Follypalooza!!

This Saturday, October 24 is the 2nd Annual Follypalooza from 12p-7p.  As you may have guessed, it is a music event that will feature many fantastic bands all throughout the day and into the evening.  A portion of Center Street will be blocked off for the event, which will feature Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, [...]

Market Statistics…Downtown Charleston Inside the Crosstown

So much has been written in the last week about the recent rise in home sales for the Charleston area.  The local news publications and stations all covered the 7% increase (compared to September 2008) with a cautiously optimistic outlook. The first sentence of the Post and Courier article declares “Charleston has finally hit a [...]

More Good News in Real Estate

There is more good news for real estate in the Charleston Trident area! Both the Post and Courier and The Charleston Regional Business Journal are reporting real estate sales for the month of September, 2009, saw an increase of 7% year over year.
The breakdown is:
• Berkley County saw 135 transactions closed for a 9% increase. [...]

Not Only Leaves Are Falling This Fall at Folly Beach

As we have all been holding our breath and waiting and wondering what is going to happen with our local real estate markets, something slowly but surely has been happening at Folly Beach.  Properties are actually moving….changing hands.  What is that you say?  Real estate selling on Folly Beach?  No way!  Can’t be true!
Well the [...]

Isle of Palms: Looking into the Future

As an Agent and property owner on Isle of Palms since 1991, clients who are looking to move to the area ask me about the mix of vacation rentals to permanent property owners.
Below is a perfect recap from The Island Eye News of the Isle of Palms Council meeting as they tackle the growing concern [...]

Short Sale…no thanks. Just show me a motivated seller.

Everybody wants a deal, and now is the time.  Don’t believe it’s the time to buy Real Estate yet?  I disagree.
I must admit as a Realtor I may sound somewhat biased, but I practice what I preach.  I’m a Buyer myself.  I’ve purchased 3 homes myself in the last 2 years and tried for a [...]

Golf Course Living in Charleston, SC

Nothing could be finer…
I have lived near golf courses in Atlanta, GA and Morristown, NJ. Living near a course has the advantage of being able to get to the course in a short time and not having to worry about an errant golf ball in your yard. I have lived in golf course communities at [...]

Priced Like a Short Sale Without the Hassle

Real estate activity has really picked up here on the Charleston Coast. Showings are up substantially on properties across the board, regardless of price. The motivating factor seems to be the “deal.” Investors are looking for “deals” – the common thread being a short sale or a foreclosure.
What many investors don’t realize is just how [...]

Virtual Staging

There are a lot of vacant properties currently on the market, and modern technology is affording a way for these houses to look like “homes”…. without a stitch of actual furniture!  It’s called virtual staging, and although it’s been around for a while, it is gaining in popularity. There are many companies who have combined [...]

Will the $8000 first-time home buyer’s tax credit be extended?

Robert Freedman of Realtor Magazine recently sat down with Linda Goold, The National Association of Realtors’ director of tax policy, and Samuel Whitfield, an NAR legislative representative to discuss the possibility of an extension.  The tax credit has been, in Freedman’s words,  ”the economic recovery’s workhorse.”  To date, over  1.4 million households have used the [...]