enjoy it. 🍁

🌞🇺🇸🏖️THIS WEEK'S EVENTS🏖️🇺🇸🌞

📆 These six are pulled from our events calendar, which carries the whole list for all three counties, sorted by date. If none of these are your thing, the rest are one click away.

Flood insurance has a December 11 deadline

The federal flood insurance program is authorized through December 11, 2026, unless it is extended. If it lapses, new policies and renewals stop, and that can hold up a settlement on a home where the lender requires flood coverage. Bill walks through what that means for a Delaware closing and what to ask your lender and insurance agent now, before you are under contract.

General information only. We are not insurance agents and do not sell insurance. Deadlines can change, so confirm with your lender, your insurance agent or the Delaware Department of Insurance.

Prefer to read? The full written guide is on our site.

Planning to rent out a second home? Check this first.

Before you count on renting out a Delaware home, find out who actually decides. It starts with the community's own documents, then the town, then the state, which charges a lodging tax on short stays. Many 55 and better communities restrict or ban short-term rentals. Christine walks through where to find the rules and what to ask for before you buy.

General information only. Not tax, legal or financial advice. Rules and rates change, so check the community's rental rules and current town and state requirements before you sign.

Prefer to read? The full written guide is on our site.

📖 WORTH A READ 📖

Delaware Realty Transfer Tax: Who Pays It?

General information, not tax or legal advice. Our new guide covers who customarily pays the transfer tax at closing, how it works in New Castle, Kent and Sussex, and what to check in your contract before you sign.

Buying a House in Delaware? 6 Things to Check First

Our new checklist, from who sits with you at the settlement table to the well and septic, written for all three counties, with what to ask before you sign.

Free Property History Program at the Delaware Public Archives

Ever wonder who owned your house before you? The Delaware Public Archives in Dover holds a free First Saturday program on Saturday, November 7 at 10:30 AM on tracing a property's history through land records.

🏠 LISTINGS OF THE WEEK 🏠

11 Olympic Club Drive, Champions Club, Magnolia

$399,000

2 bedrooms, 2 baths.

29 Harlequin Loop, Heritage Shores, Bridgeville

$340,000

2 bedrooms, 2 baths.

16234 John Rowland Trail, Paynters Mill, Milton

$625,000

4 bedrooms, 2 full and 1 half bath.

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