Susan's Comments:

Yesterday we had four mortgage panelists from RBC Bank Venture, First Federal, Harbour Light and Bank of America speak to us Realtors. In a nutshell: Credit quality and collateral risk are driving points of decision of approval or not. Still money out there. Primary home loans up to 95%, Secondar...

As I was driving to my office and leaving my home in Sea Pines Plantation and approaching the Sea Pines Circle, two geese that reside in a lagoon in front of the Wachovia Bank Building decided to cross the two-lane road into the median. It stopped traffic of course and was a delightful site, remi...

There is enough information right now out there on state of economy, financials, ways to keep your business profitable and so forth. As I sit at my computer this morning, watching European stock indexes continue their downward spiral, I cannot help and think what a beautiful place Hilton Head Isl...

Today begins the three day weekend of the 57th annual Greek Festival in Downtown Savannah, only a 30-45 minute ride from Hilton Head or Bluffton. It is a wonderful festival that runs from 9am to 11pm Thursday trough Saturday. Lots of family fun and entertainment and food. Hope to see you there! R...

OK, this is what I do not get and I made a graph that is even more compelling but does not carry over well (I do not know how to go about it). Anyway, I have had two buyers present offers to 2 villas in Sea Pines Plantation. Both were not even countered. I will admit they were over 10% below list...

Just got the email from realtor.org: "Pending home sales activity surged as buyers took advantage of low home prices and affordable interest rates, according to the latest report. The Pending Home Sales Index jumped 7.4 percent to 93.4 from an upwardly revised reading of 87.0 in July, and is 8.8 ...