Jed and Melanie DeHaven

April 2011 - Posts

• Charleston Area Real Estate - First Qurater Statistics for 2011

  The Charleston Trident Association of Realtors has just released a video showing the first quarter results for 2011 . It shows promising things for our local real estate market. The number of closed sales were up 8.2% in the first quarter from the first Read More... Posted Friday, April 22, 2011 9:58 AM by Jed and Melanie DeHaven | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Industry, Buyer Information, Seller Information

• The 4 Benefits to Real Estate Investing Many Investors Don't Know About

  While a couple of these may seem obvious, most people overlook some very important benefits to real estate investing . When these principals were explained to us, it made perfect sense yet, we had never thought of them in this way. We have assisted many Read More... Posted Sunday, April 17, 2011 1:03 PM by Jed and Melanie DeHaven | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Buyer Information, Foreclosures

• 25 Great Golf Communities in Charleston!

  We are so fortunate in the Charleston area to have a climate that allows for almost year-round golf! It's in part to our great climate that our area is home to over 25 golf communities. If golf is one of your passions, be sure to visit our page on Read More... Posted Thursday, April 14, 2011 6:25 PM by Jed and Melanie DeHaven | 0 Comments

• Number of Foreclousures Shrinking in the Charleston Tri-County Area

  We posted a blog just several weeks ago with the number of foreclosures in our tri-county market -- at that time there were 327 active foreclosures -- today, as of this blog posting, the number of active foreclosures has decreased to 276. What does this Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 12, 2011 8:43 AM by Jed and Melanie DeHaven | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Buyer Information, Foreclosures

• 505 Brand New Homes in the Charleston Tri-County Area--View them all here!

  As of this post, there are 8,341 properties for sale in our tri-county market. 505 of those are "new-finished" homes that have never been lived in. Most of these are builder's inventory homes--some are custom built. The prices of these homes Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 12, 2011 8:18 AM by Jed and Melanie DeHaven | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, For Sale, Buyer Information, Foreclosures

• Thinking of Selling Your Home? Read This First: What Realtors Don't Want You to Know!

  Spring is in the air and more Buyers are entering the marketplace this time of year than any other. If you've been thinking of selling your home but, have been waiting for our market to "turn"...your wait me be just about over. All signs Read More... Posted Friday, April 08, 2011 7:53 AM by Jed and Melanie DeHaven | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Seller Information

• Why Rent When You Can Buy for Less Per Month?

  We were speaking with a single Mom yesterday, at our daughter's soccer game, who was telling us that she was new to the area and had just purchased a home. She said that she was initially thinking of renting but, could only afford around $800/month. Read More... Posted Monday, April 04, 2011 4:53 PM by Jed and Melanie DeHaven | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Buyer Information, Mortgage Information, Foreclosures

• First Quarter Luxury Home Sales are in--A Little Behind Last Year's

  47 Luxury Homes Sold in the First Quarter In the Charleston tri-county area, there were 47 luxury homes sold between January 1st and March 31st of this year. That's down slightly from the same period last year when 52 luxury homes sold. For the sake Read More... Posted Monday, April 04, 2011 10:55 AM by Jed and Melanie DeHaven | 0 Comments Filed under: Market Conditions, Buyer Information

• Choosing the Right Mortgage Professional Can Greatly Affect the Outcome of Your Home Purchase

  Being Realtors, we have to be very careful on which professionals we recommend to clients. After all, it's our reputation that's at stake if anything goes wrong. We are fortunate to have a great team of professionals who we are able to recommend Read More... Posted Friday, April 01, 2011 1:18 PM by Jed and Melanie DeHaven | 0 Comments Filed under: Buyer Information, Mortgage Information

• Big Changes to FHA Loans Coming This Month Will Cost Buyers More

  · FHA Buyers – Get off the fence! Waiting only a couple of weeks could cost you around $8,000! o FHA Mortgage Insurance Premium Increasing 25 bps (from .9% annually to 1.15% annually on loans with less than 5% down) § How does this affect Read More... Posted Friday, April 01, 2011 1:00 PM by Jed and Melanie DeHaven | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Industry, Buyer Information, Mortgage Information

• Best Places to Retire--Charleston,SC makes Forbes list of top 16 U.S. Cities to Retire

  It's no surprise to us that Charleston makes the list yet again! We work with many retirees who have done their research and then, a visit to the holy city confirms their decision. With lower costs of living and taxes, great weather, low crime, availability Read More... Posted Friday, April 01, 2011 8:00 AM by Jed and Melanie DeHaven | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Buyer Information, Retirement