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Greenville SC Area Statistics -

CHERYL TEAGUE (REMAX) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:33:30 -0500

Statistics for Greenville Area - August 2008

Although Greenville SC showed a 18% drop in volume as of September 1, 2008 our average price in the area increased .9% and the Median price of a home increased 2.6 %

We have a total of 7008 active listings which is an increase of 4.8% over last year.

The average price of a home in the Greenville area was 186,717 and the median price home was $155,200.

The average days on the market of active homes are 128 days which is 18 more days than last year.

The average days on the market for closed homes were 91 days which is 7 more days than last year.

Although all homes closed in the area do not appear in these statistics it gives us a benchmark of how the market is in Greenville.

Home in Riverwalk - Simpsonville

CHERYL TEAGUE (REMAX) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:17:13 -0500

99 Parkside Drive - Riverwalk - Simpsonville $389,900 - MLS NUMBER 1156466

Riverwalk Subdivision - New Craftsman construction in a wonderful established neighborhood. This home has a lovely front porch that does not look straight at another home and a screened porch that overlooks the almost 1/2 acre lot. The master is on the main level along with a cozy fireplace and office area. The open kitchen is great for entertaining with keeping-room and the formal dining room is great for dinner parties. Upstairs there is bedroom and a bonus area. There is a walkout storage area off of the bonus area for easy access to you storage items. No home is to be built on the left of the home for more extra privacy.

CHERYL TEAGUE RE/MAX REALTY PROF., INC.
(864) 335-8644 Cheryl@cherylteague.net
www.cherylteague.net

Greenville's Art in the Park

CHERYL TEAGUE (REMAX) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:50:59 -0500

Greenville's West End does it again.

For the 17th Year the Upstate Visual Arts Center will sponsor the Art in the Park and this year it will be held at the Flour Field in the wonderful revitalized West End of Greenville. More than 100- artists will show their diverse talents making this the largest event yet.

There will be work from the Upstate Visual Arts and from the Upstate Visual Art’s Professional Artist Association. These artist will show off the best our region has to offer. Along with the art there will be food, music and a kid’s area sponsored by Publix. This festival is a primary source of funding for the Upstate Visual Arts Program that encourages working artists of our area and educates the public about the importance of Arts in our area.

There will be something for art lovers of all ages this year. There will be all levels of participation from students to working artists. Upstate Visual Arts works hard to bring education to all about how Arts enhances all of our lives. For more information about the organization you can check out their website at www.upstatevisualarts.org.

The festival will be Saturday at 10:30 am till 6pm and Sunday from 11am till 5:30. If you have not seen the renovated West End of Downtown Area this is a great opportunity.

The West End of Greenville has focused on Great parks and great art so it is a perfect blend to walk through our new Ball Park and see the wonderful plethora of expressions of art that our area has to offer. You will be amazed. Hope you enjoy the weekend!

Greenville Drive - Blood Drive

CHERYL TEAGUE (REMAX) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:50:32 -0500

The Greenville Drive is having a Blood Drive and each donator will receive a $5.00 Drive gift card and a T-shirt. Go by the Fluor field on March 24 between the hours of 11am and 3:30 pm to donate blood for patients here in Greenville.

Here we GROW again!

CHERYL TEAGUE (REMAX) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:43:16 -0500

Greenville/Spartanburg area grows again!

Master Precision Global LLC plans to hire 120 people for a new manufacturing and distribution facility in Duncan!

They plan to occupy the community college property for 18 months then find a permanent location.

They will assemble water dispensers, plastic and glass shelving for refrigerators

New Housing Project in Greer for Seniors

CHERYL TEAGUE (REMAX) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:17:45 -0500

Housing for seniors in Greer

It has been announce that there will be a three story apartment building for low income seniors by October 2009. The complex will
consist of 38 buildings and be located at the corner of Village Drive and Chandler Road.

Apartments will have one bedroom and bath. There will be community area with different programs for the residents. There will be
manger on site. The project is sponsored and will be managed by Volunteers of American National Services.

Entertainment News for Simpsonville SC!

