Homes in our area are selling more this year than last. The banks and mortgage companies have tightened their strings making it difficult to obtain an answser on financing until the last minute. Everything is checked over several times right up until the last day. It put buyers and sellers on
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05/31/2010
After the 2009 short sale program, the Treasury is looking for was to make it easier and quicker by offering incentive payments of $1,000 per completed short sale. For each deed in lieu of foreclosure the servicer will also receive $1,000. The subordinate lien holder will be paid up to $3,000 o
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01/31/2010
For the most part, the first time home buyer incentive has really helped people move into their first home. There have been some problems with the tightening of credit but overall it's been a great program. One of the most difficult things is getting people in to be pre-qualified before they sta
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10/31/2009
What a different way to do business..... Very time consuming waiting for answers. Clients cannot close when they had planned and many times the electricity is turned off. In this type of humidity, mold could be growing within a week if there is a water or moisture source. We need to be very c
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06/24/2008
Summer in the Lowcountry and Hilton Head Island, SC is finally here. The buzz of traffic traveling our main highway 278 is a sure sign the kids are out of school and family vacation time has come once again. Our summer season brings people to our beaches from all over the country. Restaurants
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06/17/2008
It's an amazing day when you wake up, look out the windows to see all the birds building nests, light green leaves pushing out from the branches of trees and flowers blooming all over the place. Yes, Springtime in the Low Country is like so many other places--vibrant, alive, new, fresh and amazi
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05/19/2008
How Quickly We ForgetReal estate just like stocks has an ebb and tide and moves up and down sometimes so slowly that you really don't notice ‘cause we're just too busy with other activity in our lives. Not too many years ago we were in a similar market where properties were reasonably priced, s
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02/07/2008
After looking at the stats for the first month of 2008, I was amazed to find that we really aren't far off from 2007 in number of transactions, dollar volume, average list to sales price ratio and prices. What did change was the number of days on the market or DOM. Here are some stats for you t
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02/06/2008
I happened to be on the beach one afternoon when two kids just put the finishing touches on this castle by the sea. I was taken by the creativity of this molded sand. The boys went off into the water and I took many great photos. My website www.hhihome.com has this photo on the intro page. It
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02/06/2008
Specializing in Hilton Head Island Luxury Property We are looking towards a great 2008 from the many indications in recent months. Our market area is still strong. With only 12 miles by 5 miles of land available for building, Hilton Head continues to be a very good market for many groups. We h
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01/29/2008