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Staging Tips for your Home in Charleston, SC!

When it comes to selling your Charleston home, staging is a great decision to help improve the look and feel of your place.  If you are putting your house on the market in the near future, it is a good idea to stage your house and prepare it for showings.  Here are 7 tips to...

When is the Best Time to Buy A House?

Are you in the market for a new home?  If you have been considering entering the market to purchase a new home, you may have been wondering when is the best time to actually make a purchase.  Well, some would argue that no time is better than now. The favorable rates available and rising rent...

Living in Charleston, SC

What makes living in Charleston, SC unique? Have you been wondering about making a move to Charleston, but wanted to learn more about the area and surround communities.  Here is a brief guide to living in Charleston south carolina, and what you can expect to enjoy if and when you move here: Charleston, South Carolina...

Why Charleston?

Those of us who have been here a while know why living in Charleston, South Carolina is so great.  However, for those of you new to the area, or considering moving to the area, here are some reasons why people choose to live in sunny, Charleston, SC: Quality of Life If you have lived here...

What to Know About Remodeling!

Have you considered selling your home in the near future?  Do want to know how remodeling projects can affect your home value?  Before undertaking any investment, considering time and cost, you need to understand your potential payoffs. When it comes to selling your home, upgrades and renovations can truly make a big difference in terms...

What is a short sale? How Do They Affect the Market?

Have you been wondering about short sales?  What are they, and how do they affect the market?   Here is a great article from CBS News that discusses how foreclosures have decreased, while short sales have risen: Foreclosures are down and short sales are up, but what does this mean for the real estate market...

Possible Housing Trends for Spring & Summer 2012

It is always a good idea to evaluate various trends and opinions regarding the market to make your decision on whether to buy or sell.  Here are just a few potential trends to keep in mind, that may be shaping up in the near future: Mortgage Rates Have Potential to Rise Many potential buyers and...

3 Helpful Tips for First Time Homebuyers!

Home buying can be a challenging process even for people who have been through it, let alone for people who have never done it before.  Here are 3 helpful tips for first time homebuyers: First, Check and Fix Your Credit You will not be able to qualify for a mortgage or loan in general unless...

A Quick Look at Home Builder Sentiment

When you want to assess the condition of the real estate market, one metric or indicator that is often used or referenced is the home builders’ confidence or sentiment indicator.  This indicator can help you gauge the housing market, and the potential for new home building.  Here is an article from the Wall Street Journal that...

Quick Tips for First Time Home “Sellers”

There is a lot of information out there to help first time home buyers walk through the new process of purchasing a home. However, an equally important step you will have to go through at some point is making that first sale.  What types of things should you be concerned about, and how can you...

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