CHERYL TEAGUE (REMAX) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:11:39 -0500

Starting this summer Simpsonville will be having events in the cities amphitheater that seats 16,000. In the next few weeks we will see a roof over the amphitheater’s 80 X 100 foot stage as a national venue management companies starts to book events. The competition in the area should be positive for all. The theater would compete with the Bi-Lo Center in downtown Greenville which will hold 15,000. Simpsonville leaders want to grab the share of the market that would prefer to play in an outdoor venue. The management company SMG also manages the Carolina First Center along with other stadiums, arenas, and exhibition halls. There have already been concerts in the amphitheater during the Freedom Weekend Aloft, Shoutfest and Memorial Day weekend festival. The city will be adding offices, restrooms, concessions areas and dressing rooms along with the addition of the roof. The 2 cent hospitality tax will be supplying the funding of the renovations and upgrades. The total costs for Heritage Park will run over 12 million dollars.

Technorati is the way to go!

CHERYL TEAGUE (REMAX) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:41:20 -0600

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Hey Get LOOKOUT for your OutLook!

CHERYL TEAGUE (REMAX) — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 11:19:39 -0600

During the holiday season, I have been going back through all my emails for the past year have been struggling in finding certain e-mails from various clients.

Then in reading my e-pro posts (that I have fell behind with), I discovered this handy little plugin for MS Outlook and from Microsoft called "Lookout".

This drop-in will actually add a nice little menu bar to your MS Outlook for indexing not only your MS Outlook Mailbox but also your archived folders and anyother folder on your computer. Very Handy!

Its just what I have been looking for and its FREE! So you have no excuse to go and get it for yourself at Microsoft.com; just search for it. I highly recommend it!

-- Just wanted you active rain people to know -- Cheryl

Want to be a SMARTER AGENT? It's all in your CELL PHONE

CHERYL TEAGUE (REMAX) — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:39:50 -0500

I was watching the morning CBS news over the weekend and noticed a little blurb about how internet technology is going to hit consumers by way of CELL PHONE for searching homes for purchase. This intrigued me, so I stopped to watch and see for myself.

The business is called Smarter Agent http://smarteragent.com The deal is simply this:

You drive around with your Cell phone with the Smarter Agent app downloaded at $5/month.
You see a home (ANY HOME for sale or not) and stop the car.
The phone will report your exact position to their servers (like a GPS)
You use the phone to inquire about the property and it reports back that it IS or ISN'T for sale
THEN, the phone will tell you its last date of closing and the settlement amount (scary huh??)
The phone will show you similar homes with same features in a 5-mile radius
If want to see these home, It will provide a map and guide you there as you drive.
When you get there, it will give #bedrooms, #baths, price, etc.
If you want to see it, you hit a button and your connected to a pre-screened Smarter Agent Agent.
Smarter Agent receives referral fees for the closings.

Smarter Agent is not yet in our market but I am thinking about giving them a try once they do get here. I was wondering if anyone here on The RAIN has had experience with these people and is this the way of the future? Comments are Gladly welcome.

Who's FAT Now?

CHERYL TEAGUE (REMAX) — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:19:16 -0500

It's an fact that more and more of my clients are wanting information about our area when they relocate here. They want Maps of Education, Housing Costs, Median Income, (you know) the usual demographics. So it's my job as their professional to serve their needs. I always get an interesting request here and there.

I have many clients coming here from Florida and California. Once they move into Greenville, they love it! It actually grows on them!

This is an execellent segway into my next subject based on a demographic map (that I found from CDC) of each state in the US and the percent obesety that each state is. I know its a little old, 2002, but I thought it was so intersting that I would share it for discussion.

Humm... Florida is not so fat but look out in Alabama and Mississippi!!! Any ideas and thought about this? I thought it was interesting and perhaps could generate some interesting discussion. I leave it open to the floor for some heavy weighted discussion.

One year after Hurricane Katrina - a quick look at National Disasters areas.

CHERYL TEAGUE (REMAX) — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:26:48 -0500

Yes we all will remember Hurricane Katrina this week. Still devastated, the Gulf Coast will be rebuilding (for years) not only the buildings and memories but the broken hearts of a place that they called home. Will another oce come soon? Who knows? Do people think that all beach property is now unsafe? What has changed? All these questions?????

