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Tega Cay Real Estate 1st Half Home Sales Comparisons 2007 To 2008

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:02:48 -0500

I created a home sales comparison report for Tega Cay. The report compares 2007 homes sales in Tega Cay to the current year 2008 for the first two quarters. I also gave you a peek at how August home sales stack up against last year. Here is my sales report:

MARKET SNAPSHOT 2007 Vs. 2008

First Quarter Sales Comparisons

JANUARY-MARCH 2008---JANUARY-MARCH 2007

SOLD- 27 Homes............................... SOLD- 52 Homes

AVERAGE LIST PRICE- $272,469 ....... AVERAGE LIST PRICE- $339,565

AVERAGE SOLD PRICE- $268,359 ..... AVERAGE SOLD PRICE- $336,220

AVERAGE DAYS ON MKT- 114 ...........AVERAGE DAYS ON MKT- 78

% LIST TO SOLD- 98% ....................... % LIST TO SOLD- 99%

DECLINE IN SALES PRICE- 20%
DECLIEN IN # OF HOMES SOLD - 41%

Second Quarter Sales Comparisons

APRIL- JULY 2008 ----APRIL- JULY 2007

SOLD- 41 Homes ...............................SOLD- 69 Homes

AVERAGE LIST PRICE- $323,977 ........AVERAGE LIST PRICE- $340,272

AVERAGE SOLD PRICE- $312,553.......AVERAGE SOLD PRICE- $334,384

AVERAGE DAYS ON MKT- 99..............AVERAGE DAYS ON MKT- 79

%LIST TO SOLD- 97% .........................%LIST TO SOLD- 98%

DECLINE IN SALES PRICE- 6%
DECLINE IN # OF HOMES SOLD- 27%

Here is a look at the trend in August so far:

AUG. 1- AUG. 23 2008 --- AUG.1 - AUG. 23 2007

SOLD- 7 Homes ............................... SOLD- 9 Homes

AVERAGE LIST PRICE- $327,928 ...... AVERAGE LIST PRICE- $325,355

AVERAGE SOLD PRICE- $315,300 .....AVERAGE SOLD PRICE- $318,752

AVERAGE DAYS ON MKT- 101.......... AVERAGE DAYS ON MKT- 70

%LIST TO SOLD- 96% ....................... %LIST TO SOLD- 98%

DECLINE IN SALES PRICE- 1%
DECLINE IN # OF HOMES SOLD- 23%

THERE ARE CURRENTLY 132 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES FOR SALE IN TEGA CAY THAT ARE LISTED WITH AN AGENT IN MLS.

For more information or to discuss the market analysis further please contact me.

If you would like to seach available homes for sakle or rent in Tega Cay click here to go to my free home search tool.

If you would like to sign up for free automated email alerts for specific home search criteria you can customize click here.

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Carmen S Miller

Century 21 First Choice

Fort Mill, SC

803.322.3479

carmen.miller@century21.com

Get Free Unlimited Local Property Searches At HomesFortMill.com

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:00:24 -0500

If you are thinking about moving or buying/renting a home or condo in the Fort Mill, Tega Cay, Lake Wylie, Rock Hill area and would like to search the available home or condo listings you've come to the right place on the internet.

Carmen Miller with Century 21 First Choice is now offering FREE, no strings attached, local property for sale or rent search. This service is available at both of Carmen Miller's websites www.carmensmiller.com and www.homesfortmill.com.

We have just signed up with a new property search service to offer you the latest technology in the home search business. And best of all it is free for you to use.

Here is how to use this new tool, just click on the property search orange button

on the top left hand side bar or choice from one of the custom search links we have set up for you for a specific neighborhood.

If you choice to use the full property search feature just select your search area and options and click search. Next you can choice a map view or list view shown below.

The map view allows you to visually see the area and as you move your mouse pointer over the listed icons you can see summary information about each property.

A screen shot of the Map view

A screen shot of the List view

Once you narrow your search to a specific property, you can view all of the available details about the specific property as seen in the screen shot below.

On the individual listing detail page you have many bonus features available like; print a brochure, save your information, sign up to be automatically notified for new property listings, see pictures of the home, see virtual tours if they are available, get school and neighborhood info, see a map and aerial view, request a showing, email the property info to a friend, and more.

Once again this service is offered to you free. No hassles. No registration required. No kidding! Just simply contact me when you are ready to buy, sell, or rent.

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Carmen S Miller

Century 21 First Choice

Fort Mill, SC

803.322.3479

carmen.miller@century21.com

Back To School Time For Fort Mill and Tega Cay is August 20th 2008

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:40:08 -0500

Fort Mill schools begin August 20, 2008. Many of you have been asking questions about an update to the elementary school enrollment freeze. Here is what is mentioned on the Fort Mill School District website:

The Fort Mill School District is now reviewing its elementary attendance areas to prepare for the opening of Sugar Creek Elementary and Pleasant Knoll Elementary in 2009. The process will take into account a number of considerations including enrollment, building capacity, demographics, transportation issues, transitions between schools, keeping neighborhoods together and creating an easily understood plan. A public meeting will be held in September to unveil reassignment options.

In the July school construction update both Sugar Creek and Pleasant Knoll elementary schools under construction are still on schedule to open August 2009.

If you are looking for specific information like the school calendar, bus routes. bus schedules, registration information, contact information and more, there is a parent information page on the Fort Mill school website.

Click to go to "parent Information page".

You can download the 2008-2009 school calendar by clicking here.

For the bus route and information page click here.

The Bus or transportation dept phone number is (803)802-1998

If you need more information about a specific Fort Mill school like:

Fort Mill Elementary School
Gold Hill Elementary School
Orchard Park Elementary School
Riverview Elementary School
Springfield Elementary School
Fort Mill Middle School
Gold Hill Middle School
Springfield Middle School
Fort Mill High School
Nation Ford High School
Fort Mill Academy

Each school has a website. Click here for the district individual school web page. Then you can select the school website you wish to naviagte to.

