Juanita's Blog on Life and Real Estate in Sumter, SC

Home Sales Data, October 16-31, 2009 Sumter, SC This information was for residences only; I did not include land or commercial properties.  I looked only at Sumter and the surrounding area.For the period October 16-31, 2009, there were 75 new listings on the market.  Lowest list price was $10,000...

Found by way of Instapundit . In this area, there is no recovery underway.  People take the smallest piece of good (or even not terrible) news and start crowing about how the worst is over, the recovery has begun, happy days are here again.... Without sufficient data, and that takes awhile to col...

Home Sales Data, October 1-15, 2009, Sumter, SC This information was for residences only; I did not include land or commercial properties. I looked only at Sumter and the surrounding area. Eight-two properties were newly listed between October 1-15, 2009. Lowest list price was $25,500 for a 26-ye...

Essential information for all buyers and anyone who works with them.  It's amazing how many people just ignore these bits of advice from their Realtors® and mortgage lenders.  Make a note!These 10 Commandments home buyers must follow may seem like common sense to many. Buyers, however, can someti...

It's obvious, I know, and I'm not only not the first person to say it, I'm probably not even the millionth. A few years ago some people my husband and I knew from our days being stationed in Germany (in the 80s) moved to Columbia.  We were very excited and exchanged e-mails, saying we would get t...

Home Sales Data, September 16-30, 2009 Sumter, SC This information was for residences only; I did not include land or commercial properties. I looked only at Sumter and the surrounding area. For the period September 16-30, 2009, there were 85 new listings posted to the Multiple Listing Service (M...

Home Sales Data, September 1-15, 2009 Sumter, SC This information was for residences only; I did not include land or commercial properties.  I looked only at Sumter and the surrounding area. For the period September 1-15, 2009, there were 77 new listings posted to the Multiple Listing Service (ML...

Home Sales Data, August 16-31, 2009 Sumter, SC This information was for residences; I did not include land or commercial properties.  I looked only at Sumter and the surrounding area.For the period August 16-31, 2009 there were 88 new listings posted. Lowest list price is $27,000 for a 64-year-ol...

This 1996 Fleetwood mobile home has a split floor plan.  Three bedrooms, two full baths, 1440 square feet and it's in excellent shape. One of the refrigerators stays, as do the blinds and curtains.  The backyard is fenced and there is a storage shed.  The owners want to sell it and move back home...

Home Sales Data, August 1-15, 2009 Sumter, SC This information was for residences; I did not include land or commercial properties.  I looked only at Sumter and the surrounding area. For the period August 1-15, 2009 there were 82 new listings posted. Lowest list price is $12,500 for a 59-year-old...