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REAL ESTATE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

The Alan Donald Real Estate Team is looking to hire a half-time executive assistant to grow business to the next level.  

Primary Functions include:

1. Build, implement and manage all systems for sellers, buyers, lead generation, database management, information management and back office support
2. Oversee all contracts from signing through closing, including coordination of inspectors, trade service people, insurance providers, attorneys and lenders
3. Be the first point of contact in handling customer inquiries or complaints (real estate license is a plus but not essential)

2. Maintain financial systems, including maintaining the books, paying  bills, ass...

SELLING YOUR HOME

Yesterday we heard that the lawsuit between the former and new owners/developers of Carolina Park, the planned community next to Wando High School in Mount Pleasant was settled.

This paves the way for the builders who have lots to start marketing their products without the "legal cloud" that would otherwise be there in reference to the master community lawsuit. 

Ryland Homes will be the first builder offering new homes in Carolina Park. Next in line will be David Weekley Homes. It is rumored that John Wieland Homes may also buy some of the semi-custom lots and start offering homes in Carolina Park.

New home construction has been very active in Mount Pleasant. With five years of almost ...

Here is an update on Ryland Home's Carolina Park neighborhood in Northern Mount Pleasant, SC.

As far as we know, Ryland is starting pre-sales this month. The floor plans they will be offering are:

• The Savannah (2,072 sq. ft. 3/2.5/2) from $309,000
• The Thompson (2,158 sq. ft. 3/2.5/2) from $322,000
• The Edisto (2,228 sq. ft., 3/2.5/2) from $324,000
• The Beaufort (2,365 sq. ft. 3/2.5/2) from $329,000
• The Coosaw (2,749 sq. ft. 3/2.5/2) from $349,000
• The Wando (2,964 sq. ft. 4/3.5/2) from $359,000

In order to CHOOSE THE BEST LOT we suggest you SET UP AN APPOINTMENT early!

Call us TODAY to set up your appointment! Or SEND US YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION to mail you a printed information...

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Ryland Homes has purchased 58 lots in the long-awaited community of Carolina Park, located North of popular Park West in Mount Pleasant, SC. The company recently broke ground ion two model homes with the view of starting pre-sales of new homes shortly after. These two model homes are two-story homes:

• The 3,206 sw. ft. Coosaw floor plan (4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, detached 2-car garage) priced from $360,000; and
• The 2,446 sq. ft. Thompson floor plan (3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, bonus room, detached two-car garage) priced from $322,000.

These two model homes are scheduled to open by the end of September.  Ryland will have a total of six floor plans available at Carolina Park...

This is a quote from a posting I read in a LinkedIn discussion forum (published with the author's permission):

"I was relocated to Mount Pleasant, SC which is a bridge over the Cooper River away from Charleston, better known as Heaven & most beautiful city on Earth. Mt. P has the best school system in the state, has and is growing in leaps and bounds since I moved there in 1993. Unfortunately, due to the economy, I lost my job. At the time there were no recruiting agencies & did everything I could to stay, but a friend called me with a position back on Long Island, NY. I moved my family back to NY and my wife literally cried all the way back. Charleston has everything you could want,...

OYSTER POINT, a new marshfront residential development proposed by DR Horton, received initial approval from the Planning Department of the Town of Mount Pleasant. Now the project goes to the Town Council Planning Committee and then to the Full Town Council for a vote.

The 200-acre parcel off of Rifle Range Rd. and Six Mile Rd. will contain 593 residential units and could begin by the end of 2012.  To receive early-bird information about the proposed homes, prices and floor plans, please fill out this form.

The project will use a first-of-its-kind Conservation Landscape District Zoning that allows homes to be built closely together so long as developers preserve 25 percent of the proper...

MOUNT PLEASANT, SC REAL ESTATE INVENTORY KEEPS SHRINKING!

The following chart from Trulia.com shows the number of available listings for sale in Mount Pleasant, SC.

As demand shores up and inventory keeps going down, the residential real estate market will keep turning around and prices are starting to firm up in the lower price points.

However, there are a few larger new construction projects that are starting up soon: Carolina Park (John Wieland, Ryland Homes, David Weekly Homes) Tupelo Bay (Ryland Homes) Oyster Pointe (DR Horton) If you wish to receive detailed information about these new projects, please fill out this form.

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MOUNT PLEASANT, Jul 10, 2012 - Snee Farm, one of the premier residential golf communities in Mount Pleasant, SC, announced that construction for the major renovation to its Golf, Tennis, Swimming and Social Clubhouse started today. According to Michael Ashton, General Manager for the Snee Farm Country Club, construction will take about six months and will trigger renewed demand for this established golf community.

"This renovation will re-kindle interest for Snee Farm golf and real estate as one of the best planned and most affordable residential golf communities in Charleston and Mount Pleasant, SC. A brand new clubhouse, coupled with its proximity to shopping, Downtown Charleston, Boei...

Daniel Island SC: David Weekly Homes Launches a “Quick Finish” Semi-Custom Home Building Program

Well-known builder David Weekly Homes has introduced a new way to think about semi-custom built homes for their Daniel Island homes.

Normally, a client would pick a lot, pick a floor plan, go to the design center and pick all the finishes. The home would then be built for the individual client in about 6 months.

In order to drastically reduce this lead time and make new homes more attractive to buyers with tighter time restrictions, Weekly  will build a number their most popular floor plans (typically priced from the mid $300K’s to high $700K’s) to a level of completion that just needs t...

From Dodds & Hennessy, one of our preferred real estate closing attorneys:

"Re: Refusals by Closing Attorneys to Re-Prorate Tax Bills Based on Actual Bills

Dear Friends:

It has come to our attention that some closing attorneys are interpreting the tax pro-ration provisions of the standard residential Board of Realtors' contract in a manner that serves to enrich Buyers hundreds (and in some cases thousands) of dollars to the detriment of the Seller.

The language in the contract is ambiguous at best and certainly subject to alternate interpretations. The language in the contract states taxes are to be prorated on "the tax information available at the time of closing ...Pro-rations at cl...

100% Loans - Can You Still Get One?

100% financing used to be fairly common during the "boom" years of 2003-2007, but nowadays it is almost a thing of the past.

There still are a few programs that offer up to 100% financing, but they are either geographically restricted or limited to lower income levels.

Most of these programs don't require "stellar" credit scores, but they do require fairly "clean" credit history, with no bankruptcies, foreclosures or recent collections:

1. VA loans - applicant must be eligible (veteran, former or active military). Contact Michael Gobin, Wells Fargo Mortgage (843) 475-1066.

2. USDA loans - available only in some "rural" areas (some areas in Goose Cr...

Bank of America Increases Relocation Assistance for Short Sales

Bank of America announced that it has launched a national program that offers increased relocation assistance (from $2,500 to $30,000) with relocation expenses at the completion of a qualifying short sale. This is designed to help homeowners in distress who have exhausted home retention options or have made a decision not to keep the home. 

This program is based on a similar incentive offer that Bank of America tested in Florida last year.

Under the new program, the seller must work proactively with the bank and obtain a pre-approved short sale price prior to submitting any offers to the bank. To be eligible for this progr...

(From NY Times)

"At Over $90 Million, Sale of Midtown Penthouse Sets a New York Record

By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO       Published: May 17, 2012    

Greg Rand, CEO of Ownamerica and a real estate analyst for Fox Business News, has picked Charleston, SC as one of his two top cities to INVEST in real estate right now!

Contact Us Today if you are interested in learning more about investing in residential real estate in the Charleston SC Metro Area.