Tweet Before You Buy Homes For Sale In Charleston SC: Summer 2014 Buyer’s Guide Today I have something that will help anybody shopping for homes for sale in Charleston SC–the Summer 2014 edition Buyer’s Guide. This is not just merely a guide full of tips (although you can get one of those with my (“Homebuyer’s...
Tweet Mt Pleasant SC Real Estate: How Do We Compare To The National Numbers? Yesterday I looked a little deeper into the Charleston SC real estate market stats to look at home values as compared to the national numbers. Today, I want to look at the Mt Pleasant SC real estate market. For 2013, there...
Tweet Charleston SC Real Estate: A Look Into The Local Numbers If you’ve read some of my recent posts, I talked about the current state of the real estate on a national level. But what about here locally? First, let’s review the numbers. Historically speaking, an appreciation rate of 3.5% is what has been the...
Tweet FSBO Tips Charleston SC: Getting Your Home Sold In my last couple of posts I’ve looked into the primary reason people choose to sell FSBO (For Sale By Owner): saving money. In today’s post I look into the marketing aspect of getting a home sold, as well as the other reason people choose to...
Tweet FSBO Tips Charleston SC: Netting Less Further Explained Yesterday I outlined some common reasons why people choose to sell FSBO. In today’s post I will look further into why FSBOs typically net less than selling with an agent. Another reason for FSBOs netting less is that they may not know how to correctly price...
Tweet FSBO Tips Charleston SC: How FSBOs Often Lose Money Selling FSBO If you are thinking of selling your home, you may be debating whether or not you want to use a real estate agent. Here is some information and stats to help you make that decision easier. People decide to sell FSBO for a...
Tweet Home For Sale Charleston SC: Perspective On Interest Rates If you have read my previous posts regarding the condition of the current real estate market, you know that interest rates are expected to rise. Based on various projections, we could see interest rates a full point higher this time next year. Combined with increasing...
Tweet Homes For Sale In Mt Pleasant SC: Where Are We Heading? In this post I want to look at projections on real estate appreciation to help answer the common question “How’s the market?” Most agents can answer that question with the standard “Now is a great time to buy!”, whether they believe that or...
Tweet Homes For Sale Mt Pleasant SC: A Big Segment Of The Market Isn’t Even Aware That They Can Buy So far in this series I have looked deeper into the Existing Home Sales Report numbers to help explain just how the real estate market is doing as a whole. While the numbers overall look...
Tweet Homes For Sale Mt Pleasant SC: Looking Deeper Into The Numbers In my last post I showed that while existing homes sales were up, the numbers for year-to-year comparisons weren’t better than last year. Some would look at our increasing numbers each month as a good sign, while many point to the year-to-year numbers...