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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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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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By Audra Walters

Mortgage Refinancing 101

As mortgage interest rates have increased the past year since the Covid boom many Charleston families bought homes under the idea that they would refinance their mortgage rates once those rates decreased. But what does that really mean, how does that work and what would it entail? What is refinancing your home? “Refinancing the mortgage on […]

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By Audra Walters

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

Selling your home? Let’s take spring cleaning to the next level.

There are only 47 days left until SPRING! Can you believe it? Just head to your favorite store and you’ll be smacked in the face by everything Easter, it’s crazy, but it’s the world we live in. With spring fever everywhere you may be starting to think about your spring cleaning to-dos. If you’re also […]

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By Audra Walters

Housing Market in Charleston: Winter 2022 Predictions

It may feel like we just kicked off fall but many are curious about what the winter and holiday season is going to look like for the housing market here in Charleston, South Carolina. With inflation and economic concerns many are curious what all this means for the real estate industry. It’s no secret that […]

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Charleston’s Flooding- Reason to Worry?

With the anxiety and uncertainty of hurricane season always comes the question of flood zones and flood insurance when buying a home in the Lowcountry. A typical tropical storm is 300-400 miles wide. The Charleston Peninsula is only 3.2 miles long and it sits only about eight feet above sea level. It’s easy to see […]

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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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By Audra Walters

Hello Charleston: Events are BACK!

From Concerts to comedy, farmers markets and festivals it seems like our beloved Holy City may be getting back to its ever-so-sociable self (with caution, of course). *Knocks on Wood* Are you stir crazy and ready to get out and mingle? Visiting the area while looking for your new home in the Lowcountry? Here are […]

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Are Mortgage Rates Heading Up? Will buying in Charleston now save you later?

If you’ve been considering buying a new home in Charleston it’s no doubt you’ve been paying attention to the media hype about mortgage rates. Mortgage rates have been at an all time low since the pandemic and, in result, making it a large motivation for clients to buy in the Lowcountry. Up, down, low or […]