Being the Best Homebuyer that You Can Be

The spring season tends to flood the housing market with buyers, and in markets with low inventory levels, the competition is stiff. Read more

Home Improvements are Making a Comeback

Home improvement spending is expected to grow as the year progresses, according to data released last Thursday by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. Read more

For Sale By Owner – Could be a Seller’s Biggest Mistake

The KCM Blog prides itself on the quality of real estate information we deliver each and every day. We hope that the information provided will help Buyers, Sellers, and homeowners Read more

Help A Seller Out: 5 Tips Buyers Would Give Sellers if they Could

So in the vast majority of home sales, buyer and seller never connect in person, never talk, and never exchange insights or information except in the most formal, written formats – despite being effective business colleagues in one of the single most important transactions of their lives. Read more

Relying On An Agent

The latest NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers showed a growing trend among recent buyers.

The latest figures show that 89 percent of buyers purchased their home with the help of a real estate agent or broker. This is a sharp increase from a decade ago in 2001, when only 69 percent of buyers enlisted the help of an agent or broker. Read more

Harmful Effects from Changing the Listing Price?

With the housing market showing signs of a recovery, sellers may think they can list their homes at a higher price and adjust if necessary. That may not be a good strategy.

The Research

Are there any negative effects from changing the listing price of a property? This question haunts Brokers/Agents as well as sellers of property every day. Read more

Home sales on the rise in Columbia, SC

Columbia had lowest supply of homes for sale in September in two years

By RODDIE BURRIS – rburris@thestate.com

A more balanced real estate market emerged in September in the Midlands and around the state as more homes sold faster. Read more

S.C. home sales rise 7.3% in first half

Sales of homes across South Carolina rose an average 7.3% in the first half of this year. However, some areas with smaller populations saw home sales falter, according to S.C. Realtors. (Photo/File)

Sales of homes across South Carolina rose an average 7.3% in the first half of this year, with strong gains in the urban areas driving the pace over last year’s first half, according to Multiple Listing Service data released Tuesday by S.C. Realtors. Read more

U.S. Home Values Climb for Eighth Consecutive Month

“The following is information taken from “U.S. Home Values Climb for 8th Consecutive Month” on The Zillow Blog.”

After reaching a national home value bottom in Q2, the housing market has continued on a positive streak through the summer months. July marks the eighth consecutive month of home value appreciation, according to Zillow’s July Real Estate Market Reports, which were released today.

Nationally, home values climbed 0.5 percent from June to July. Additionally, most of the metros (62 percent) covered in the reports saw home value gains over the past month. Of the 30 largest metros tracked by the Zillow Home Value Index, Phoenix, San Jose and San Francisco, experienced some of the largest monthly increases, rising 2.2, 1.2 and 1.2 percent, respectively. Read more

Statewide home sales up in May

Following a slow April, statewide home sales picked back up in May, according to the latest market report from the South Carolina Realtors.

The state’s largest metropolitan areas of Charleston, Columbia and Greenville all reported sales growth. Of those markets, Columbia posted the highest gain at 20.3%, though median sales price was down in that market, unlike Charleston and Greenville. Read more

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