Eddy Kicker's Blog: Greenville SC Area Home Buyers

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.

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 celebrities will be providing items for an auction to be held in downtown Greenville on May 18th. Possible items include private golf lessons with Jack Nicklaus, a waterfront home site at The Cliffs at Keowee Falls, and a six-day trip to Costner's ranch in Colorado.

Today's Greenville News front page article outlined the growth in housing in the Greenville South Carolina area since 2000.  Of the 178,686 total Greenville County homes in 2005, 15,883 or 10% had been built since 2000.  During that same period the population of Greenville County jumped 7%. 

In 2006, the Greenville County planning commission considered more than 6,000 new residential lots.  Over half of these were in the Greer and Simpsonville areas.  In the Greenville MLS there are currently over 1300 new never lived in homes available with the average price being $305,078.

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You use the Internet for all your daily tasks.  Can it really be a valuable tool in conducting the search for your new home?  According to a study done by the National Association of Realtors, over 80% of today's home buyers will use the Internet during their home search.  The technology advancements allows Realtor's to provide instant information on listings, as well as detailed information for relocation clients to educate them about their destination location.

Home buyers that utilize the Internet are better informed and reduce the amount of time it takes to find their new home and also reduce the number of homes seen before making a decision.  Relocation clients are my business and I make information available about Greenville, Simpsonville, Mauldin,…