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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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Tuesday, January 03, 2012 9:08 AM

Town of Summerville sports fancy new trash containers

... but the bigger story is the major recycling push. The Town of Summerville changed vendors for trash collection as of the first of the year and you're now seeing these fancy new trash containers all over town. The new company is called Waste Pro
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Friday, December 16, 2011 7:48 AM

Too many paint colors sometimes distract buyers

I've viewed a number of homes with buyers over the years that simply had too many paint colors and the result often was that the buyers were distracted from what might have been a very nice home. That's probably why most real estate agents tell
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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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Saturday, December 03, 2011 7:38 AM

[Thinking of selling] bad news, good news, bad news for Charleston home sellers

The bad news for Charleston home sellers is that only one of two homes that are listed for sale actually sell. The good news is that every home can sell if you really want to sell it. The bad news is that you really have to want to sell it if you're
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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 28, 2011 8:36 AM

South Carolina property taxes are surprisingly low

One of the most often requested bits of information about a home for sale in Charleston is what the property taxes are. And more often than not if someone is considering relocating to Charleston from a state that has high property taxes, they are pleasantly
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Saturday, November 26, 2011 8:58 AM

Don't tell just anyone you LOVE that PERFECT home

On more than one occasion, when house hunters are searching Charleston homes for sale and inquire about additional information, they give their motivation away by mentioning how much they LOVE a specific home or how PERFECT that home would be for their
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Saturday, November 19, 2011 7:44 AM

Hiring an agent or a team

There are two models for real estate agents, you can either be a sole practitioner or be part of a team and there are advantages and disadvantages to both. I'm not going to suggest that because I choose to be a sole practitioner that it is the better
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Monday, November 14, 2011 8:48 AM

How to choose a Charleston real estate agent

While a cottage industry of agent ratings, reviews and certifications has sprung up, still the best way to choose a Charleston real estate agent is to get a recommendation from a friend, neighbor or relative who used an agent and was happy with the service
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Sunday, November 13, 2011 7:53 AM

Slow, holidays ahead

Has anybody else noticed how rushed everything is around the holidays as if the stores are going to run out of stuff whether it's food, clothing or whatever and how the parking lots have turned into a NASCAR race for the best parking space. But what
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Monday, November 07, 2011 8:25 AM

Mobile Charleston MLS search on your iPhone

It's a mobile world now. I was out shopping the other day and got a discount coupon with my mobile phone since I don't bother to read the newspaper any longer and still want to save money. In fact, several stores were promoting the idea. But more
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Saturday, November 05, 2011 7:00 AM

It's that time again, fall back

I'm not sure why so many real estate websites and blogs (including this one) feel compelled to advise their visitors about changing their clocks from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time or (why we all seem to have a little weather widget) but as
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Thursday, November 03, 2011 2:33 PM

Mortgage rates fall again to 4 percent but why you can't always get the lowest rate

As a Charleston real estate agent, I generally quote mortgage rates to clients (or readers of this blog) in nice round numbers like 4, 4 1/4, 4 1/2, etc., based on what rates my preferred lenders are currently offering. Back in the old days of 6 percent
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Wednesday, November 02, 2011 1:48 PM

Don't be fooled by low online mortgage rates

One of the most important jobs I have as a Realtor is to insure a smooth transaction when a client buys a home and nowhere can a transaction get more messed up than in the mortgage process. It's just one of the reasons that I insist that clients use
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