US Existing Home Data March 2013
Monday, May 20th, 2013 Posted in Real Estate Commentary | No Comments »Although the initial reaction of the equity market has been to treat the March 2013 Existing Home Sales report as a "miss", this overall is a decent set of data that suggests that the Spring selling season has started to show a ...
Options for Repairing or Replacing Drain Pipes
Thursday, May 9th, 2013 Posted in For The Home | No Comments »Drain stoppages cause such a mess and never seem to happen at a convenient time. If your main sewer line stops up and cannot be easily unclogged, then you may have several options to consider other than traditional excavation. Traditional ...
Home Prices Increase at Fastest Annual Pace Since May 2006
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 Posted in Real Estate Commentary | No Comments »Every city in the S&P Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Index has now posted annual increases for at least two consecutive months. In 16 of the 20 cities the annual growth rate rose in February compared to January and ten are now ...
La Bastide - Redubbed Hotel Domestique
Monday, April 29th, 2013 Posted in Area News | No Comments »By April A. Morris – Hincapie brothers' destination to combine the old and new worlds. Nearly a year after brothers George and Rich Hincapie purchased defunct inn and restaurant La Bastide in northern Greenville County, the 13-room inn will reopen ...
Back on Top - The Cliffs Communities Continue Their Climb Back from Bankruptcy
Friday, April 19th, 2013 Posted in Real Estate Commentary | No Comments »By Dick Hughes – Upstate Business Journal The new owners of the Cliffs Communities are building clubhouses for the two exclusive Cliffs Communities, Mountain Park and Keowee Springs, that don't yet have them. Unlike the ostentatiously large buildings characteristic of clubhouses ...
Real Estate Moves That Have Surprising Tax Implications
Sunday, April 14th, 2013 Posted in General, Real Estate Commentary | No Comments »BY Tara-Nicholle Nelson Remodeling. The conventional wisdom is that when you remodel your home, whatever you do, for the love of all that is sacred, save your receipts. And this is not a ‘save them until tax time’ recommendation; it’s a ‘save ...
Waterfall of the Month
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 Posted in Area News | No Comments »Ken Sloan of SCMountainLakes.com Waterfall Pick of the Month: Pigpen & Lick Log Falls (Mountain Rest, SC) Two waterfalls a quarter of a mile apart. Pleasant 1 hour hike, ideal for a family outing. Length of hike: 0.9 mile. Time to falls: 30 minutes Difficulty: Easy Ken has ...
What’s Your Home Really Worth?
Monday, March 25th, 2013 Posted in Real Estate Commentary | No Comments »By – Ilana Polyak It all depends on why you need to know. If you’ve bought or sold a home recently, you probably noticed that your real estate agent, insurance representative and tax assessor had different notions about what your home ...
How Much Does A Custom Timberframe Home Cost?
Monday, March 18th, 2013 Posted in Real Estate Commentary | No Comments »While building a custom home is certainly one of life’s great dreams come true it’s also one of life’s biggest expenses. And since many of our customers are going through it for the first time, they have lots of very ...
U.S. Pending Home Sales January 2013
Thursday, March 7th, 2013 Posted in Real Estate Commentary | No Comments »BY Michael Shaoul, Ph.D, The Daily Speculator After dipping sharply last month, the NAR's estimation of US Pending Home Sales rose to 105.9 in January (2001 activity = 100), which effectively removes any concern regarding the December data. As can be seen on ...
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