Posted from Homesfortmill.com

Carmen S Miller

Century 21 First Choice

Fort Mill, SC

803.322.3479

carmen.miller@century21.com

Fort Mill, Tega Cay Realtor Quoted In The Fort Mill Times

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:38:20 -0500

Jenny Overman staff reporter with the Fort Mill Times wrote an article on August5, 2008 about how you can learn a lot about places and people on YouTube.com. Her article points out there are several videos on or about our area like Tega Cay, Fort Mill, and Indian Land.

Jenny said local residents are using YouTube to post videos for entertainment, make political statements, and business. She did a YouTube search for Tega Cay and came up with more than 15 real estate videos. Of course Carmen has all of her home for sale videos posted on YouTube so Jenny called Carmen for an interview and printed the following quote:

Carmen Miller, with Century 21 First Choice, uses YouTube to appeal to "Generation Y," she said.
"We figured that over 80 percent of home buyers use the Internet and the big buyer pool coming in is 30 and under," Miller said. "So we tried to think the way they think."

By the way, Carmen hates it when I post things like this about her. With her continued success she'll just have to put up with my blog posts about her.

Internet marketing is very important these days. The internet communicates to several age groups. We just launched two new websites to help promote our area called aboutfortmill.com and seetegacay.com. The two new websites are focused more on information about the towns, people and news and less about real estate.

We also have future plans to produce more and better quality videos about our area. So stayed tune for more internet "tube" stuff.

Jenny, thanks for the article quote. To see Jenny's article click to go to the Fort Mill Times article.

Posted from Homesfortmill.com

Carmen S Miller

Century 21 First Choice

Fort Mill, SC

803.322.3479

carmen.miller@century21.com

Tega Cay Votes No To 2nd Marina In Lake Shore

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:36:02 -0500

Tega Cay residents filled the Tega Cay council meeting room on July 24^th to participate in a special session. The topic was the proposed Hidden Harbor Marina to be located in the Lake Shore subdivision of Tega Cy. The council voted no to the marina plan. This would have been the second Tega Cay Marina.

So why did the council vote no? Most Lake Wylie marinas are full with waiting lists. You would think this was a good deal for Tega Cay. As it turns out the proposed 32 slip marina must meet Duke Energy's shoreline management rules. The marina must be a true public marina but there is a hitch. The rule further states that a bordering development can not use the marina. That means Lake Shore residents could not use the marina. Lake Shore is home for approx 40% of Tega Cay residents.

The shoreline management rule was put in place in 2006. It's too bad Newland, the company who developed Lake Shore, or Tega Cay that took over Lake Shore after Newland left in 2005 did not apply for a marina at that time.

Most Lake Shore residents I spoke with about this issue were opposed to the rule and did not want the marina with the restrictions. Lake Shore residents would gain non-resident traffic without the marina benefit. I am not surprised that there was a large turn out for the special council meeting. Some Lake Shore residents questioned if the council would have voted no without the large Lake Shore resident turnout. Based on some of the negative comments made by the Tega Cay council members about the Duke shoreline management rule it would seem they were frustrated by the rule too.

Posted from Homesfortmill.com

Carmen S Miller

Century 21 First Choice

Fort Mill, SC

803.322.3479

carmen.miller@century21.com

Carmen Miller Launches New See Tega Cay Website

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:32:53 -0500

Hot off the press! Carmen Miller has launched a new website dedciated to information about Tega Cay. The new website is www.seetegacay.com.

What's different about seetegacay.com versus homesfortmill.com? Seetegacay.com is dedicated to just Tega Cay. It is not focused on real estate but about Tega Cay.

The website contains information about Tega Cay, history, news, videos, and photos. The site went live on Thursday July 31st. More information , updated photos and viseos will be added soon.

If you would like to contribute information or photos for the website please email Scott at sdmiller1o@gmail.com. Your comments and ideas are always welcome.

Posted from Homesfortmill.com

Carmen S Miller

Century 21 First Choice

Fort Mill, SC

803.322.3479

carmen.miller@century21.com

New Home Sales Begin at Lake Ridge in Tega Cay by Toll Brothers

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:16:14 -0500

The new home community called Lake Ridge located in the recently annexed Tega Cay South Carolina is beginning to take shape. Clearing began at the beginning of the year and Toll Brothers Builders has recently begun new home sales at Lake Ridge at Tega Cay.

Lake Ridge is a 435 acre 830 new home master planned development site located on Gardendale Road between Dam road and New Gray Rock Road in Tega Cay. The Lake Ride community is not on the Tega Cay peninsula but still located within walking distance to Lake Wylie.

Drake Capital LLC purchased the once called Gardendale development site from Cornerstone Development and renamed the development Lake Ridge. Drake Capital's master plan includes a 7,000 sq ft club house, competition size pool, kiddy pool, multipurpose courts and tennis courts. The club house is estimated to be completed by Memorial Day 2009.

Toll Brothers, a national luxury home builder, has begun their portion of the master planned development by offering single family homes located in two communities with multiple floor plans. One community is called Lake Ridge Carolinas the other Lake Ridge Executive. Toll Brothers plans to sell and build on approximately 167 home ½ acre sties planned for these two new communities within Lake Ridge.

In addition Toll Brothers is promoting the following selling points and amenities:

Wooded Neighborhood
Easy commute to Uptown Charlotte, South Park and Ballantyne area via I-77
Pocket Parks
Lake Nearby : Walking Distance to Lake Wylie and the Catawba River
Shopping Nearby : Adjacent to the quaint Restaurants and Shops of Baxter Village
Clubhouse : Approximately 7,000 sq.ft.
Walking Trails : 2 Miles of Walking Trails intertwined with Pocket Parks
Multi-Purpose Courts including basketball and tennis.
Pools

The Carolinas portion of Lake Ridge community is offering 6 floor plans that range from 2,600 to 3,500 square feet and prices ranging form $467,000 to 509,000. The Executive portion of Lake Ridge community is offering 5 floor plans that range 2,900 to 4,500 square feet and prices range from $555,000 to $612,000. Lake Ridge is located in the Fort Mill School District.

