Delaware housing market

The Delaware State Housing Authority says the recently released Housing Needs Assessment data confirms what it’s hearing — Delaware households are cost burdened.

A year ago, just before the COVID pandemic lockdown began, the housing market in Delaware was heating up. Sellers in early 2020 often had their choice of offers.One year later, despite the pandemic, the story remains the same. And contributor Eileen Dallabrida reports, if anything, the market is even hotter.

The year-old COVID-19 pandemic turned more Delawareans into pet owners, or in some cases repeat pet owners.Pet adoptions are increasing as more people spend time at home.And in this week’s Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media contributor Mark Fowser reports the interest in adopting a shelter pet is growing at a good time.

Experts and advocates predicted a wave of evictions once moratoriums lifted. That has not panned out locally, at least not yet. It's been a month since…

Federal data shows the price of homes in Delaware has risen this year more than in almost anywhere else in the country.The First State is second only to…