Information that would be useful or intreresting for those buying real estate.

My wife and I just sold and purchased a home.

I was surprised at how easy it was to do a change of address for my driver's license through the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV).  

If you are having to go through that process, here is the link to get you started: https://www.scdmvonline.com/DMVpublic/trans/AddrChange.aspx 

The good news is, the once painful process of going through a "change of address" is much easier now with most creditors being online - including the United States Postal Service (USPS)!  Go to http://www.usps.com, select Manage Your Mail, then Change Your Address...  It's that easy!  

When you go through the process of changing your address with the Postal Service, you are registered at MyMove.com.  This is a…

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Radon Gas IS Something You Should be Aware of...

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You cannot get rid of Radon; there is no such thing as zero radon gas.  It is here to stay.  Radon is a carcinogenic gas that is hazardous to inhale. Build-up of radon in homes is a health concern and many lung cancer cases are attributed to radon exposure each year. About 12% of lung cancers and more than 20,000 Americans die of radon-related lung cancer each year. The Surgeon General of the United States has issued a Health Advisory warning Americans about the health risk from exposure to radon in indoor air.  Dr. Carmona, the Nation's Chief Physician urged Americans to test their homes to find out how much radon they might be breathing.  He also stressed the need to remedy the…

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Hello Del-co Realty Group Fans!  Check out our new YouTube channel!  You can view nice video tours of the homes we have for sale.  Subscribe to the Del-co Realty Group YouTube channel and be automatically notified when video tours of our listings appear.  Just another value-added service we offer to our clients. 

Here is an example of just one of the home video tours:

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Del-co Realty Home Search goes Mobile!

Check out our new Mobile Home Search via your smartphone!  Any web-enabled phone with a browser such as Apple iPhone, Droid or Windows Mobile® device, can take advantage of this new technology!  Point your smartphone web browser to: http://mobile.delcorealty.com

Have you ever been driving around town or even in your own neighborhood and see a House for Sale sign and want to know... what is my neighbor asking for their home?...  Or I would love to know the price of that home, see pictures, and other basic home information, but I don't want to call a real estate agent to get that info... or I'll forget to look on my computer when I get home.

Then worry no more!  Get information quickly on homes for sale in the…

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Greenville SC MLS Market Statistics  (03/01/2011 - 04/25/2011) 

Current Active Listings: 7,137

 Average List Price: $247,814 Average Days on Market (DOM): 168 
 New Listings for Period:  # Sold in Period: 866  Average List Price Sold: $168,561
     Average Sale Price Sold: $159,555
 Sale Price/List Price Ratio: 94.66%  Average DOM Sold: 124  Average List Price Unsold: $203,070

Narrative of Greenville SC Market Statistics

There are currently 7,137 active single-family residence listings in the Greenville SC MLS for the period listed above.  The average list price for active listings is: $247,814.  Up from an average list price of $236,067 in the previous month.  The average days on market for all actives is 168 days; holding steady…

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Ravenwood

A Meridian Homes community with large homes located in the highly sought after Five Forks area of Simpsonville, South Carolina the Ravenwood community offers amenities like a Pool and cabana.  Ravenwood is designed for families who want the most of everyday living.  Romantic, craftsman style ranch and two story home plans with covered front porches.  Three, four, and five bedroom options are available. 

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Directions to Ravenwood

Take I-85 or I-385 to the Woodruff Road Exit.  Go South on Woodruff Road, approximately 1 mile past Five Forks.  Ravenwood is on the left.

Contact the on-duty Ravenwood Agent at: (864) 641-4240

2 Raven Falls Lane

Simpsonville, SC

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Greenville South Carolina has Largest Rent Increase in Nation 

Recently, the Wall Street Journal reported that the average apartment vacancy rate was 6.6% nationally.  This is down from 8.0% last year, reflecting that more people are renting this year than there were the year before.

In addition, the number of occupied apartments rose by more during Q4 2010 than during any comparable period of the last 10 years.

What is most interesting is while the national average for rent increase is up just over 2%, Greenville, South Carolina rents have increased over 11% - topping the list for the largest rent increases nationally.

What does this mean?  Well, several things could be contributing to this, most of which is that with rental occupancy around 93.5%,…

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Greenville SC MLS Market Statistics  (02/01/2011 - 03/13/2011) 

Current Active Listings: 6,881

 Average List Price: $236,067 Average Days on Market (DOM): 168 
 New Listings for Period: 1,757  # Sold in Period: 574  Average List Price Sold: $165,397
     Average Sale Price Sold: $155,030
 Sale Price/List Price Ratio: 93.73%  Average DOM Sold: 117  Average List Price Unsold: $194,873

Narrative of Greenville SC Market Statistics

There are currently 6,881 active single-family residence listings in the Greenville SC MLS for the period listed above.  The average list price for active lsitings is: $236,067.  The average days on market for all actives is 168 days.

There were 1,757 new listings for the period and 574 homes sold in the same…

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Pending Sales in the Greater Greenville SC region decreased 38.2% since January 2010 to 323 agreements signed.  New Listing activity decreased 32.2%, which means sellers placed 1,052 new homes on the market.  At this rate, sellers should expect their properties to sell after approximately 111 days.

Prices Climbed upward.  Median Sales Price increased 3.8 percent over last January to $134,950.  Negotiations moved towards buyers as Percent of List Price Received at Sale decreased to 93.8 percent.  Months Supply of Inventory increased 5.8% to 12.6 months.

Interest rates are expected to remain around 5.0% and prices are expected to rise gradually in many markets.  Although the labor department reported that the seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate dropped…

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Nothing makes me more irritated than when I feel like my time is wasted… especially if it could’ve been prevented all along!

Many of you know my wife and I just recently put our home up for sale (http://www.2075mountlebanon.com – shameless plug I know).  My wife also just so happens to be a Realtor® and the Broker-in-Charge of Delco Realty Group, Inc. and has the listing on our home.  I overheard a conversation she was having with the buyer’s agent to get feedback on a showing…

My wife (listing agent): Hello, I wanted to follow up with you and get feedback from you / your clients on our home.

Buyer’s Agent:  OMG!  My clients LOVED your home.  In fact, the husband wanted to make an offer on the spot (serious mancave at my house – 4 car garage with 1/2…

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