Real Estate is not national, it is local...I know. Well, our area has not been effected too much by the negative publicity that we have been enduring from the mass media USA- until now. Apparently, the Greenville/Spartanburg Area lags behind in real estate trends by about 6-9 months. It is fin
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03/26/2008
Anyone out there using buy downs to help buyers qualify for loans? No one is advertising this in our area, but I have seen it before in a major metropolitan area. In the real estate magazine they had pictures of homes that they did not have listed, but as examples of what they have helped their
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03/17/2008
In my 6 year career of selling real estate, I have been fortunate to have sold a large number of homes. However, I seem to have a knack of getting a listing when another real estate agent has been unable to successfully sell the property. Just so you know, I do not intentionally seek out expire
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03/14/2008
Wow! I have good news for all of you potential sellers out there. I was at a real estate meeting the other day and a mortgage broker joined us after he finished his continuing education class. We asked what he learned, jokingly, but what he said drew a round of applause. An appraiser speaking
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03/06/2008
More now than ever we need to reach out to 1st time home buyers and start counseling them on the process of home buying. The mortgages are getting harder to come by for the average client and I believe that teaching potential buyers what to expect before they start looking is key. I am interest
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03/05/2008
I had the occassion to close on a property recently that had been repeatedly post-poned due to financing issues. When the closing was finally in progress and I received the third HUD to review for my seller clients, I was mortified by what the buyer's lender was charging and making in fees. The
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03/03/2008
