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

Sumter, SC Sales Data July 16-31, 2009 For the period July 16-31, 2009 there were 66 new listings posted. These were all residences; I did not include land or commercial properties. I looked only at Sumter and the surrounding area. The lowest list price is $12,000 for an 824 square foot 101-year-...

(Updated to correct HR number, and link) Every so often someone will ask me if I think the first-time homebuyer tax credit of up to $8000 will be extended. I usually answer with some version of "my crystal ball's busted" but today I finally decided it might be a good idea to, you know, look it up...

I don't care how bad the market gets, no commission is worth your safety, never mind your life.  This is why I don't meet people I don't know at homes, not alone I don't.  People get pissy when I won't, and that's too bad.  If they're serious they'll do what they have to do to see the house.  If ...

Home Sales Data, July 1-15, 2009 Sumter, SC For the period July 1-15, 2009 there were 71 new listings posted. These were all residences; I did not include land or commercial properties. I looked only at Sumter and the surrounding area. Lowest list price is $18,000 for a 69-year-old privately-owne...

This is an excellent post about 203K loans, and I wanted to spread the word. 203k MADE SIMPLE? Ok, maybe not, but I will attempt to make it as simple as possible for the client to understand and want to read on.  For many of us in the business who are " in the know"  we forget that we need to go ...

Sales Data for Sumter, SC  16-30 June 2009This information is for residences only; I did not include land or commercial properties.  I looked only at Sumter and the surrounding area. From June 16-30, 2009, 82 residences came on the market. Lowest list price was $18,000 for a fifty-year-old A-fram...

I got a link to this blog post by Janet Guilbault in California, and I wanted to spread the word. It's a great post, it deserves dissemination and the more people who read this the better.  If you're a first-time homebuyer and you aren't actively looking for your house, you stand to miss the Nove...

Sales Data for Sumter, SC  1-15 June 2009:This information was for residences only; I did not include land or commercial properties.  I looked only at Sumter and the surrounding area.From June 1-15, 2009 there were 77 properties that went on the market.  Lowest list price was $21,300 for a 32-yea...

For the period May 16-31, 2009, there were 59 new listings posted. These were all residences; I did not include land or commercial properties.  I looked only at Sumter and the surrounding area. The lowest list price was $19,900 for a 79-year-old, bank-owned house that needs "some work," with deta...

Sales Data for Sumter, SC May 1-15, 2009This information was for residences only; I did not include land or commercial properties.  I looked only at Sumter and the surrounding area.From May 1st through the 15th, there were 86 new listings placed on the market.  The lowest list price was $12,500 f...