In my studies during the past year, I have found that many other areas of the country have been hit hard and many more times by various national disasters. Just last winter, the Upstate of South Carolina was hit extremely hard with an Ice Storm that left may citizens without power for well over a week. We were declared a national disaster for once in a VERY long time in history. Other parts of the country have hit with other various disasters as well. I found a handy FEMA Map that shows individual counties across the nation. It can be studied below. Turns out that the Upstate of South Carolina, (Greater Greenville area) has some of the lowest disasters that other areas in the country. I really feel bad about the people of North Dakota. Let me know your comments!

Don't waste time with Discount Real Estate Agents

CHERYL TEAGUE (REMAX) — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:14:30 -0500

Thinking of selling your home
but don't want to pay a high commission?

As a seller, you may be thinking that in today's market you don't need to pay a full commission to sell your home. You know of several "Discount Real Estate Agents" who are willing to list your home for a discounted commission. Here are a few things to think about before deciding to go that route:

#1 Not putting your home in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS)
Many real estate agents will say they already have pre-qualified buyers willing to pay big bucks for your home. Some may tell you that they have a "Buyer's Specialist" who handles these buyers perhaps confusing you into thinking that the Listing Agent is representing you, when in fact if the same brokerage represents both buyer and seller this is still considered dual agency. These agents may tell you that you will save thousands of dollars in commission fees if your home sells to one of their buyers, however, if you save several thousand dollars on commission but the selling price is tens of thousands less, you have lost money. These agents may also tell you that you don't want to be bothered with all kinds of people coming in and looking at your home. Unfortunately, in order to achieve the highest selling price, you need to expose your home to the greatest number of people in the shortest period of time. The good news is that in our present market, Cheryl's marketing plan typically results in your home selling for top dollar.

#2. Insist on MLS submission
When you list your home with a discount broker, the exposure your home will be extremely limited to a dozen or so interested parties at the most. However, when you list your home with a local marketing expert who knows where, how and when to advertise your home to the "Open Market" and fully expose your home to co-operating real estate agents you will literally have hundreds of interested buyers who will compete for your home. As a result your home will certainly sell for top dollar and typically much higher than if you did not expose your home in the Multiple Listing Service, resulting in more money in your pocket - which is the bottom line isn't it?

#3. In House Companies, Escrow, Mortgage and Title
Many discount brokers will charge you less commission and compensate by providing you other services, such as in house lenders, in house escrow companies or in house title companies - check these service provider's fees carefully, they may be overcharging you in countless add-ons or garbage fees.

As a Greenville SC area native, I have a vested interest in our neighborhood. My clients trust me with their single largest asset; it is a responsibility I take seriously! Find out how I will create a customized marketing plan to meet your needs as a seller as opposed to my needs as an agent. I will target market your property to find the buyer who will pay the highest price for your home. To find out more contact Cheryl today at www.cherylteague.net

Thinking about playing the FOR SALE BY OWNER GAME?

CHERYL TEAGUE (REMAX) — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:10:11 -0500

The Hassles of selling your home
"FOR SALE BY OWNER"

"6 things to think about before playing FSBO Follies"

1. Will you BE HOME to open it up each time a prospect wants to see it?
So many times "house hunters" only have just a few days on their trip to town to look at your house. If you can't be home from work or school, etc, to have it open they will only pass it by. Realtors have ELECTRONIC "lock box" keys that allow buyers into your home AND the keys will record the day time and agent that opened your home. This way I can get feedback and know of all repeat visits. Not only that, are you a good sales person? Do you know what to say and what NOT to say. Too often if you say just one thing wrong you can loose a sale forever, or you may give the impression to the prospective buyer that you may be too eager to sell. In the later case, you will get a very low and ridiculous offer and be personally offended. That's just the business, so leave it to the professional to show and talk-it-up.

