WSJ Study Finds Best Listing Day

REALTORS have often debated if the day of the week that you list a home has any effect on the outcome. The Wall Street Journal published recently the results of a national study that concluded that YES! The day of the week DOES affect the outcome, albeit in a small way.

SMELLY AFFAIRS

The sense of smell is a powerful motivator. When prospective buyers walk into a house, their senses are alert to take in any visual, audio or smell stimuli to form that “first impression”.

It is well known that buyers respond more positively if they smell freshly baking oatmeal or chocolate chip cookies instead of the lingering odors of mold, cigarette smoke or a household pet. 

Because you are used to it, you may not notice odors that visitors are aware of as soon as they walk in the door. When your house is for sale, ask a friend or neighbor to give it a "sniff test". If they notice any odors, you bet potential buyers are going to notice them too! The presence of...

Interest in Charleston SC Real Estate Grows Nationally

Charleston, SC was in the news recently as the "Best Tourism Destination in the World" (Conde Nast Travel Magazine, 2012) and many other accolades. Summerville (part of the Charleston MSA) was also chosen as "The Best Place to Retire in the U.S." by CNN Money. In addition, Charleston area's employment is the fastest growing in South Carolina (Boeing just built a new plant here) and the economic outlook for this coastal city is looking very encouraging.

It is no surprise that our real estate is receiving increasing attention nationally. The following graph from Google Trends shows the search activity for the term "homes in charleston...

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Time is a scarce resource. When you are searching for the right home, it pays to have the best technology tools at your disposal! We are now offering a new service: Automatic daily, weekly or bi-weekly alerts, which sends all new listings that fit your search criteria AUTOMATICALLY to your email. So you don't have to spend as much time looking online, or starting from scratch every time you sit down to search.

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"In today’s world we often find our experiences with people to be brief and selfish.  Rarely do we find honesty and empathy in our contracts with people in business. Occasionally, however, there are those who practice honesty, kindness and empathy in all their affairs.  I found Alan Donald to be such a person.

During a difficult time in my life, facing foreclosure, Alan worked diligently, for 19 months to turn my situation around.  There were many times that I ran short on patience.  Banks can be heartless, not to mention towers of inefficiency. 

Alan persisted, patiently, one day at a time, going forward, never giving up.  Never did he show signs of frustration.  I am grateful – for Al...

Freddie Mac Summer Promotion on Foreclosed Homes

In an attempt to lower their inventory of foreclosed homes ASAP, Freddie Mac recently launched a promotion to attract buyers and their agents.

With this promotion Freddie Mac (Homesteps) offers to pay up to 3.5% of the purchase price toward buyer's closing costs and a bonus to their selling agent for contracts (from owner occupiers only!) ratified from May 16th until July 31st, 2011 that close on or before September 30, 2011. 

Also a two-year limited Home Protect home warranty that covers electrical, plumbing, air conditioning, heating and other major systems and appliances, plus up to 30% discounts on appliance purchases is available fo...

RealtyTrack, a service that tracks foreclosures in the U.S. reported that lenders foreclosed on 1 million properties in 2010, a record number since it started tracking foreclosure activity in 2005.

That's a huge number! It means that banks are now proud owners of 1 million homes which will come back on the market this year. In Charleston and Mt Pleasant, we are already experiencing an increase in the number of lender-owned (REOs) that are being listed. There are currently more than 400 homes listed as REOs, and this number is probably much higher, as some REO agents do not label their listings correctly. 

These properties will be aggressively priced, since banks will want to offload the...

TOP TEN REASONS WHY WE WOULD CHOOSE NOT LIST YOUR HOME

Why would we say such thing? After all, aren’t all Realtors supposed to list whatever they can, whenever they can?  

You see, we believe that transactions must be Win-Win for all the parties involved. If we list your home and are not able to sell it, you will still have your home to sell, we all wasted a few months, our relationship with you suffers, and our reputation as professional, effective agents may take a hit. This is a lousy long-term business strategy!

Professional, effective and efficient Realtors must be very careful about which homes they choose to carry in their inventory. After all, their objective should be to SELL ...