Jeff Leforce with Drake Capital said he is in discussions with several other home builders for the remaining lots. Jeff predicts the next group of lots to be developed will be age restricted living most likely ranch homes for ages 55 and over.

Information was gathered from the Toll Brothers website and Jeff Leforce from Drake Capital. Buyers and sellers considering this new development as a possible future move can contact Carmen for more information or you can find more information about the Toll Brothers Homes in Lake Ridge at Tega Cay on the Toll Brothers Website.

Posted from Homesfortmill.com

Carmen S Miller

Century 21 First Choice

Fort Mill, SC

803.322.3479

carmen.miller@century21.com

Carmen Miller Ranked Top 100 Realtors

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:27:30 -0500

Post written by Scott Miller

In today’s difficult housing market it takes a special Realtor® to make things happen. If you look at Carmen Miller’s first half of 2008 home sales, she obviously has the special touch to sell homes even in today’s fluctuating economy. Carmen Miller is very successful helping buyers find the perfect home and sellers selling their home in the Fort Mill, Tega Cay, Rock Hill, Lake Wylie South Carolina markets.

Carmen Miller is ranked in the top 100 producing Century 21 real estate agents for the South Carolina and North Georgia region! Her top 100 ranking reflects transactions since January 2008 through June 2008. I am very proud of Carmen and so are her home buyers and sellers. Click to see some of Carmen’s testimonials from satisfied clients.

What’s Carmen’s secret? No secret just hard work, total dedication to find or sell a home for her clients, many years of professional decorating experience to help stage a home, a variety of marketing tools, strong networking skills, and great listening and communication skills. In addition she is backed by a strong local Century 21 office in Fort Mill SC which is Century 21 First Choice who has many top ranking Realtors®.

From Carmen’s family, Century 21 First Choice, and her many clients, we want to say congratulations to Carmen for her wonderful success and we look forward to her many future achievements.

Reasons Why I Love Living in Tega Cay Especially On The 4th of July

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:05:17 -0500

I am often reminded of why we moved to and love to live in Tega Cay South Carolina. The 4th of July is a good example of why we live here. The 4th was a busy day in Tega Cay SC this year. In fact the 4th of July is always full of fun activities in Tega Cay. I am not sure why you would travel somewhere else during the 4th if you live in Tega Cay especially with the high gas prices. Here is a short list of the planned events that went on for the 4th of July in Tega Cay.

The Land Parade began at 9AM. The Land Parade theme was "Tega Cay's 26th Anniversary"

There were floats with music, big trucks, several groups of the Shiners,

and Star Wars characters and the Fort Mill High Band was marching and playing!

The Windjammer Park Party started at 10:00 a.m. Loads of fun! Canoe Joust, Ski Show and Boat Parade! The Boat Parade started at 11:30am.

The Ski Show was performed by the award-winning Carolina Show Ski Team. The show included comedy, skills and amazing water ski stunts.

The Lions Fish Fry was at the Glennon Center around 4:30pm.

The day ended with the City's Birthday Party, Fireworks and Dance. The birthday party began around 8:00 p.m. which was followed by fireworks at 9:30 p.m. outside on the Tega Cay Golf Course. There was a dedication of the new Glennon Center building, the speaker was Congressman Spratt and Mayor Runde gave the State of the City. And the dance went on at the Glennon Center until Midnight!

The day was non stop fun. So, if you are considering relocating to the Charlotte Metro area , take a look at the Tega Cay area. It's just minutes south of Charlotte. The schools are great. The city is on a peninsula of Lake Wylie. And if you like a small town look and feel that is full of friendly, fun people come to Tega Cay South Carolina. If you are interested in reading more about our area here are some other similar posts and links:

Top 10 Reasons to Live in Fort Mill.
The Fort Mill Times has a nice recap of the 4th of July events click here
Tega Cay History
Fort Mill History

Post Link: http://homesfortmill.com/tega-cay-news/reasons-why-i-love-living-in-tega-cay-especially-on-the-4th-of-july/

Carmen S Miller

Century 21 First Choice

Fort Mill, SC

803.322.3479

carmen.miller@century21.com

Blogging Makes You Fat

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:49:19 -0500

Here is a post from husband I thought the Activerain community would get a kick on reading.

Want a sure way to gain weight? Start a new blog. Starting a new blog, writing weekly posts, learning SEO, and then optimizing for good search engine placement has occupied so much of my time for the past several months. I have gained 10 plus pounds!

My wife hired me (that means free!) instead of a web design and marketing company to throw something out on the web about her real estate agents business. I had a little experience creating websites a few yeas ago for friends and organizations so I was excited about giving it a try again. I read blogs and articles to find out what is hot in the industry and decided to make the leap into blogging. I read blogging is a much better way to get noticed compared to the older static website approach. What I didn't realize is I have to write posts weekly to keep the blog alive.

I should say to be fair to fellow bloggers a huge amount of time spent in my project isn't just writing posts. I have spent more time reading and learning about current search engine optimization to make your head spin and of course working on building back links. My early morning exercise program was put on the back burner while I blogged and learned and did SEO (search engine optimization) stuff.

Wait! The SEO stuff now includes joining social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Active Rain to name a very small few. Now I had to spend more time learning about social networking sites and building new profiles. And you mean I need to post and re-post on other blogs, article submission sites like Ezine, and bookmarking sites? Ops there went my evenings. I knew I was in trouble when my kids thought I was spending more time on the computer than they do.

After a couple months I noticed my pants were feeling snug. My wife bought me new shorts for the summer and I had to go up a pant size. I just hated to even think about getting on the scale. Boy, adding 10 pounds was easy. So I ignored the weight gain warning signs and decided to work on my next 10 added pounds.

Don't get me wrong. I have enjoyed the learning process so far. I am still a novice in the world of blogging and SEO. But I have come along way after making several startup mistakes and I am sure I am still making many today. Next I need to learn how to write!

For those of you concerned, I did start exercising again. I am leaning how to balance my time.

