Shandon Lot For Sale 436425 Nice Shandon lot in an established highly desirable area. The lot is addressed at 133 Harden Street but has driveway access on Waccamaw Avenue. City water and sewer are available in this area and the city can confirm connection availability and requirements. This lot offers the buyer the opportunity to build a new home to their specifications in a great area of town. Source: scbrs.idxbroker.com/idx/details/listing/b105/436425/134-Waccamaw-Avenue?widgetReferer=true … [Read more...]
For Sale Lakefront Lake Murray – 4 Bedroom, 3.5 Baths
For Sale Lakefront Lake Murray - 4 Bedroom, 3.5 Baths 434258 110 Lakewood Drive, Prosperity, SC 29127 - Beautiful custom built 2800 square foot 4 bedroom 3 ½ bath brick home located on a professionally landscaped wooded lot in the back of a quiet cove in a no wake zone. Approximately 200 feet of waterfront, a large floating dock and a boat ramp. Prefinished hardwood floors throughout the main floor, and vaulted ceiling in the living room. The kitchen features a large granite island, built-ins and a separate … [Read more...]
Shandon 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath Home For Sale with a 1BR/1Ba Garage Apt.
Shandon 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath Home For Sale with a 1BR/1Ba Garage Apt. 434828 4204 Devine Street, Columbia, SC 29205 - Charming Shandon style 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with a detached 1 bedroom, 1 bath garage apartment. This home is well maintained has hardwood floors, high ceilings, a very attractive and useable floor plan and a home office area. The home has separate HVAC systems for each floor and walk in attic storage. The home has replacement windows, a private deck and a screened porch too. Source: … [Read more...]
New Home Inventory Reaches 9-Year High
The number of new homes for sale is an important barometer for the housing market. That's because, new homes are the fastest way to add inventory to the market. And, because inventory shortages are currently pushing home prices upward, the number of new homes available for sale has become an important number for potential buyers and sellers to watch. According to one measure – the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development's Monthly New Residential Sales report – the number of new homes on … [Read more...]
Number Of Showings Up Over Last Year
If you want an accurate read of how many interested home buyers are active in the housing market right now, you can't do much better than a measure of appointments to view available homes. The number of showings potential buyers set up provides a pretty good snapshot of how much demand there is from qualified buyers. And, according to ShowingTime's Showing Index – which tracks appointments to view homes – there's a lot. “Showing activity continued to increase overall as we moved into 2018, with several markets … [Read more...]
Home Sales Cool Before Spring Season Heats Up
According to the National Association of Realtors, sales of existing homes fell 3.2 percent in January and are now at their slowest pace since last September. This isn't all that surprising, considering home sales tend to slow during the winter. However, there are a few things to watch in the weeks ahead. For one, the number of homes available for sale. Low inventory is often named as the main issue holding home sales back, but according to NAR's chief economist, Lawrence Yun, there's reason for optimism. “There's … [Read more...]
Rising Mortgage Rates A Sign Of A Stronger Economy
For many years following the financial crisis, interest rates hovered near historic lows. Partly, this was because keeping rates low was a way to encourage investment in the economy. However, as the economy grew stronger, the expectation has always been that rates would begin to rise. And, now that economic fundamentals are stronger, rates have indeed pushed upward. Some evidence of this can be seen in the most recent mortgage application survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association. According to their weekly look … [Read more...]
Owners Of Smaller Homes Seeing The Biggest Gains
Smaller, affordable homes are in high demand these days. With a growing number of first-time home buyers entering the market and a lower-than-normal number of entry-level homes available for sale, there is a lot of competition for good, affordable homes among younger buyers. Because of this, owners of smaller homes are seeing big equity gains when compared to homeowners at the higher end of the market. Zillow senior economist, Aaron Terrazas, says there are a couple of reasons for this. “When the housing market … [Read more...]
Conditions Are Ripe For Spring Home Buyers
As the spring home buying season approaches, there are many moving parts analysts and experts look at to determine how home buyers and sellers might fare. Economic growth, the job market, interest rates, home prices, buyer demand, and inventory are just some of the factors that will determine how many hopeful home buyers find new homes this year. According to one outlook – from Fannie Mae's Economic and Strategic Research Group – conditions are good for buyers, except for one specific, long-standing obstacle. “We … [Read more...]
Builders Expect New Home Sales To Grow
If anyone knows the new home market, it's builders. After all, their business depends on demand for newly built homes. That's why the National Association of Home Builders surveys them monthly to gauge their perception of the market today and over the next six months. According to their most recent survey, builders are optimistic, even setting a post-recession high for expectations for future sales. “The HMI gauge of future sales expectations has reached a post-recession high, an indicator that consumer demand for … [Read more...]
