Senior citizens often struggle through retirement without a steady source of income. Steady income is vital for keeping up with grocery, household, and medical bills. Many seniors are forced to choose between paying for food or medicine month after month.
One way retirees can ensure themselves a steady source of income is to 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 »
Agent in the Creek on Facebook
Over the last few months I’ve been evaluating networking technologies and trying to determine which ones will reach and benefit my readers and clients the most. You’ll see that I’ve chosen to join three online communities: Facebook, Twitter, and Dwellicious. Read the rest of this entry »
The Charleston Trident Association of Realtors® (CTAR) presented awards of distinction for 2008 to the top 3% of its membership Tuesday morning. The Association honored members who demonstrated exceptional sales achievement, involvement in the Association, dedication to continued education, and adherence to the Realtor® Code of Ethics.
Members were recognized in groups that included Rookie Realtor®, Director’s Circle, President’s Circle, Executive Circle, and Commercial. There was also an award given to the Realtor® of the Year.
Stephanie Davis of Carolina One Real Estate in Goose Creek was the only Rookie Realtor® award recipient. She earned the distinction with 14 homes sold Read the rest of this entry »
