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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The short answer is YES!  A Pre-listing (seller) home inspection can separate your home from others in a highly-competitive buyer's market and get your home sold quicker (and for a higher price) than a comparable home that has not had a pre-listing inspection.  This is especially the case in today's market.  Buyers are very picky.  They are looking for move-in ready homes where they can grab their toothbrush and underwear and move!  Most Realtors will tell you even cosmetic items like paint or dated fixtures are causing buyers to walk away without even making an offer.

If you are selling a home, you'll get the highest price in the shortest time, if your home is in top condition. And you want to find out about any hidden problems before your house goes on…

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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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