Posts with tag 'Historic & Older Homes Charleston'
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Before You Spend Thousands on Home Repairs, See If Someone Else Will Help Pay
Most homeowners know to compare contractor estimates before replacing a water heater, HVAC system, windows, or insulation.
Far fewer realize they should compare assistance programs first.
After researching homeowner assistance programs available throughout Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties, I was surprised by how many opportunities exist to help reduce the cost of home improvements. Some programs offer rebates after qualifying equipment is installed. Others provide low-interest financing. Some help pay for insulation, windows, HVAC systems, electrical upgrades, or plumbing repairs. There are even programs that assist homeowners with major repairs when health, safety, or income requirements are met.
The challenge isn't that these programs don't exist.
It's that most...
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When a Home Becomes Part of the Family
I was watching The Way Home recently when one of the characters made a comment about how some homes have history and how some homes should stay in a family. It got me thinking about something that has quietly disappeared from much of modern life.
There was a time when families stayed.
Not forever. Not every family. Not every generation. But often enough that a child could grow up hearing stories about the same creek their father played in, the same tree their grandmother climbed, or the same patch of woods where generations of children built forts and swore they had discovered a secret place no one else knew existed.
The funny thing was that the adults usually knew exactly where those secret places were because they had discovered them first.
There was...
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Wescott Plantation Is Not One Market
When people talk about the Wescott real estate market, they often talk about it as though every home is competing in the same market.
They're not.
A home in Shinnecock is competing with a different group of homes than a townhome in The Gates of Wescott. A golf-course home in Markleys Grove is attracting different buyers than a detached home in Woodlands at Wescott. Even though they all share the same Wescott address, buyers do not view them the same way.
After reviewing active listings, homes currently under contract, and homes that have sold over the past three months throughout Wescott Plantation, one thing became very clear: buyers are still choosing Wescott, but they are choosing carefully.
The strongest prices are still being found in Shinnecock. Homes there continue to command som...
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Wescott Homeowners: Buyers Are Still Buying, But They Are Being Picky
If you're a homeowner in Wescott and wondering whether now is a good time to sell, the short answer is yes.
Homes are still going under contract, and buyers are still choosing Wescott. In fact, there are currently more homes under contract than many homeowners might expect given today's interest rates and economic uncertainty.
But there is an important difference between today's market and the market we experienced a few years ago.
Buyers are no longer willing to overlook pricing mistakes.
The homes that are priced appropriately and show well are attracting attention and going under contract. The homes that are overpriced are sitting on the market longer and often requiring price reductions before buyers become interested.
Detached hom...
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How Are Tall Pines, Wescott Plantation, Scanlonville, Harbour View, Copahee View, and Whitehall Performing Compared to New Construction?
Every time I drive through parts of Berkeley County and Summerville, I am amazed by the amount of new construction taking place. New neighborhoods continue to expand, model homes are busy, and builders are offering incentives that can make a significant difference to a buyer's monthly payment.
Naturally, it makes me wonder how established neighborhoods are performing.
If you own a home in Tall Pines Plantation, Wescott Plantation, Scanlonville, Harbour View, Copahee View, or Whitehall, are buyers still interested in pre-owned homes? Or are they choosing new construction instead?
I recently reviewed more than 2,000 pending pre-owned home sales and compared them to hundreds of pending new construction sales throughout the Charleston area. While every neighborhood tells its own story, the overall results were encouraging for homeow...
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