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Wednesday, February 08, 2012 7:52 AM

Selling your Charleston home for the highest possible price

... is the objective of every homeowner. However, the most important word in the title is possible . When listing your home for sale in Charleston, it really doesn't matter what you paid, what you need to sell it for or even what you might like to
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Monday, February 06, 2012 8:02 AM

Some Charleston short sales [Are / Are NOT] a good deal

You would think that when you look at a Charleston short sale for sale that you should be able to get a good deal. But surprisingly, sometimes the price is not all that great but if you happen to really like the home, you might think one of two things,
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Sunday, February 05, 2012 8:16 AM

Sometimes you can see too many Charleston homes for sale

I worked with clients recently seeing homes and we just saw too many in one day. After all, you really only want to find one perfect home and there really isn't a right or wrong number of homes to choose to view and more than likely you will pick
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Friday, February 03, 2012 8:34 AM

Tips for successful showings of your Charleston home for sale

When you're selling your home in Charleston, it goes without saying that a clean uncluttered home will appeal to potential buyers. But there are a few more things to consider to place your home in the best possible light. Let's start with the
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012 9:08 AM

Case and Shiller disagree on housing market outlook

In what shouldn't be much of a surprise, Bloomberg reports that, "Residential real estate prices fell more than forecast in November, showing distressed properties are hampering improvement in the US housing market. The S&P Case-Shiller index
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Monday, January 30, 2012 6:56 AM

Choosing the best Charleston real estate agent

It seems like an appropriate time to discuss a better way of finding and choosing a real estate agent which is probably just as important as finding the perfect home in light of this weekend's brouhaha in the REnet regarding syndicated listings and
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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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Tuesday, January 24, 2012 8:00 AM

If you're searching Charleston homes for sale, prepare for some possible disappointments

I got an email last evening from someone searching one of those syndicated real estate websites (you know the kind I'm talking about that don't have the most recent and accurate information) who fell absolutely in love with a Charleston home for
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Monday, January 23, 2012 8:38 AM

There are too many paint colors in some Charleston homes

Paint is inexpensive and one of the best returns on investment when you're selling your home in Charleston. For whatever reason, some sellers don't want to bother to paint their homes before listing them for sale and that creates a good opportunity
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Sunday, January 22, 2012 8:18 AM

Charleston homes might sometimes sell before you can make up your mind

One of my clients told me that they were a little frustrated that several of the homes they have looked at have gone under contract while they were still in the decision making process. The fact is that despite what you may have heard, some homes in Charleston
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Friday, January 20, 2012 9:04 AM

Charleston monthly home sales by price range 2011

As a follow up to the Charleston real estate market report posted the other day, here is a chart of Charleston monthly home sales by price range. For homes selling for $300,000 and under, sales were 6.5 percent higher in 2011 than 2010. For homes selling
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Thursday, January 19, 2012 8:18 AM

Is it really For Sale By Owner

Sometimes you just have to wonder. The other day, one of my clients happened to want to see a home for sale in Charleston that was offered for sale by owner. So I dug up the contact info and sent an email and followed up with a phone call to make an appointment
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012 8:43 AM

Charleston real estate market report, sales, inventory and home prices, year end 2011

One word to describe the Charleston real estate market for 2011 is GOOD. Home sales were higher year over year, inventory of homes available for sale has been trending down and is at its lowest level in almost 5 years and prices, while down were only
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012 9:04 AM

[Good news] Positive outlook for the housing market

I noticed a good news headline yesterday. Writing for USA Today. Julie Schmit reports that the housing outlook is more upbeat . “Home sales and home building are forecast to rise this year after sliding steeply the past five years in housing's
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Sunday, January 15, 2012 10:01 AM

Check out the new Charleston neighborhood focus

Over on my new website, CharlestonRealEstateToday.com, a new series where we take a closer look at some of Charleston's favorite neighborhoods including sales statistics and available homes for sale. So far, there are neighborhood profiles for Daniel
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