Charleston Real Estate Blog

With all the attention focused on sharply declining home prices, I was curious about how prices appreciated and declined in one of the more overheated markets and while I'm not the biggest fan of the Case-Shiller index, on the slimmest of chances that their statisticians are just a little smarter than me :), let's look at their data ...

Back in May, I wrote about a home apparently bought by a flipper but destined to flop in Mount Pleasant. Click here for the original story. Purchased for $650,000 and put on the market with no indicated improvements at $699,900 which was 7.7% higher than the purchase price, I said there was no way this property could be a profitable ...

Many of you will remember the story, a tale of flipping real estate that likely will result in a flop. The Charleston South Carolina real estate market is fine despite the current housing slowdown. However, the objective should be buying smart and selling smarter. I didn't think this investor had a chance to profit. It's finally sold and ...