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Wednesday, July 23, 2008 8:19 AM

Is this any way to sell your home

A couple who were interested in retiring to the Southeast were taking a tour of various cities including the Charleston area that they thought they might be interested in moving to. We made arrangements to meet and spend the day showing them homes for
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008 6:30 AM

An exciting new floor plan in White Gables, Summerville

I recently showed an out of town client homes for sale in White Gables in Summerville. They started their Charleston real estate search online and determined that White Gables was the only neighborhood they wanted to see. White Gables is a traditional
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Monday, July 21, 2008 5:48 AM

Real estate online search - you deserve better

I've written previously about the problems with inaccurate information on real estate listing sites. Now the LA Times did a study on searching online for a home at the most visited real estate websites. They found between 49 and 168 homes based on
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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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Friday, July 18, 2008 6:33 AM

More photos please

... but not too many. The number one request that I get from Charleston real estate buyers who are searching online for listings is whether there are more photos available. The Charleston MLS permits real estate agents to provide up to 24 pictures and
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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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Wednesday, July 16, 2008 6:34 AM

Mortgage insurers and declining housing markets

The good news for the Charleston real estate market is that Charleston is not considered a declining market according to the mortgage insurers. A lot of the country is as mortgage insurers attempt to reduce risk. A big change is that borrowers can no
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008 1:53 PM

Inaccuracy of real estate listings

Joseph Ferrara at Sellsius addresses the problem of inaccurate real estate listings that frustrate real estate agents, sellers and buyers. "Inaccuracy of listings on real estate listing sites is the Achilles’ heel which could lead to their
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Saturday, July 12, 2008 6:46 AM

Charleston home price update

A reader yesterday pointed out that my statistics were wrong. Apparently, he/she read in the Charleston Post and Courier that the median price of homes declined in June by 7.2% on a year over year basis from $215,000 in June of 2007 to $207,250 in June
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 2 Comments
Friday, July 11, 2008 6:03 AM

Charleston waterfront homes

Someone asked me to find them a beach house yesterday to use as both a second home and vacation rental. They were interested in a minimum 3 bedroom, 2 bath with a view of the ocean or at least a water view. They also wanted the property to be a foreclosure
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Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:00 AM

Choose wisely when selecting a mortgage lender

Jim Duncan at RealCentralVA once said in a post, "When I advise my clients to use a lender whom I know and trust, it's not that I have any special ties, receive kickbacks, or anything else underhanded or shady. It's because I am looking out
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Wednesday, July 09, 2008 3:56 PM

All the news that's fit to print

The Charleston Post and Courier trimmed the size of the newspaper and changed the font. It is the South's oldest newspaper founded in 1803 but sometimes you wonder why they didn't trim the size even more when you see some of the stories. I had
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Wednesday, July 09, 2008 9:03 AM

The Charleston real estate blog

as seen by Wordle . Hat tip to Jim Duncan, RealCentralVA .
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Tuesday, July 08, 2008 6:21 AM

Real estate is local

I recently wrote a post stating that Case-Shiller is wrong . The point was that housing price declines were being overstated in the Case-Shiller index using only the 20 largest markets including many of the previously most overheated markets. Take a look
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Monday, July 07, 2008 7:14 AM

Refreshed and ready for business

What's that old saying, after you take a vacation, you need a vacation. After doing pretty much nothing for the past week other than sitting on the beach and reading a couple of books, it seems a little difficult this morning to get into the swing
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