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National Real Estate Buzz- Housing Inventories Rise for Eighth Straight Month September 7, 2010Housing inventories rose in many U.S. cities for the eighth straight month in August in a sign of the continued headwinds facing a soft housing market. […]
- Home Buyer Tax Credit Price Tag: $22 Billion September 7, 2010The total estimated cost of the home buyer tax credits is about $22 billion, according to a report released by the Government Accountability Office last week. […]
- Real Estate News: Good News About Rising Mortgage Rates September 7, 2010Here is a look at real-estate news in today's WSJ: […]
- The FHA’s ‘Short Refinance’ Program: Frequently Asked Questions September 6, 2010Here are some answers to the most frequently asked questions about the FHA's 'Short Refinance' program. […]
- Housing Inventories Rise for Eighth Straight Month September 7, 2010
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A Window of Opportunity
Posted on May 12, 2010 | 2 Comments[nggallery id=5] The next 90 days may be the the most critical window of oppotunity we have seen in our market since 2002. As you can see, as a company Charter One Realty has increased its volume and transactions by over 50%. One might say it may be due to a... -
Home sales soar, prices fall in Beaufort, Hilton Head Island
Posted on March 29, 2010 | No CommentsHome sales soar, prices fall in Beaufort, Hilton Head Island | islandpacket.com. According to this article, we are moving in the right direction, but still have a ways to go. In fact, according to Charles Sampson, one of Charter One Realty’s real estate professionals, we... -
The Time is now!
Posted on March 26, 2010 | No CommentsHome sales are up. According to South Carolina Realtors, In January and February of 2009 there were 174 homes sold in the Hilton Head area. In the same two months one year later we had 318. Sure, some were foreclosures/ short sales, but what it... -
What a difference a year makes | 1/1/2009-3/15/2009 versus 1/1/2010-3/15/2010
Posted on March 17, 2010 | No CommentsStatistics show significant change in the real estate market here on Hilton Head Island, SC and Bluffton, SC when comparing the first 75 days of 2009 to 2010. Total closed real estate sales in 2009 through March 15 were just $156 million. Now in March of 2010, real estate sales through... -
Good News for Buyers of Second Homes and Real Estate Hilton Head Island Style
Posted on March 15, 2010 | No CommentsMarch 9, 2010 the Wall Street Journal printed a story from Barron’s entitled “10 Best Places for Second Homes.” Even though Hilton Head Island was not listed in the article, Kiawah Island was. The Hilton Head second home real estate market was in line with... -
Don’t you just love good news!
Posted on February 26, 2010 | No CommentsJanuary 2010 homes sales in the Hilton Head area were more than DOUBLED January 09 home sales according to a report just out by the South Carolina Board of Realtors. Tax credits, great pricing, good financing, and an excellent selection of homes has created a... -
South Carolina Estate Market over the Past Decade
Posted on January 21, 2010 | No CommentsThe South Carolina REALTORS have just provided a couple graphs that show the real estate sales activity for the entire state between 1999 and 2009. The past ten years was truly a unique decade to the real estate activity Hilton Head Island area and statewide.... -
The Signs You Have Been Looking For
Posted on January 16, 2010 | No CommentsYear end reports just arrived and guess what? Of the 13 areas that make up Hilton Head Island Real Estate: 9 of them ended the year with less inventory than the same time last year 6 areas had more sales than 2008 Days on the... -
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? | Hilton Head Plantation | Market Update
Posted on January 15, 2010 | No CommentsIndicators 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... -
Learn Life Looking Back | Indigo Run Market Update
Posted on January 14, 2010 | No Comments“We live life going forward and we learn life looking back.” I have shared that quote before but after this year it was worth repeating. After 25 years of selling real estate and focusing on being positive, my memory of downturns is short but the...