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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 7:14 AM

Some good reasons for Charleston MLS listings with few to no photos

Let's face it, everyone wants to see as many photos as possible when searching the Charleston MLS online but there are some good reasons why sometimes there are few to no photos available. There are homes that are generously called "handyman
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Saturday, March 17, 2012 8:54 AM

Absorption rate by Charleston community

Sales in the Charleston area have picked up significantly recently and the number of available homes for sale is as low as its been in several years so it is no wonder that the absorption rate (how many months it would take to sell out of inventory if
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Monday, March 12, 2012 7:57 AM

Charleston house hunters want [and NEED] pictures

In case you doubted it (and you probably didn't), pictures of Charleston homes for sale are ultra important. Yesterday, the Charleston MLS was down for most of the morning and very early afternoon. I couldn't log on but that was OK, I did some
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Thursday, March 08, 2012 8:12 AM

FREE iPad3 (mobile Charleston MLS search)

Yes, you can search all Charleston homes for sale on any of your Apple mobile devices with no registration required (unless you want to save a search or a fave). That includes your iPhone, your iPad2 or the new iPad3 when it becomes available on Friday
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Wednesday, March 07, 2012 10:08 AM

Absorption rate by price range

There is no better way to determine Charleston real estate market conditions than to look at the absorption rate. The absorption rate is an indicator of supply and demand and prices will generally follow the trend either up or down. As you can see in
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Saturday, January 28, 2012 8:15 AM

ARG Realty removes listings from Zillow, Trulia and Realtor.com

As I wrote in The Dirty Little Secret of Charleston Real Estate Search , you're being bought and sold as a LEAD when you search for homes on Zillow, Trulia, Realtor.com and other syndicated websites. Late last year, Edina Realty, a large Midwestern
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Saturday, January 14, 2012 7:58 AM

[TILT] More bad pics from the Charleston MLS

Happy Saturday. It's always fun to share really bad pictures that pop up in the Charleston MLS from time to time. Tilt! Does this home have structural issues or is the photo just taken on a sharp angle. Notice the bottom left of the photo where the
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Wednesday, January 04, 2012 10:23 AM

Median sales price, Charleston real estate year end review

Based on the median sales price, the Charleston real estate market is showing the famous "double dip" in home prices. The median price is affected by the mix of homes sold and when more less expensive homes sell, the median price will decline
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Friday, December 09, 2011 7:37 AM

Where's the pics

Probably the most frustrating thing for buyers searching Charleston homes for sale is finding a listing in the price range and location that they are interested in only to see that there are only a couple of pictures. The first thing that might come to
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Thursday, December 08, 2011 8:27 AM

Where are you searching for Charleston real estate

... and why. I attended hearitdirect, an amazing conference held in Charleston yesterday featuring panels of Charleston real estate consumers who provided insights into buying, selling and their use of technology to search Charleston homes for sale. Let's
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011 8:05 AM

I was reminded to brag about Charleston's weather

The Charleston MLS just changed vendors who handle showing appointments and I attended an orientation seminar yesterday. The company, ShowingTime, is headquartered in Chicago (which just happens to be my hometown) and the 3 representatives who visited
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Monday, December 05, 2011 8:14 AM

Can you spot a "hot" listing

I've said for a while now that today's Charleston house hunter doesn't really need an agent to find homes for sale that might be perfect for them. And I know several buyers who work very hard searching just about every day (and sometimes multiple
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011 10:20 AM

Charleston new home construction alive and well

Despite the recent new home sales reports indicating new home construction is at the lowest level in seemingly forever, new home construction in the Charleston area can be considered very much alive and well. According to the Charleston MLS, there are
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Monday, November 21, 2011 7:59 AM

Nope, you can't buy a home for $6 per square foot

GIGO: Garbage in, Garbage out. In today's information age, we need good information. Incorrect data entry will lead to bad information and incorrect assumptions. Here's an example. I just noticed a home listed for sale in the Charleston MLS at
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011 9:18 AM

[Less is Good] Charleston homes available for sale

Despite Gordon Gekko's famous pronouncement in Wall Street that Greed is Good, when it comes to Charleston homes available for sale, less is good (and better). A look at the chart below of the last 3 years of Charleston inventory of homes for sale
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