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Why Waiting for a Price Decrease Could Cost You the Big Bucks $$$

Lorcan Lucey, one of my favorite mortgage brokers in Charleston sends out a monthly rate update newsletter. His most recent one tells a tale about why waiting for a price decrease on a house you love could cost you the big bucks over the long run.

The ugly truth about selling your house in ‘this’ market.

The ugly truth about selling your house in ‘this’ market.

1. Your stuff is great, but it’s ugly. Please don’t be offended.  We’ve all got beautiful things collected over the years and comfortable furniture that we would never get rid of, but buyers do NOT want to see it.  They want clean, uncluttered, and newish.  You have to be able to give them the space to envision their things in...

The Art of An Offer – Advice from a 25+ Year Vet of Real Estate

The President of my company recently posted this on our collective blog, and I liked it so much I am reposting it.  If you are looking to buy a house in the future – take heed! 🙂 “Having been in the real estate business for over 25 years, I have experienced every different type of offer to buy, been involved...

The Importance of Good Photography in Selling Your Home

The Importance of Good Photography in Selling Your Home

I will venture to boldly say that second to price and location, good photography is the most important part of selling your home, or at least getting buyers to look at it. It’s not how much newspaper advertising your agent does, or how many websites your house shows up on – technology has made it easy for it to be...

Bike-friendly Neighborhoods of Charleston

Since many of you, like me, love to ride a bike and want to live somewhere it is not only possible, but pleasurable, here is a list of my favorite bike-friendly neighborhoods and areas in Charleston.  If there are some I have left off (in Mt. Pleasant and West Ashley for example) please let me know!   What makes an...

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