The Charleston real estate market continues to heat up as we head into the summer.

Will this increase in demand equate to an increase in home prices? That depends.

Remember, the price of any item is determined by the supply of and demand for that item at any point in time.

 

Let’s look at the facts as reported by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in this month’s Existing Home Sales Report:

Demand has strengthened, showing a 10% increase over the same month last year.

The supply of homes for sale is down 20.6% from the same time last year.

Because supply is down and demand is up, many believe prices should begin to increase as we finish out 2012 and head into ...

What is a buyer's agent?

In real estate transactions around Charleston:

Home sellers are always represented by an agent- commonly referred to as the listing agent.

Home builders are always represented by an agent- commonly referred to as the "on site" agent. (The bubbly girls that work in the model home)

But home buyers aren't always so fortunate.

 

Where do you start when looking for Charleston Real Estate?

Most people call the name on the sign in the front yard or wander into the model home- BIG MISTAKE! The listing agent & model home girl DO NOT have your best interest at heart- only the seller's.

This means you will most likely overpay for the home and have to play by...

President Lyndon B. Johnson as well as President & Mrs.Clinton have been guests here. All the luxuries of the 21st Century have been thoughtfully incorporated into this house without compromising its integrity. Home to distinguished Charlestonians since 1835, the William C. Bee House was built in the grand style as a classic Charleston Single House, an architectural style unique to Charleston.

The proportions of the rooms are large and pleasing, and the rooms are graciously appointed with handsome woodwork and molding. Light pours in through particularly large six over six paned windows throughout the house. The piazza, possibly the most stunning p...

As of today, Shawn Pillion was ranked the number one buyer's agent in all of Charleston.

This is based on number of transactions on the selling side.

The screenshot below is from the statistics on the Charleston MLS today. So far this year 1353 agents have represented buyers that resulted in a closing. Of those agents, only 636 have sold more than one home.... and just 314 have sold more than two.... and only 102 have sold five or more. To put this into perspective, there are over four thousand licensed agents in the Charleston area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first "agent" on the list is Non- Member, this entry represents licensed agents that a...

Johns Island Plantation!

2340 BOHICKET RD Johns Island, SC 29457

Realtors display courage tracking down man accused of attempted West Ashley kidnapping

 

The dirt-encrusted five pound weight was just there in an alley, no telling for how long. Donald Russell picked it up almost without thinking.

Now, it’s a keepsake, a memory of the strange events of Jan. 18.

Russell, a partner in Chuck Town Homes real estate agency, and associate Jeremy Wilson would chase after an alleged violent crime suspect near their Savannah Highway office. Russell would corner the suspect -– a homeless man who allegedly had entered a car wielding a pocket knife and demanded a ride from a woman driver.

Both Wilson and Russell acknowledge that this was out of the ordinary. Bu...