Working with a Realtor helps to insure that you have a great experience when you decide to buy or sell a home. Agency relationships differ from state to state and it is important to know the role that your agent plays. Here is a link to help you better understand agency relationships in South Carolina.

Some helpful hints on finding and working with a Realtor®:

• Ask friends, family members, neighbors or co-workers for referrals.
• Trust your intuition.
• Share with your REALTOR as much as possible about your lifestyle, tastes, needs and dreams for your home.
• Focus your search on a few geographic areas.

Asking the Right Questions:

• How well do you know the area(s) that interest me?...

We all know that when the time comes to buy or sell a house, it's a very difficult task to just throw on the To-Do List. The questions start floating around...Why do I need to use a realtor? Why can't I do it myself? And when there are so many other companies around to help me, why would I choose Weichert to help me? There are millions of questions that arise when that time comes to purchase or sell, but when it does, there's only one answer that works: WEICHERT. But why?

Since 1969, Weichert, Realtors has grown from a single office into one of the nation's leading providers of homeownership services by putting our customers first...Weichert alone has almost 18,000 sales associates that ...

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The last two weeks have proved to be very interesting in the world of real estate.  As you all know, several large banks have placed a hold on the foreclosure process.  What this means for homeowners that are not facing foreclosure or a short sale is simply this: now, your home is at the top of the availability list!  That is good news.  At Weichert, we WORK for you.  We have a dedicate sales team in place that can handle all of your issues, concerns and marketing needs.  We believe in Our Core Values and hope you will try the Weichert Difference ... It's black and white!

Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance. — W. Clement Stone

Home sales plunge 27 pct. to lowest in 15 years

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  • AP  A home is seen for sale in Springfield, Ill., Monday, Aug. 23, 2010. Tuesday's report from the National 

WASHINGTON Sales of previously occupied homes plunged last month to the lowest level in 15 years, despite the lowest mortgage rates in decades and bargain prices in many areas.
July's sales fell by more than 27 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.83 million, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday. It was the largest monthly drop on records dating back to 196...

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Agent Mackenzie Crabtree wins award for selling a Sabal Home!

We all know that the Real Estate market has been " not so great" for quite sometime now.  But, there are some metropolitan areas that are having it much worse than others. And even though home prices are weakest in the fall, they usually peak in the spring and remain that way throughout the summer...Altos' numbers reflect an unsteady market in general. I was reading an article from Forbes.com that discusses the trends and the volatility of certain cities throughout the U.S. And thankfully, we don't have to worry about Charleston being on that list of cities where home prices are plummeting.

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