Charleston South Carolina Real Estate

The local tax man does not know what your home is worth

When looking for a new home, taxes are an important consideration. My clients often ask me about the tax assessed value of properties and question why the tax assessment is usually lower than the market value of the home. First-time home buyers frequently Read More...

Posted Tuesday, February 02, 2010 12:04 PM by Chris DeLoach, ABR, SFR, BIC | 0 Comments

Military PCS to Charleston

Search for homes for sale in the Charleston area PCS - permanent change of station ... As a military member, you know the strong emotions that this phrase brings. How will this change impact my family? What is the new area like? How are the schools? Will Read More...

Posted Wednesday, January 27, 2010 11:15 AM by Chris DeLoach, ABR, SFR, BIC | 0 Comments

Lighting the fires under the recovering home market

Good news from Congress - the $8000 tax credit for new home purchases has been extended to May 1st of 2010 (pending presidential authorization). Home buyers under contract to purchase by April 30 will be allowed an additional 60 days to complete their Read More...

Posted Friday, November 06, 2009 10:23 AM by Chris DeLoach, ABR, SFR, BIC | 0 Comments

The future for real estate is bright in Charleston

Find a new home in Charleston The outlook for the real estate market in Charleston South Carolina is excellent. Reasons to be optimistic about the future of real estate in the greater Charleston area abundant. Here are a few. The general consensus among Read More...

Posted Thursday, November 05, 2009 9:56 AM by Chris DeLoach, ABR, SFR, BIC | 0 Comments

Boeing and the Charleston real estate market

Find a new home in Charleston -------------------------------------------- Welcome, Boeing!! Did you hear? Boeing is expanding in Charleston in a move that will change Charleston forever. Boeing just announced this week that Charleston was selected for Read More...

Posted Friday, October 30, 2009 11:44 AM by Chris DeLoach, ABR, SFR, BIC | 0 Comments

Charleston home market rebound

Chris DeLoach, ABR, BIC In Charleston, the signs of fall are all around us. So are the signs of a Charleston real estate market rebound. The Charleston market is showing clear signs that a modest price recovery is underway. Homes are staying on the market Read More...

Posted Monday, October 12, 2009 9:16 PM by Chris DeLoach, ABR, SFR, BIC | 0 Comments

Buying a short sale - a great deal but can you handle it?

Charleston Real Estate Site There is nothing "short" about a "short sale". Among the real estate misnomers, this is a classic one. Short sales take a long time. They are hard for the seller. They frustrate buyers. They are among the Read More...

Posted Friday, October 02, 2009 3:12 PM by Chris DeLoach, ABR, SFR, BIC | 0 Comments

The lesser of two - the short sale

Charleston South Carolina Real Estate A short sale is a sale that occurs where the closing price is less than the balance owed on the seller's mortgage and the seller will not be making up the difference to satisfy the mortgage. A short sale can result Read More...

Posted Friday, October 02, 2009 3:01 PM by Chris DeLoach, ABR, SFR, BIC | 0 Comments

Working for or against you as a buyer?

Charleston Home Search It's time to look for a home and, like most folks, you realize that an agent can save you time, money and a lot of headaches. Did you know that some real estate agents can actually be required to work against your best interests Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 01, 2009 4:35 PM by Chris DeLoach, ABR, SFR, BIC | 0 Comments

Home buying - why procuring cause matters to you

Charleston Real Estate Site Most homebuyers are not real estate agents. Most homebuyers shop for homes with some natural, but potentially expensive assumptions. Buyers usually think that it makes no difference if they began their property search on their Read More...

Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 11:00 PM by Chris DeLoach, ABR, SFR, BIC | 0 Comments

A place called home

Charleston Area Real Estate Where we live, the type of home we choose to live in, and how we make that home our own are intimate, careful choices. The home, for most of us, transcends the physical. Even the term "home" itself evokes a powerful Read More...

Posted Friday, November 21, 2008 11:09 AM by Chris DeLoach, ABR, SFR, BIC | 0 Comments

Buy a home, get a rebate vs Buy a home using the best agent

Charleston Real Estate A hot real estate market over the past decade has brought with it a lot of changes for the real estate industry. Changes in technology have also been key in altering the way the public and the real estate profession sees the role Read More...

Posted Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:05 PM by Chris DeLoach, ABR, SFR, BIC | 0 Comments

It is really a rebate, a kick back, or a gift?

Charleston Real Estate Search the Charleston MLS Rebate is from14th century English, in effect, to deduct. Re-bate is to “un-deduct” - or, simply, give back. Now by this definition, and the usual concept of rebate we all well understand, the Read More...

Posted Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:55 AM by Chris DeLoach, ABR, SFR, BIC | 0 Comments

Do the banks REALLY have all of that much money?

Banks have a lot of money … but they don't have enough money to provide all the funding for loans that they need in order to be profitable without the help of the larger secondary market. The secondary market is where the primary lender can Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:35 AM by Chris DeLoach, ABR, SFR, BIC | 0 Comments

Time to buy

The perfect buyers market is at hand - but it will not last. Existing home sales have plunged to a 25 year low . The National Association of Realtors reported sales of single-family homes and condominiums dropped by 2.2% in December of 2007 to a seasonally Read More...

Posted Friday, January 25, 2008 8:10 AM by Chris DeLoach, ABR, SFR, BIC | 0 Comments