Charleston Real Estate Blog

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. Just this week, I got a phone call from a homeowner in Mount Pleasant who wants to ...

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 who are considering relocation to Charleston, many from very high property tax states and ...

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 or distress sale and wanted to spend up to $450,000. There were none ...

I've written about this subject many times and I know my friend Larry Cragun at Real Estate Undressed will be thoroughly disgusted by this. While the Fed is addressing new rules to protect future homebuyers, look who is advertising on the same Yahoo! webpage but the mortgage lender with the most misleading ads.

An ask the agent question: Can I ask a question about flood zones and flood insurance? When a listing says a home in Mount Pleasant is in a flood zone does that mean that many or most of those homes will get water coming into their house? Will rivers overflow and turn backyards into swimming pools? What is the major thing to look out for with ...

... because of $4 gasoline. The high cost of gas is certainly influencing car buying right now and will influence home buying in the future as well. My wife and I were shopping for a new car yesterday. Right now we have 2 Saturn VUE's. Mine is leased and hers is owned. My lease expires in mid July and since she doesn't drive very much (to ...

Several regular visitors have emailed me recently asking why I now require registration to search the Charleston MLS on the new map based search provided by Diverse Solutions on my website. Actually, it's a small point but you don't have to register to search, but you do have to register to get the property details. So here's my best ...

Sometimes you just have to wonder. There are so many places that real estate buyers can search for homes today that when you receive a request to send listings that basically aren't available, you just wonder if the potential buyer was serious enough to do a little research on the Charleston real estate market before sending an email. ...

School is out so it's time to head to the beach and June is truly a great time to go. The weather is generally sunny and hot and the ocean breezes are delightful. So you might wonder why the title of this post has to do with Charleston schools and Charleston home buyers. Well, of course, summer is also the time when searching for ...

I've just added the latest search technology to my website enabling you to search the Charleston MLS with advanced map search technology provided by Diverse Solutions. As always, no registration is required.    You can search the Charleston MLS with the most advanced and easiest to use map based search technology. All listings are ...