2. Are the lookers to your home "REAL PROSPECTS?"
Yes, there are many people that are just plain nosey. Do they have credit? Are they really interested in buying? Have they be pre-screened or pre-qualified by a bank? What other homes are they looking at? You really never know. So you open your home, give your un-trained sales pitch, they look, they leave and only to get ideas about your taste in decorating.

3. Do you just let ANYONE into your home?
Yes! your home is your castle. Don't just let anyone in to SEE your goods. This could lead to a possible theft when you leave for the weekend. Realtors only have serious buyers to see your home.

4. Not in the MLS? - Think you can honestly sell it?
Your best bet is to have it marketed with an MLS listing. There are over 5000 homes listed for sale in the Greenville MLS alone. This accounts for approximately 97% of all home sellers. Without listing, internet marketing, magazine marketing, signs, flyers, etc., your 3% market share looks rather dim.

5. Most buyers are working with a Licensed Realtor
So many REAL PROSPECTS are driving down your street, when they are looking at homes they are most likely under the escort and advice of a Realtor already. Most realtors are "RELUCTANT" to deal with homes that are FSBO "For Sale By Owner" because they KNOW that they will be dealing directly with the owner that most likely doesn't understand the details and the current, ever-changing, laws, mortgages, inspections, building codes, clauses, qualifications, deed stamps, commissions, closing costs, etc. All Real Estate Professionals attend many months in training and pass rigorous tests to PROVE their salt. There is no way that an owner can be this versed on transaction procedures UNLESS they themselves are a REALTOR.

6. So you find a serious and interested buyer.
Can you handle the legal paperwork without representation?
Get a trained professional that would save your $$$$ in the long run. Many people have Income Tax Preparers complete their taxes for a small fee or percentage, well the same rule applies here with your largest financial asset with a Trained Professional Realtor.

Welcome all our Florida Relocation Visitors!

CHERYL TEAGUE (REMAX) — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:20:22 -0500

Thinking of leaving Florida? Want to know the best place for your move?
You're at the right place here with the Cheryl Teague Team!

Hurricanes have typically caused spurts and upsets in house buying. Why? Because when a hurricane is brewing out in the ocean, you can't get homeowner's insurance; thus, buyers can't acquire a mortgage because of the required insurance; (catch 22). Everything Stops! So, what happens is that there is a backup of people who've agreed to buy homes, but can't until the hurricane passes. In hot years (where housing supply is already low) you have these spurts where the supply is even further depleted. That jacks up prices even more: less houses available and still a ton of buyers.

We want you to consider the Upstate of South Carolina as your new home. So many Floridians before you have already re-settled here. There has been almost ZERO national disaster declarations in the Upstate Counties Click here to see for yourself

While driving around here in the Greenville SC area the number of Florida plates are astounding. You'd think many were all vacationing, but after looking at a few developments, it can be found that the areas of Asheville, Hendersonville and here in Greenville... are being over run by the Floridians and "half-backers."

(A Half-Backer is a person who moves down to Florida from the North East and then moves "half-the-way back" to relocate in the Upstate of North and South Carolina)

We along with other Realtors in the area say that they have record sales in the last 12 months and 65% of the buyers are from Florida. Many are half-backers.

Greenville has so much to offer with golf, the arts and entertainment; it's your new place to call home. In fact, many famous Floridians have already bought here such as Dan Marino. We offer the mountains (1-hour North) or the beach (3-hrs East), same summertime climate with but less storms. We are centrally located between Atlanta and Charlotte (2-hrs either direction). On the "cost of living" side, taxes and insurance are a fraction of Florida's while home prices grow at a normal rate. Actually, home property taxes run about $750 per $100,000 home, (depending on your location). Insurance is about half of that figure, (depending on the features of your home) Oh, we only have ONE toll road, I-185, aka, "The Southern Connector" and many motorists tend to not need it for the 10-mile stretch for the $2 fee.

It's a good time to be in Greenville. Come and see us at the Cheryl Teague Team.

Cheryl Teague, e-PRO Certified
THE CHERYL TEAGUE TEAM
REMAX Realty Professionals
600 Independence Blvd
Greenville, SC 29615
864-335-8644 office
864-270-0907 mobile
864-335-8327 fax
1-877-601-3786 toll-free
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