So if someone sued McDonald's for making them gain too much weight, who do you sue because blogging makes you gain weight? Look in the mirror!

Here is a link to my wife's real estate blog http://homesfortmill.com. Send me your comments so I can sit down and spend more time on the blog!

Scott

Sdmiller10@gmail.com

I hope you enjoyed his satire on blogging. I pay him well for his time!

Carmen S Miller

Century 21 First Choice

Fort Mill, SC

803.322.3479

carmen.miller@century21.com

Warning Positive Home Sales News Maybe Dangerous To Your Health!

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:56:32 -0500

Warning: The Sturgeon General advices you to be careful reading or listening to positive homes sales news which maybe dangerous to your health or at least a shock to your system compared to the normal news environment. Care should be taken when reading or listening to positive news.

I get up every morning with a positive attitude with the goal to make it a positive day. During my morning drive to work I listen to the news talk radio station. I don't know about you but I almost hate turning on the radio or any news these days. My positive attitude flies right out the window after listening to a few minutes of the morning economic news. Most of the news seems to be about the bad housing market, failing mortgage market, and of course the main headline these days the high gas prices. So here is my attempt to go against the news trend and share some good news for a change.

The National Association of Realtors® released this week their homes sales forecast based on April's pending home sales index data. April's index showed a national gain in homes sale contracts of 6.3% over March. NAR's economists forecast a continued moderate home sales increase in the next few months and it may get better in the second half of the year.

The West coast has shown the most improvement. Positive sales growth was also felt in the Midwest and the South. The Northeast was still showing a decline by 1.9%. Pending homes sales numbers have picked up significantly in areas seeing significant home value price drops like the West. But economists predict home values will stabilize in most areas in the second half of the year.

As for the Fort Mill, Tega Cay SC area, the Charlotte Regional Realtors Association reported steady increases each month from January through April which is consistent with the NAR report. The total homes under contract nationally and locally are below last years numbers but the positive news here is the sales are gaining each month.

I apologize if this news is shocking to you. I know this is not the normal news you hear now days. I hope this news may brighten your day or moment until the next negative news story hits. It's no problem, this positive info is free of charge. Maybe I should listen to those old 8 tracks in the car instead of the radio news. Ops, I am dating myself. Enjoy the positive news for moment at least.

This ends the postive news warning....

By Scott (Carmen's Husband)

Post Link: http://homesfortmill.com/local-information-fort-mill-lake-wylie-carolinas/warning-positive-home-sales-news-maybe-dangerous-to-your-health/

from my blog http://homesfortmill.com/

Carmen S Miller

Century 21 First Choice

Fort Mill, SC

803.322.3479

carmen.miller@century21.com

Freightliner-Daimler Trucks Fort Mill SC New Office Almost Ready

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:33:54 -0500

Fort Mill SC keeps growing. The new Koll Development Company 150,000 square foot Intellicenter building in Fort Mill SC is finished and has been turned over to Daimler Trucks of North America. Freightliner LLC changed it corporate name last January to Daimler Trucks of North America.

Last October Daimler Trucks announced the move of its 340 job sales and marketing division from Portland OR to Fort Mill, SC. As of the company deadline for relocation decisions last January, 118 Portland Daimler employees are making the move to Fort Mill, SC. I took a look at Daimler's job opening website. Only 14 positions were listed as available. Daimler had a job fair in March so many of the non relocating positions may have been filled.

The Daimler Trucks sales and marketing new office is located on Deerfield Drive near the Gold Hill and I-77 interchange. Here is the last picture from the construction job site camera of new building taken on May 21st.

You can see the exterior of the building and landscaping is complete. Work left to do is focused on the interior office set up including furniture. Daimler Trucks expects operations to begin in the new offices the first part of August.

What is the latest about the Daimler Trucks HQ move from Portland to the York County area? I searched for press releases and articles. I found a couple May articles in the Charlotte Business Journal about the move. Daimler Trucks has an option on 400 acres on the west side of Lake Wylie near the Big Allison Creek area. The articles claim Daimler Trucks corporate office campus would be part of the Crescent Resources or Allison Creek Partners 2,300 acre master planned development project in York County on the Allison Creek. A Daimler Trucks spokesperson confirmed they were working with local landowners, developers and York County SC officials on the project but no final decisions have been made.

The Allison Creek master planned development plan is estimated to contain almost 4.4 million square feet of office space and a potential of 3,500 homes. If Daimler Trucks would be relocated to the development, the plan would allow for many support companies to relocate near the corporate campus. The over plan would almost triple the current York County multitenant space if and when finished.

Lawns Turn Brown Even With Tega Cay SC Revised Water Restrictions May 31st 2008

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:30:36 -0500

If you are shopping for a home in the Tega Cay or Fort Mill area right now you will notice lawns looking brown instead of green these days. With higher or I should say HOT summer temperatures and water restrictions that are in place, it is difficult to maintain a bright green lawn.

So you might ask what are the current water restrictions? Here is an update.

Tega Cay's city council did revise the current stage 3 water restrictions on May 31st. Stage 3 restriction have been in place since October of last year. We were blessed with much needed rain during the spring season so the council reduced the restrictions slightly from the April 21st, 2008 change. We are still in stage 3 water restriction with the following changes:

You are allowed to water lawns with sprinklers or irrigation systems one day a week.
Odd addresses are allowed to water any time on Saturdays
Even addresses are allowed to water anytime on Sundays.

The April 21st update only allowed you to water on the designated day from 12:01am to 9am. The May 31st change allows you to water anytime during your designated day.

Besides the change to the time of watering your lawns 1 day a week, you may now wash vehicles, watercraft, fill pools, and pressure wash structures/driveways on the same designated day of the week. But only one day a week on your designated day.

Residents are allowed to use hand held watering containers and hoses with spray nozzles to water plants, shrubs, flowers, containers, gardens, and lawns any time and any day of the week.

Tega Cay restrictions now match the current York County stage 3 restrictions. Fort Mill water restrictions are similar except the only day to water, wash, or fill is Saturday. Fort Mill did not break out different days for even or odd addresses.

