Many home sales and closings were in jeopardy this week after the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) ended last Friday.
NFIP provides flood insurance to homeowners in participating communities in flood-prone areas, who could not otherwise obtain coverage due to cost or ineligibility. Without insurance provided through NFIP, property owners in federally designated areas across +10,000 communities nationwide could not obtain mortgages (realtor.org). Read the rest of this entry »
Companies in the Charleston Digital Corridor saw a need to show-off the increase in technology companies and jobs here, so they got together and created charlestonworks.com, a Web site that lists 150 Charleston-based technology companies and the positions they need filled.
While unemployment numbers remain alarmingly high in the Lowcountry and across the nation, the Charleston Regional Business Journal reported this week that several companies in the Charleston Digital Corridor are struggling to find the talent they need.
Recruiters for these companies say it’s tough to find people for the jobs that need filled because most people who don’t live in Charleston see our area as a tourist destination, not a place with a lot of career opportunities. Read the rest of this entry »
Carolina One Real Estate on Crowfield Boulevard in Goose Creek is hosting a community event tomorrow morning, December 12, 2009, and SANTA CLAUS will be the guest of honor. Plan to arrive around 9:00 in the morning to see him ride in on a FIRE TRUCK at 9:30. Once Santa is settled kids will be able to sit on his lap and tell him all about their hopes for Christmas morning. Santa will be accepting letters from the kids as well. Pictures with Santa are available at NO COST to you. There will also be refreshments served.
This event is FREE and open to the public so bring your friends! There will be a Toys for Tots collection box for anyone who would like to donate, but there is no donation required to join in the fun.
Goose Creek’s Civic Redevelopment Plan, Nov. 2008
This video outlines plans to improve and develop a central downtown area for Goose Creek, SC, with commentary by Mayor Michael Heitzler. It was posted to YouTube last fall.
About Goose Creek
This YouTube video created by City of Goose Creek gives a nice overview of the City’s history and what it’s like to live here.
Earlier this year a man came and talked to our company about the state of the real estate market, both locally and nationally. He showed us where the real estate market has been, where it is now, and where it may be headed in the next few years. The information he presented was straightforward, easy to understand, and ultimately somewhat reassuring. This man is coming to Goose Creek in September. Read the rest of this entry »
One way to make your listing stand out from the crowd in this market is to offer incentives to prospective buyers. It’s become standard here in the Lowcountry for sellers to give buyers a free home warranty at closing or pay their closing costs. Always the market leader, Carolina One Real Estate has unveiled a new program to help its sellers up the ante in buyer incentives and stand out even more: six months of paid mortgage payments for buyers in the event of job loss. Read the rest of this entry »
Of the four closings I had last week, I felt my buyer client was taken advantage of at the last minute in two of them. A new law may prevent some of what happened from happening again in the future.
The first one had a slew of issues from the moment we wrote the contract and took three months to close. In the end, after my buyer had done everything in her power to adhere to the contract (there were many third parties involved that slowed the process considerably), the bank (the seller) charged my buyer $100 per day Read the rest of this entry »
Here’s a quick link to the City of Goose Creek Web site for information on this year’s 20th Annual Fabulous Fourth in the Creek: http://www.goosecreekrecreation.com/fireworks.html
It will be held at the Marguerite H. Brown Municipal Center from 7-9 p.m. on Saturday, July 4. There will be a jump castle, food vendors, and of course a fireworks display. The Fabulous Keys will also be playing.
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The Charleston Trident Association of Realtors® (CTAR) published a report this week that suggests market conditions are improving – or at least stabilizing, citing three months of growth in the number of sales and median pricing from April to June. Keep reading for the report in its entirety… Call me with questions. Read the rest of this entry »
