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| A classic Atlantic state, Delaware is known for | | | | Rehoboth Beach |
| beaches and towns on the Atlantic Ocean. Delaware | | | | Rehoboth Beach is the major tourist beach area of |
| real estate prices aren't bad and appreciation is | | | | Delaware. As with most touristy beach areas, the |
| excellent. | | | | place is packed with businesses catering to out of |
| Delaware | | | | town visitors. Wall to wall hotels line the boardwalk for |
| Delaware is a state with a lot of coastline. When you | | | | Rehoboth and malls seem to be springing up |
| think of wind swept beaches on the Atlantic Ocean, | | | | everywhere. Still, the area isn't a bad residential area |
| you're thinking of Delaware. The beach areas come in | | | | due to the seasonal nature of the tourism business. |
| a variety of forms with sleepy little villages, laid back | | | | The tourists flock to the area in the summer, but the |
| resorts and energized tourist areas. Much of the state | | | | remainder of the year is fairly quiet. |
| is within a few hours of the major cities of Philadelphia, | | | | Delaware Real Estate |
| Baltimore and Washington, D.C. | | | | Delaware real estate prices fall all over the board and |
| Wilmington | | | | are primarily dependent on how close the location is to |
| Wilmington is a mid-sized city, but the largest in | | | | the popular beaches. Homes in Wilmington will run |
| Delaware. Not the most striking of cities, Wilmington is | | | | $370,000 on average, while locations in other inland |
| a bit schizophrenic. Parts of the town are dreary and | | | | areas are much less. Homes in the beach areas like |
| industrial while others contain pleasant parks and | | | | Rehoboth can be much more, but depend on the |
| walking areas. In the pleasant areas, you'll find brick | | | | quality of the home. On average, the appreciation rate |
| paved walkways with little cafés on streets | | | | for Delaware real estate was over 16 percent for |
| lined with trees. Wilmington is, however, a good | | | | 2005. |
| launching spot for most of Delaware, which makes for | | | | |