In all jurisdictions, watering, washing, and filing on days other than your assigned day is strictly prohibited. And so is any water run off.

The use of irrigation systems that pump water directly from Lake Wylie are controlled by Duke Energy Lake Management and now are allowed to "pump" water only on Saturdays.

The information above is from the Tega Cay city website, Fort Mill city website, and the York County SC website. Click here for a PDF of the Tega Cay city May 31st amended water restriction.

Post Link: http://homesfortmill.com/tega-cay-news/lawns-turn-brown-even-with-tega-cay-sc-revised-water-restrictions-may-31st-2008/

from my blog http://homesfortmill.com/

My website http://carmensmiller.com

Carmen S Miller

Century 21 First Choice

Fort Mill, SC

803.322.3479

carmen.miller@century21.com

60 Million Mixed Use Development Approved For Fort Mill

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:06:03 -0500

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York County Council approved on May 19 to re-zone 32 acres in Fort Mill on highway 160 west across from Baxter Village to mixed use.

ELA, a Rock Hill based developer, original planned to build apartments but sought to add retail and office developmemt to the project. The development after last months county approval will now consist of 288 apartments and 110,605 square foot of retail and office space.

The buildings in the front of the development facing highway 160 will be 4 to 5 story buildings with retail and restaurants on the first floor and offices in the upper floors. The apartments will be located in the rear of the development.

The county has tried to restricted further commercial development on this part of highway 160 to minimize the traffic impact on the highway. But after looking at the prosed mixed use plan, the council did not see much difference in the traffic impact when comparing the original approved multifamily plan versus the proposed mixed use plan.

Site grading has already started. If you have been watching the work in the last few months a couple of older homes were removed from the front of this property and the development entrance has been graded. ELA predicts the project will take approx 2 years to complete.

Post Link: http://homesfortmill.com/fort-mill-news/60-million-mixed-use-development-approved-for-fort-mill/

from my blog http://homesfortmill.com/

My website http://carmensmiller.com

Carmen S Miller

Century 21 First Choice

Fort Mill, SC

803.322.3479

carmen.miller@century21.com

Who Inspects Their Home Before Purchase?

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:56:33 -0500

What is one of the most important things to do when buying a home? Visualize were your furniture will go in each room. Well... yes that is part of the processes but more importantly hire a professional to do a home inspection.

So even if you manage to find the perfect home a good home inspection can help you understand exactly what's not so perfect about the home you're going to buy. That's a good thing. Because when you're buying a home you're also buying all of the home's problems too.

You're making a large investment in the property and it's nice to understand exactly what you're buying. A structural problem or a heating and air condition system that isn't functioning properly can be expensive to fix. So conducting a series of thorough inspections is a lot like buying an insurance policy against future expenses or knowing more about what you are buying into. Keep in mind, however, that home inspections are not a warranty or guarantee of the home.

What is a typical home inspection like? A home inspection typically includes an examination of the heating and central air conditioning systems, interior plumbing, electrical systems, the roof, attic, visible insulation, walls, ceilings, floors, windows, foundations, and basements.

A typical home inspection will take about 2 to 4 hours depending on the type of home; an unoccupied one story home on a concrete slab will take about 2 hours, where an occupied two story home on a crawlspace foundation will take about 4 hours to complete.

Although the home inspection report should include detailed descriptions and color digital pictures of any defects in the home, it is best if you are able to attend the inspection for a review and discussion of the findings. You, your agent, the owner/sellers, etc. should attend the entire inspection. Once the inspection is complete, you should walk through the home with the inspector to discuss any concerns or defects that may be present.

Some things that are not included in the general inspection are:

Appliances that are not installed
Building Code Compliance
Environmental issues such as Radon, Mold, Lead, etc. (unless specifically requested) I would recommend including a least a radon test for the Fort Mill/York County area.
Systems/components/areas that are not readily accessible or readily visible or shut down.
Cosmetic issues (Acceptability is subjective and should be determined by the client)
Exterior features such as retaining walls, storage buildings, pools, etc. (Unless their condition may affect the building)
Low voltage systems/components such as: intercom, security systems, antennas, etc.

You will most likely have to hire a separate professional to do a termite inspection.

If you are selling your home, have an inspection done before you put your home on the market and you may avoid any surprises when potential buyers have a home inspector check it out. You may choose to have any repairs made using a contractor of your choice without having to satisfy a potential buyer or you may choose to disclose the conditions you are not going to repair and protect yourself from liability of nondisclosure claims.

Should you hire a home inspector when buying a new home? Absolutely. Just because the home is new doesn't mean there aren't problems. The contractors building a new home are human and make mistakes. There is no better time to catch and fix mistakes or problems than before you close and move in.

Make sure the home inspector is at least a member of the American Society of Home Inspectors and other local associations and accreditations. Carmen can recommend local home inspectors. Contact Carmen for more information or questions about the home inspection process.

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Century 21 First Choice

Fort Mill, SC

803.322.3479

carmen.miller@century21.com

MOMS Club® of Tega Cay Basket Raffle 2008

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Thu, 29 May 2008 05:36:30 -0500

In addition to our other ways to raise money for the Children’s Attention Home, the MOMS Club® of Tega Cay will also be raffling off baskets filled with wonderful prizes at the dinner following the golf tournament Saturday May 31st.

Raffle tickets may be purchased by anyone even if you don’t attend the dinner. Raffle tickets are $1/ticket and may be purchased by phoning Dianna at 803-627-3934 or emailing tcmomsclubgolfclassic@gmail.com.

The deadline for buying tickets if you are not attending the golf tournament, children’s activities, or dinner is Friday, May 30th at 5 pm. Here are descriptions of the baskets full of wonderful prizes donated by our sponsors:

Couples Night Out Basket #1: a J. Lohr bottle of red wine with wine glasses, a $45 gift certificate to the Outback Steakhouse, a Silpada necklace, a free car wash, a night out on the Childers’ family boat, and men’s shower gel, bath gel, and talcum powder.

