Juanita's Blog on Life and Real Estate in Sumter, SC

With all the foreclosures and imminent foreclosures going on, the idea of a "short sale" has gained more and more popularity.  So I thought maybe I'd talk about those a bit. The term "short sale" means the house is selling for less than what is owed on the mortgage(s).  Usually a short sale occur...

It’s a bad idea to take your cues for conduct of your personal life from television, but during the past few weeks, as the news gets worse and worse (banks failing, billions in taxpayer money needed to bail out failing financial institutions – do I get part ownership in those companies for my mon...

Continuing on with the discussion of agency (clients and customers, who works for who and what it means), now I’ll address the concept of “dual agency.” Dual agency occurs when a buyer makes an offer on a house that’s listed by the same company the buyer agent works for.  Classic dual agency is w...