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Monday, October 06, 2008 12:19 PM

Registration required or not

I have gone back and forth on whether to require registration to search the Charleston MLS or not. Here is the dilemma, if I require search and you don't want to register, then you can go to other sites where registration might not be required. But
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008 2:46 PM

Chicken or egg, which comes first

When it comes to buying a home for sale in Charleston, which comes first, the chicken or the egg. Or to put it another way, do you find a house or find a mortgage. Lots of people spend a lot of time searching the Internet for Charleston real estate. On
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Friday, September 19, 2008 7:39 AM

Too many pics [might] spoil the listing

More often than not, today's do it yourself consumer searching for Charleston homes for sale would like as much information as possible about every single listing and most especially they would like to see more pictures. And I think it is great to
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Thursday, September 18, 2008 3:32 PM

The long and short of short sales

... and I'm not talking about short sales of stocks which are at the epicenter of falling prices on Wall Street. No, I'm talking about real estate "short sales". And what it means is that after the proceeds of the sale, the seller will
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Saturday, September 06, 2008 6:49 AM

Finding the perfect home

Can you find the perfect home or maybe you aren't quite sure. Many buyers search intently to find the perfect home in today's Charleston real estate market. But is any home really perfect? Let's narrow your search with whatever may apply.
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Thursday, September 04, 2008 7:05 AM

What does motivated seller really mean

An ask the agent question, "why is this seller so motivated and what does it mean?" Many sellers in today's Charleston real estate market are motivated. They want to sell their home in today's buyers market. Many listing agents will
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Thursday, August 28, 2008 10:24 AM

How are housing prices really doing

All the headlines are dire. Case-Shiller gets big press every month as their statistics show home prices plummeting. But what would National housing prices look like if California, Florida, Nevada and Arizona were omitted from the data. After all, real
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Thursday, August 28, 2008 7:53 AM

The credit crunch and you

An ask the agent question about mortgages in today's credit crunch environment: "How does the current credit crunch really affect me and can I still get a mortgage or any kind of loan anymore?" The short answer is yes but of course, there
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008 5:48 AM

Are you motivated

After showing a home recently (actually I showed a lot of homes), I received this email from the listing agent. “If your client is at all interested in this home, the sellers are very motivated!” If you are selling your home in today's
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Monday, August 25, 2008 4:50 AM

There are a lot of homes for sale

... in today's Charleston real estate market. And today's buyer probably would like to be able to see every one of them so that they can feel comfortable that they made the best possible decision on which home to buy. But you really can't.
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Friday, August 22, 2008 7:09 AM

Is cash still king?

Jay Thompson, the Phoenix real estate guy had an interesting question from a potential buyer inquiring whether cash was still king . My take on the subject. Cash is always king. In real estate and in any other negotiation. Period. You will be a stronger
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008 5:48 AM

You should be a client

... and not a lead . I get these kind of emails all the time (edited for anonymity) offering to sell me names of buyers who are supposedly interested in buying or selling a home in the Charleston real estate market. First of all, I don't know why
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Friday, July 25, 2008 6:06 AM

How to NOT overpay when buying a home

The best way to NOT overpay when buying a home in the Charleston real estate market is to use a buyers agent and hopefully that agent will be me. Now, that might sound a bit self serving but if you hang in here long enough to hear this story, you'll
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Saturday, July 19, 2008 5:48 AM

Can we walk?

Despite the record drop in price this week of a barrel of oil, I don't think anyone really believes gas prices will ever be cheap again. And one real estate trend that will be a result of $4 gas is the desire to live closer to work, shopping and activities.
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Thursday, July 17, 2008 2:52 PM

Charleston property tax update

The South Carolina legislature reformed property taxes recently and some questions now have answers. (Of course, when laws are enacted, they need to be translated into English so we can understand them so it generally takes time.) I work with many people
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