Couples Night Out Basket #2: a J. Lohr bottle of red wine, a $30 gift certificate to City Tavern, a free session to Time Out for Parents, a free manicure, a free car wash, a free haircut at Sports Clips, a scented candle, and Pierre Cardin men’s cologne.

Creative Memories Basket: A variety of Creative Memories scrapbooking and craft prizes valued at over $100.

Dad’s Basket: $30 gift certificate to Longhorn Steakhouse, 2 free golf lessons with a TGA pro, a free large bucket of balls at Victory Custom Golf’s Driving Range in Clover, 2 Striker’s Bowling Passes for a free game for up to six people per pass, 10 free haircuts at Sports Clips, a free car wash, a gift certificate to Thunder Athletics, and men’s shampoo, conditioner, and cologne.

Golf & Dining Out Basket: 2 rounds of golf at Waterford Golf Club in Rock Hill, a $40 gift card to the Waterford Golf Club driving range and gift certificates to popular local restaurants including: Towne Tavern, Steve and Kelly’s, and McHale’s.

Dolce Lusso Aveda Products Basket: Aveda Caribbean Therapy Face & Body Spray, Caribbean Therapy Bath Soak, Travel Toiletries Bag with Aveda Travel Size Hair Spray, Hand Relief, Foot Relief, Body Cleanser, Body Polish, & Body Lotion, an organic cotton washcloth and gauze sponge, and a scented candle.

Family Fun Day Basket: family admission to the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, Charlotte Knights tickets, a $15 gift certificate to Beef O’Brady’s, 2 “Family of 4″ passes to Kate’s Skating Rink in Rock Hill, 2 Striker’s Bowling Passes for a free game for up to six people per pass, gift certificates for free buffet at Village Pizza and a gift card to Chirp n’ Chatter.

Family Night In Basket: a $25 gift card to Supper Sensations, 2 free Blockbuster movie rentals, 3 free 1-topping pizzas from Papa John’s, popcorn and candy, a free 5×7 from Traci Champion Photography, Weight Watchers 5 Ingredient 15 Minutes cookbook, a Four Ingredient cookbook, and a gift card to Chirp n’ Chatter.

Get Healthy Basket: a 3 month membership to the YMCA, a free personal trainer session with Kristi Kruft, a gym bag, a 3 month family membership to Ray’s Splash Planet, 2 “Family of 4″ passes to Kate’s Skating Rink in Rock Hill, 2 Striker’s Bowling Passes for a free game for up to six people per pass, Wiffle Balls, 2 Jump Ropes, Mini Kickball, 5 cans of tennis balls and 3 bars of pure and natural soap.

Golf Basket: a putter from Custom Victory Golf, 2 free golf lessons with a TGA pro, a free large bucket of balls at Victory Custom Golf’s Driving Range in Clover, a $50 gift certificate to Thunder Athletics, a “breathable” golf hat from Carolina First, golf balls, golf tees, and a golf towel.

Home Improvement Basket: a $50 gift card to Lowe’s Home Improvement store, a $40 gift certificate to Hooper’s, 2 Striker’s Bowling Passes for a free game for up to six people per pass, a free car wash, as well as a bucket, hammer, tape measure, level, paint brush, screwdrivers, and a coffee mug.

Kids’ Art Basket: one child admission to Summer Arts Play camp, $15 gift certificate to Clay Escape, sidewalk chalk, coloring book, 2 “Family of 4″ passes to Kate’s Skating Rink in Rock Hill, 2 Striker’s Bowling Passes for a free game for up to six people per pass, 2 free Papa John’s 1-topping pizzas, Sweettreats gift certificate and free sundae.

Kids’ Basket: Charlotte At Play “family fun day” pass, $25 gift card to TGI Friday’s, free haircuts at Pigtails and Crewcuts, 2 “Family of 4″ passes to Kate’s Skating Rink in Rock Hill, 2 Striker’s Bowling Passes for a free game for up to six people per pass, and an Anything Joe’s personalize backpack.

Learning Basket: a family membership to the York County museum in Brattonsville, a horse ride for 2 at Anne Springs Close Greenway on a Saturday, a $20 gift card to Moe’s, 2 Striker’s Bowling Passes for a free game for up to six people per pass, travel chess, Educational Games: Square by Square - Creative Pattern Puzzle Game, Discovery Toys Wild Woods Game, Oppenheimer Award I Never Forget a Face matching game, and a 3 Pack of Educational Card Games, Multiplication Flashcards, & Grade 1 Workbook.

Mom’s Basket #1: a Silpada necklace, a 1 hour massage at Massage Envy, a manicure, pedicure, cut and style at Tega Cay Salon, Bath & Bodyworks soap and hand lotion, and a discount coupon for Belle Vive.

Mom’s Basket #2: purse from LA East, $100 gift certificate to LA East, free manicure at Pretty Girls, $10 gift certificate to Olive Garden, Bath & Bodyworks soap and lotion, and a Home Interiors scented candle.

Monkey Joe’s Birthday Party: a birthday party for up to X kids at Monkey Joe’s and a sheet cake from Bruster’s.

Dog Basket: free petsitting from Love Petsitting, a free bag of organic dog food and dog treats from Cherry Lane Cottage, a ceramic pet bowl, a $5 gift certificate and pet treats from Wags Pet Bakery, pet toys from Petsmart, and a $25 gift certificate to Fishbone Grille.

PlayBall Birthday Party: a free birthday party from PlayBall for up to X kids, and a gift certificate to Polka Dots Stationery for invitations.

Pool Party: a 2 hour rental at the Tega Cay Beach and Swim Center, three free 1-topping Papa John’s pizzas, and a $20 gift certificate to Harris Teeter for a cake or other party necessities.

Pictures of the baskets will be available on the MOMS Club® of Tega Cay Website at http://momsclubtegacay.com/raffle-2008/

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Carmen S Miller

Century 21 First Choice

Fort Mill, SC

803.322.3479

carmen.miller@century21.com

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Fort Mill Home Values Still Strong

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:46:07 -0500

There is good news mixed with bad. The 12 month through March 2008 S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index report released yesterday showed national home values are still in a decline. The national average decline is 14%.

