8/30/2008 6:04:00 AM
Charleston real estate market report, July 2008, unit sales
Unit sales continue to be lower than in previous years. The top graph is for single family homes under $600k which is the most important housing classification in the Charleston real estate market making up over 70% of all sales each month. Statistics compiled ...
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8/30/2008 5:42:00 AM
Charleston real estate market report, July 2008, inventory and absorption rate
Inventory and absorption rates in the Charleston real estate market continue to be elevated. Of interest is how the luxury condo / townhome absorption rate has escalated due to very high sales occurring earlier this spring and very few sales in the past few ...
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8/29/2008 7:49:00 AM
Charleston home prices, average and median sales
There is a lot of misconception regarding home prices today, the media and some analytics have highlighted sharp price declines across the country. But real estate is local and the Charleston real estate market has performed much better than many other areas ...
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8/28/2008 9:24:00 AM
How are housing prices really doing
All the headlines are dire. Case-Shiller gets big press every month as their statistics show home prices plummeting. But what would National housing prices look like if California, Florida, Nevada and Arizona were omitted from the data. After all, real estate ...
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8/28/2008 6:53:00 AM
The credit crunch and you
An ask the agent question about mortgages in today's credit crunch environment: "How does the current credit crunch really affect me and can I still get a mortgage or any kind of loan anymore?" The short answer is yes but of course, there is ...
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8/27/2008 4:48:00 AM
Are you motivated
After showing a home recently (actually I showed a lot of homes), I received this email from the listing agent. “If your client is at all interested in this home, the sellers are very motivated!” If you are selling your home in today's Charleston ...
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8/26/2008 5:22:00 AM
Feedback requests
When a Charleston real estate agent shows homes to their clients, they are asked to provide feedback in order to help the seller understand what buyers like and don't like about their home. It's basically an automated process with an email automatically ...
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8/25/2008 3:50:00 AM
There are a lot of homes for sale
... in today's Charleston real estate market. And today's buyer probably would like to be able to see every one of them so that they can feel comfortable that they made the best possible decision on which home to buy. But you really can't. Within ...
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8/23/2008 2:59:00 AM
The battle for listings
Consumer real estate search sites like zillow and trulia claim millions of listings. And other tech firms are investing millions of dollars to get a chance to be the winner in the listings battle. TechCrunch analyzes the fray with an excellent article (and ...
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8/22/2008 6:09:00 AM
Is cash still king?
Jay Thompson, the Phoenix real estate guy had an interesting question from a potential buyer inquiring whether cash was still king . My take on the subject. Cash is always king. In real estate and in any other negotiation. Period. You will be a stronger buyer ...
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