Lesson from a 5 year old
My Grandmother and I am sure everyone else’s Grandmother used to say “You never get a second chance to make a good first impression!” Keep this in mind when you get ready to sell your home. I took my 5 year old Granddaughter, Gracie, with me to see a couple of homes the other day and [...]
The Sonny Side of Things: Its Just Not Fair
One of the things not fair and possibly unconstitutional is the Point of Sale (new sales are taxed at the sale price) provision in the 2006 Tax Act 388 . Quite possibly the entire act itself may be deemed unconstitutional in upcoming legal challenges.
For the present, the South Carolina Realtors Association is trying to work with [...]
If this can sell, yours can sell!
Worried because your home has not sold? Concerned there may not be a buyer for it. Quit worrying. A home in Greenwich Village, NY that is 9.5 FEET WIDE and 42 FEET LONG just SOLD for $2,100,000. If there was a buyer for this, there is someone just around the corner ready to purchase yours. [...]
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? | Hilton Head Plantation | Market Update
Indicators of why this is the time to buy real estate are:
1) Prices are great
2) Inventory is down from March 09’s high of 174 to 108 today
3) Interest rates are very desirable hovering around 5% and
4) the buyer’s tax credit is just icing on the cake!
The next several months should show us a glimpse of [...]
DECEMBER 2009 SALES ACTIVITY IN HILTON HEAD PLANTATION
HOMES & VILLAS SOLD
18 Cottonwood Lane**
$315,000
4 Deerfield Court
$365,000
21 Ellenita Drive
$418,000
9 Anglers Pond Court
$420,000
27 China Cockle Lane
$529,900
HOMES & VILLAS UNDER CONTRACT
1 Fishermans Bend Court*
60 Cypress Marsh Dr
30 Arrow Wood Rd
5 Saddlewood Court*
18 Cottonwood Ln*
5 Wood Thrush Ct
15 Persimmon Pl
3 Myrtle Bank Rd
4 Woodland Sky Court
4 Deerfield Court
49 Old Fort
21 Ellenita Dr
9 Anglers Pond**
27 China Cockle Lane
24 [...]
The Sonny Side of Things
If you own a condominium or if you are a real estate broker or agent in residential sales here or anywhere, listen up! Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two largest purchasers of mortgages originated across the United States, have been requiring from originating banks more compliances and initiatives put in place that ostensibly strengthen the quality [...]
Choose Experience When Buying or Selling
When buying or selling real estate, I always suggest you choose an experienced agent/company with several years of working in the area where you are looking or selling. No offense to new agents, but this is could be the largest purchase or sale you will ever do and you do not want someone cutting their [...]
Consumer Confidence Rises on Hilton Head Island
In 2008, the number of Hilton Head Island homes under contract (“Pending”) for 11 out of 12 months was less than each corresponding month, one year prior, in 2007. This was a clear indication the home market was in decline. The negative trend continued into 2009, as the number of January, February and March Pending [...]
BE READY FOR RESPA REFORM
For those of us in the housing industry, whether on the selling or financing side of the business, we all agree that we are presently seeing many changes in the way business is conducted. In the past year on the financing side we have seen underwriting guidelines tighten, the appraisal process undergo radical change, and [...]
Tips on Selling Your Home – Pets and Home Showings
I have two Cotons, Bandit and Gatsby, and they are a wonderful part of my family, but as much as they mean to me, there is no way I would leave them in the house when it is being shown. Making this kind of concession can be tough, especially here on Hilton Head Island, where we love our pets as much as anyone. Why such a strong stance on pets in the house during a showing?