The good news is Charlotte is one of the 20 urban metro market areas showing increases. The Charlotte metro market includes Fort Mill, Tega Cay, Lake Wylie and other outline areas or suburbs.

Our home values in the area have shown modest growth in the last few years which maybe the reason for positive home value growth instead of decreases in todays economy. Charlotte area home prices rose less than one percent but at least it is on the plus side.

More good new, home sales have increased slightly in the the northeast. So why is this good news for us southerners? Our area has seen significant migration of home owners from the the northeast to our humble area in the past years. So this is good news for For Mill, Tega Cay, Lake Wylie home sellers.

Keep smiling and don’t listen to all of the bad news. Don’t forget to contact Carmen if you are thinking of buying or selling a home.

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Century 21 First Choice

Fort Mill, SC

803.322.3479

carmen.miller@century21.com

Features Home Buyers Really Want Even In Tega Cay

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Thu, 22 May 2008 06:58:19 -0500

What features help sell your home faster? What features are more desirable to a buyer and bring you more bang for the buck?

The National Association of Realtors® gathered information from over 2500 home buyers nationally that purchased a home in 2007. Repeat buyers placed more importance than first-time buyers on almost all home features.

Here are some of the highlights of the survey:

The most important feature was central air-conditioning. 74% of the respondents listed central air as very important. A very important feature surviving the summers in Tega Cay, SC.
Next in line was a garage with 2 or more spaces. This was the most significant change between the NAR's 2004 survey to the 2007.

Other important features were:

Walk-in closets in the master bedroom which was ranked higher by older buyers
Backyard or play area which was more important to younger buyers
Hardwood floors
Granite countertops.
Cable or satellite TV readiness.
High-speed Internet access.

Respondents said they would pay more for a home that has:

waterfront property, a no brainer for our area in my opinion.
Oversized garages.
Central Air.

90 percent of the respondents said energy efficiency was important in a buying decision. I bet energy efficiency will now rank higher in future surveys.

The typical home purchased during the survey period was 12 years old, 1,840

square feet in size, and had three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The national median price was $205,000.

Other changes between the 2004 survey and 2007 are:

The size of the typical home purchased increased by about 100 square feet.
Over four-fifths are detached, single-family homes
More than half are in the suburbs

And what did buyers do once they moved in? Nearly half of home buyers remodeled or made improvements to their kitchen, and close to half remodeled or improved a bathroom.

Source: NAR's Profile of Buyers' Home Feature Preferences (2007)

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Century 21 First Choice

Fort Mill, SC

803.322.3479

carmen.miller@century21.com

Charlotte NC Voted Best Place To Live

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:26:56 -0500

For a second year in a row Charlotte North Carolina has been voted the number one place to live by RelocateAmerica.com.

RelocateAmerica.com is an online relocation information resource owned and operated by a real state broker firm called HomeRoute. RelocateAmerica.com has been ranking cities annually for 11 years. They accept city nominations that are considered by the nominees a great place to live. The nominations then are reviewed by their editorial team along with other city key data like education, employment, crime, housing, parks etc and then ranked.

Other North and South Carolina cities in the top ten are Ashville NC and Greenville SC. Rock Hill SC is in the top 100. Fort Mill and Tega Cay which are just minutes south of Charlotte are part of the Charlotte Metro area, although not specifically listed in their ranking , I would include in the number 1 ranking. Here is the top 10 list:

Charlotte, NC.
San Antonio, TX.
Chattanooga, TN.
Greenville, SC.
Tulsa, OK.
Stevens Point, WS.
Asheville, NC.
Albuquerque, NM.
Huntsville, AL.
Seattle, WA.

It is interesting Charlotte stayed at number 1 since Forbes recently voted Charlotte 9th most miserable city to live. I have consistently disagreed with Forbes ranking of Charlotte and share the opinion of RelocateAmericas.com's survey. Here is a link to their website for more information. How would you rank Charlotte?

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Century 21 First Choice

Fort Mill, SC

803.322.3479

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Fort Mill New School Update

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:23:51 -0500

Fort Mill School District Superintendent Keith Callicut wrote an update recently in the Fort Mill Times. Here is a summary of his school growth update.

Besides the two new Fort Mill School District elementary schools planned to open in the fall of 2009, the district is busy working on a plan to spend the money raised by the March 4th bond referendum that was passed. The Fort Mill School District is looking at the following areas for 3 new schools (2 elementary, 1 middle);

Possible Elementary School Locations:

Massey home development area which is south west of Fort Mill.
Tega Cay
Sutton and I-77 near the planned York County Museum

Possible Middle School Location:

An area near the southern part of the Springfield Parkway.

The district plans to finalize the sites and acquire the land for the 3 new schools by this June. By November 2008 a new "attendance plan", I assume they mean redistricting, will be completed. The architectural firm has been identified to design the additional high school gym, new stadium, and the 3 new schools. The gym and stadium are planned for opening in the fall of 2009. The 3 new schools should open by 2011.

The State Education Department considers the Fort Mill School District to be the fastest growing school district in the state of South Carolina.

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Carmen S Miller

Century 21 First Choice

Fort Mill, SC

803.322.3479

carmen.miller@century21.com

Fort Mill Real Estate-Mortgage Market Update May 9 2008

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Sun, 11 May 2008 08:04:08 -0500

Rates improved a little this week. I am still concerned about inflation and many analysts think that oil prices might reach $200. Let’s hope not. The continued rise of the oil prices will negatively effect mortgage bonds. Current 30 Year Fixed rates are hovering around 5.75% but can easily range between 5.625% and 6.25% depending on credit score and loan program. ARM pricing is still weak but has improved. The 7/1 ARM rates are about .50% better than the 30 Year fixed rates. It should get to about a 1% lower than the 30 Year Fixed before the value is the worth the risk.

