Posts with tag 'Selling A Home in Charleston SC'
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What Tall Pines Plantation Is Telling Homeowners About Today's Market
If you own a home in Tall Pines Plantation and have found yourself wondering why some homes sell quickly while others sit on the market, the current activity gives us a few useful clues. July was especially quiet, with no new ratified contracts or closed sales between July 10 and July 20. Since then, however, we have seen movement. The important lesson is not that every home needs to be inexpensive or completely renovated. Instead, buyers appear to be responding when the price, condition, and overall value of a property make sense together.
One of the clearest examples is the home on Foxtail Pine Road that was listed for $275,000 and went under contract within just a few days. I personally went through that house. It was not completely updated, and I noticed some cracking around a few doorways that a buyer would reasonably want to investigate during due diligence. At the same time, the house had a lot going for i...
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Do I Need a New House—or Does My Current Home Just Need a Refresh?
Every so often, a past client calls and says, "Bonnie, I think we might want to move."
My first question usually isn't, "What do you want to buy?" It is why do you want to move?
Sometimes there is a very real reason. The house is too small. The stairs have become a problem. The commute is exhausting. The family has changed, the neighborhood no longer fits, or the monthly expenses simply do not make sense anymore.
But sometimes, after living in the same house for years, people are simply ready for something to feel different.
Before giving up a mortgage payment you may never see again, I think it is worth looking at the whole picture. What are you paying now for your mortgage, taxes and HOA? What would those expenses look like in another home? Would your com...
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How Does a Home Sell in the First Three Days?
When homeowners see a house go under contract almost immediately, it is easy to assume there must have been something unusually special about it. Maybe it was completely remodeled. Maybe it was priced too low. Maybe the market suddenly became hot again. But when I looked at 12 recent homes that received ratified contracts within their first one to three days on the market, the answer was more interesting.
These homes were not all alike. They ranged from a $230,000 Ladson home being sold as-is to a $739,000 coastal home near the beach. Some were almost 50 years old. Others were brand-new construction. Some had pools, some had small yards, one was a one-bedroom condo, and several were fairly ordinary homes in established neighborhoods. The average home was about 1,791 square feet and the average contract happ...
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What Buyers Chose in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester Counties in August 2026
The homes that go under contract give us one of the clearest pictures of what buyers are willing to choose. They do not tell us what every buyer wants, and they do not show the final sales price. However, they do show which homes were attractive enough for a buyer and seller to reach an agreement. Between July 31 and August 3, 2026, 200 homes went under contract across Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester Counties. The numbers show that buyers are still active, but their choices are strongly connected to price, bedroom count, property type and location.
Charleston County had the greatest number of contracts, with 95 homes ratified during the four-day period. The median list price was $599,000, which was considerably higher than the median prices in Berkeley and Dorchester Counties. The typical Charleston County...
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