Charleston Real Estate Blog

Sure, it's summer and the heat index is over 100 degrees but here's a cool deal if you're thinking of selling your home in Charleston this fall. If you list your home with me before September 30, 2010, I will pay for a pre inspection. A pre inspection before putting your home on the market might be a very good idea to avoid costly ...

Travel and Leisure readers awarded Charleston 3rd place behind New York City and San Francisco as the world's best city in North America. Not only is Charleston a great place to visit but it is even a better place to live. Visit and find out why and then contact me to find you the perfect home.

A monthly recap of key data on the health of the housing market has been introduced by the administration called the Monthly Housing Scorecard.   Hat tip to Jonathan Miller, Matrix. And look for the monthly Charleston real estate market report right here in the next day or two, Charleston's own monthly housing scorecard. ...

... and Greenville so Palmetto State fliers can soon have their bags fly free ... and pay less for tickets too! The announcement by Southwest Airlines is not only good news for local Charlestonians but for the many tourists who visit Charleston and area businesses. Here's more from the Charleston Regional Business Journal.

... is a little late but today will be a beautiful day. Our camellia is just past its peak and our azaleas are way behind schedule. The flowers in Summerville may not be as magnificent for the Flowertown Festival which is early this year because of Easter and it's only one week away but it's always a great time.

The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) offers the SFR certification to REALTORS® who want to help both buyers and sellers navigate these complicated transactions as demand for professional experience with distressed sales grows. I am pleased to announce that I have taken the required course and webinars and have added the SFR ...

In addition to my personal page which I want to orient towards just having fun, I just created a Facebook page for CharlestonOnlineHomes. You'll find news and opinion impacting the National and Charleston real estate markets.

Zillow.com announces that rental listings will now be available on their website. Anyone who has been frustrated by searching Craigslist with their clunky technology from decades long past and the proliferation of scams found there (such as the one I posted about yesterday) will be excited by the map search technology Zillow offers as well as the ...

I met my wife Polly shortly after her 40th birthday and she was of course, forty and fabulous. And while she is dreading turning 50 today, she is still fabulous. Happy Birthday, I love you. A picture of Polly with her mother just before her first birthday.

Congress has voted on and the President has signed an extension and expansion of the home buyer tax credit. The tax credit is effective immediately and the terms override the terms of the first time home buyer tax credit which was due to expire on November 30, 2009.  The details: An $8,000 tax credit up to 10% of the value of the ...