100% Programs

GONE. The only way to buy right now without any down payment is with some time of down payment assistance. FHA loans are back in the spotlight!
STATED INCOME

Agency Stated programs are back!!! We can offer conforming pricing on
stated income programs again… the only drawback is 75% max financing.
NO DOC loans are no longer available in NC
INVESTMENT Programs

The Senate just passed a bill giving tax credits to buyers of
foreclosed home… but the House is probably going to alter it quite a
bit. You will need at least 10% down to purchase investment property,
and existing loans can be refinanced for cash-out up to 85%. Rates
range between 6.00% to 7.00% depending on credit, loan size and fees.

What’s HOT?

Jumbo ARMS - EXAMPLE = 600K loan at 5.875% with no points!!! 5/1 and
7/1 ARM loans available.
For more details contact…

Olan Carder

Myers Park Mortgage

olan@myersparkmortgage.com
www.mycharlottelender.com

Olan writes a weekly mortgage update as a guest blogger for HomesFortMill.com. Olan serves the Charlotte NC Metro area which includes Tega Cay, Fort Mill and the Lake Wylie area. I highly recommend Olan for all of your mortgage needs. Olan is also an active Activerainer.

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Century 21 First Choice

Fort Mill, SC

803.322.3479

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York, SC Home For Sale 1786 CaneBrook Glen Dr

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Sun, 11 May 2008 07:57:51 -0500

BRAND NEW HOME IN BETHELFIELDS!

$ 214,900

This home has never been occupied and offers a wonderful opportunity! Located within easy access to HWY 49, only minutes from I-77 and close to schools and shopping. Enjoy a versitile floorplan with a formal living or dinning, large family room, well appointed kitchen, sunroom with loads of windows, a main floor office, open loft or bonus, huge master bedroom and nicely appointed master bath with garden tub and separate shower, plus two additional bedrooms and full bath. Private back yard!

1786 CaneBrook Glen Dr
York, SC 29745

General Property Details:
Listing Type: New Home/Planned Dev
MLS Number: 761770
Total Sq. Feet: 2506
Zoning: RES
Year Built: 2006

Inside Property Details:
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2.5
Family Rooms: Yes
Fireplaces: Yes
Dining Room: Dining or Formal Living
Other Rooms: Office
Laundry: Yes
Floors: Carpet, Vynil
Window Coverings: Yes
Air: Central
Range: Yes
Oven: Yes
Dishwasher: Yes
Disposal: Yes
Microwave: Yes

Outside Property Details:
Lot Acres: 0.21
Patio: Yes
Garage: Two Car
Outside Construction: Vynil
Water/Sewage: City

This information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. Buyer to verify all information

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Century 21 First Choice

Fort Mill, SC

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Fort Mill Schools District Name 2 New Elementary Schools

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Sat, 10 May 2008 06:11:06 -0500

I wrote a post recently about a rumor all Fort Mill Schools are in an enrollment freeze. Here is a link to the posts Fort Mill Schools Freeze Enrollment?

As I stated that was simply not true. In the post I mentioned therewill be 2 new elementray schools. Well the Fort Mill School District Board has approved names for the district’s newest elementary schools. The elementary located adjacent to Nation Ford High will be known as Sugar Creek Elementary.

Sugar Creek Elementary
Capacity - 900
Location - off Farm House Rd.
Adjacent to Nation Ford High

A second elementary now under
construction on Pleasant Road will be known as Pleasant Knoll
Elementary.

Pleasant Knoll Elementary
Capacity - 900
Location - Pleasant Road

Both schools will open in August of 2009.

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Century 21 First Choice

Fort Mill, SC

803.322.3479

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TEGA CAY REAL ESTATE MARKET ANALYSIS JAN-APR 2008

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:24:41 -0500

I have had many request to see the change in home sales data for Tega Cay from this year to last. So here is the latest info.

TEGA CAY REAL ESTATE MARKET ANALYSIS
2007 Vs. 2008
January through April
2007	TOTAL SALES	DAYS ON MARKET	LIST TO SALES RATIO
Single Family	56	114	97%
Townhomes	7	96	99%


2008	TOTAL SALES	DAYS ON MARKET	LIST TO SALES RATIO
Single Family	35	153	93%
Townhomes	2	234	94%

Source- Piedmont Regional MLS

Single Family homes had a 37.5 % drop in the number of home sold to last year. It is now taking on the average 153 days to sell a home which is approximately a 34% increase in days. The good news is the selling price to listing price ratio only changed 4% and is still in the 90's.

I think the number of homes sold drop is higher than expected. There are more homes on the market compared to last year. There are definitely less buyers than last year. Be careful comparing the homes sold data with national reports. The national reports normally compare only a month. The analysis above included the period January through April. If you have any questions or would like to see more information please contact me.

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Fort Mill, Tega Cay Real Estate Goes Video!

Carmen Miller (Century 21 First Choice) — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:50:09 -0500

Lights, camera, action! Carmen Miller’s home listings have hit the big time and gone video. I was going to say Hollywood but would be a bit too much.

Carmen has been very pleased with her partnership with Obeo. Obeo offers her clients with high quality photography, 360 degree room views and much more. We decided to take Obeo’s great photos one step further. In keeping up with the internet power of promoting homes for sale we decided to produce picture videos using the high quality Obeo photos and post the videos to many popular video sharing web sites.

Here is a sample of what we are doing

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/2499705/7634834

Now potential buyers have the ability to view high quality photos, 360 room views, picture video tours via Obeo (featured listings) and other popular video sharing sites like You Tube, Google Video, Yahoo Video, AOL Video, Clipmeet.com, Zipvo.com, Veoh.com, Vimeo.com, and more.

We have not blown our own horn much in this blog but our hope is to give our clients the most exposure possible and to offer buyers the best virtual home tour experience possible.

In addition to home videos, we have produced a Tega Cay tour. Soon to be updated with summer views and other areas like Fort Mill and more.

So to sum it up besides the huge website listing distribution of Century 21 First Choice has to offer we are stepping it up a notch to offer you and your home listing additional video web sharing sites. (ok here it comes ….here is how to order…..) To contact Carmen to list your home or to buy a home ….

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