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My real estate practice is primarily fueled by relocation clients moving to the Greenville South Carolina area from all over the country. Many times the move is job related but our area has increasingly become a popular retirement destination. My clients are familiar with housing in their current market but many of them ask similar questions early in their home search. Below are the top 5 most frequently asked questions. How many homes are on the market? 5,721 What is the average price of the... Read Full Post

Greenville South Carolina's latest luxury home development, Blackstone, has been announced and will be located on the Eastside of Greenville, just off Blacks Road. The 32 acre tract will include 16 homes with prices starting in the $900,000 and up. Styling will reflect an "Old World" theme and will be largely influenced by English-inspired architecture. Lot sizes will vary from 2/3 acre to 1 1/2 acre with lot prices starting around $250,000. Home sizes will be between 4,500 to 6,000 square fe... Read Full Post

General Electric, one of Greenville's largest employers, has announced they will be adding 200 new engineers this year which is in addition to the 300 they added in 2007. These new positions will range in salary from $55,000 to over $100,000 per year. These 200 new positions will push the total number of Greenville based GE employees to over 3,150 and set a new record for their total employment here. The Greenville based division of General Electric focuses on the energy field and manufacture... Read Full Post

This past Saturday the State of South Carolina held the Republican Presidential Primary. This meant the week leading up to the primary was an all out blitz by the Republican candidates. They all made use of extensive television ads and annoying telephone calls throughout the week. One day alone we had 10 calls at my home encouraging us to vote for their candidate. Now that the Republicans are off to Florida for the next primary, we have the Democrats heading to the state for their Primary whi... Read Full Post

Every day the newspapers and television reports flood us with negative information about the nation's housing market. Proclamations about falling housing values and the extended time it is taking to get homes sold. It's enough to make many consumers nervous and want to throw their arms up in frustration. The Greenville South Carolina real estate market continues to contradict these national trends. Average annual appreciation in our area is a healthy 3-5% which has kept our market insulated f... Read Full Post

When I meet with my Greenville SC home buyer clients, they normally have a variety of questions concerning purchasing a home here. There are 2 questions that almost every buyer wants to know the answer to. Do sellers here negotiate with the price they are asking for their home? The short answer is Yes. Homes in our area sell for an average of 97% of the asking price, so that is 3% off the asking price. Each transaction obviously is different and depends on a number of variables. Is the home v... Read Full Post

Those of us living in Greenville South Carolina, are prone to take our wonderful weather for granted. Our normal high temperatures for this time in December are in the mid-50's. This weekend we were blessed with highs in the mid-70's and these same temperatures are forecasted for most of the week. The higher temps got people outside and doing more than Christmas shopping. The motorcycle riders, walkers, bicycle riders all were out in full force soaking up and enjoying the weather that was our... Read Full Post

The St. Francis Fall for Greenville festival kicks off October 12-14. This will be the 26th edition of this huge event which showcases the Greenville South Carolina downtown area as well as featuring 34 bands, 42 local restaurants and appearances by such celebrities as Greenville's own celebrity chef Tyler Florence. This year's festival is subtitled "A Taste of Our Town" and will spread out over 6 million square feet along Main Street in downtown Greenville. There will be four musical stages ... Read Full Post

Greenville South Carolina real estate is alive and well. The national news would have us all believing that real estate all over the United States is not selling and that home values are sinking faster than the stock market. While home sales through July are down 2% compared to last year, the average sales price for homes here has increased by 2%. Days on market for homes sold this year compared to last year are the same at 89 days. New housing starts in Greenville County are down through Jul... Read Full Post

The celebrity field has been announced for the May 17-20 BMW Charity Pro-Am held at The Cliffs in the Greenville SC area. This year's participants will include Kevin Costner, Wayne Gretzky, John Elway, Cheech Marin, Catherine Bell and her JAG costar David James Elliott. The tournament is a part of the Nationwide Tour and pairs 168 pros with 168 celebrities. This is the seventh year for this event which has raised more than $3.7 million for more than 80 Greenville area charities. Many of the c... Read Full Post