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By Audra Walters

Investor Selling in 2023

Are you a real estate investor or landlord in Charleston over the day to day of managing properties?Selling rental properties, whether short or long term rentals, can be a strategic financial move for various reasons, whether you’re a seasoned real estate investor looking to capitalize on your investments or you’ve decided to divest from your […]

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Spooky Season: Time to Spruce Up

It’s almost time for the fall season which means it’s a great time to head back outside and touch up your curb appeal. Honestly, whether your home is on the market in Charleston, about to be on the market, potentially going to be on the market or you have no plans of selling updating your […]

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Back to School: Housing Market Takes a Break

Summer is a very booming season for the real estate industry. While the demand in Charleston is always high the market definitely sees a decrease in activity when school gets back in.(Who doesn’t need a break after summer!?) The inventory in Charleston still remains low overall creating the appearance of “off the chart demand” year […]

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Is cash the home buying king?

Is cash really king when it comes to buying a home? Cash offers in real estate have evolved in reputation over the last few years. With the hot real estate market cash has been used as a bargaining chip to signal quicker closings and easier transactions for sellers. Where in the past cash was seen […]

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House Hunting Season is Here

Summer kicks off traditional house hunting season for the real estate world. While over the years, and with the housing market chaos since Covid, there has been less of an actual buyer’s season summer still marks a significant uptick in our Charleston home buying market. If you’re selling your home in Charleston, Summerville, Goose Creek, […]

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By Audra Walters

Staging Matters. (Period.)

We always preach the importance of staging, whether you hire professionals, like Staging Charleston, or you DIY. It matters! This home was listed by TWO prior agencies who didn’t appropriately guide the clients on staging. After the clients had no success with the two other agencies I got a call to list this townhouse. On […]

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Why You Need a Realtor In a HOT Market

The buzz is still abounding. Charleston’s housing market is HOT. The inventory is low throughout the Lowcountry and the demand is not slowing. After all, for a whopping ninth year in a row, Charleston, South Carolina, has been voted the best city in America by Travel + Leisure readers. So if the market is still […]

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Top 3 Myths of Home Staging

1- Staging is only for wealthy clients. “My house isn’t big enough to stage.” “My house isn’t valued high enough.” “It’s out of my price range.” We hear this ALL. THE. TIME. Let’s put an end to this today. Staging isn’t just for million dollar listings. In fact, staging can be MORE beneficial to smaller […]

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To Sell or to Summer? You don’t have to choose!

With the fast-paced housing market in full swing in Charleston it can be daunting to figure out how to navigate a Spring/Summer schedule while your house is on the market. Whether it’s long term travel, vacations or house guests it can seem difficult to manage while trying to get your home sold. I have a […]

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Staged & Sold, No Better Pairing.

While we often talk about our partner company Charleston Staging, and we are always working to educate and support you in the Charleston Real Estate Industry through Front Porch Properties we rarely discuss how their forces combine for our clients. While Charleston Staging does many staging projects for individuals and fellow real estate agents throughout […]