Connect with us: Subscribe to the paper | View the mobile edition | Get daily e-mail news | Get mobile alerts | Share your photos | Report news | Place an ad | Contact us
Real Estate News
|
Newer stories | Older stories Hurricane-resistant circular homes make markSaturday, July 19, 2008The Hayneses, for the majority of their adult lives, have called one sailboat or another home. They resided in the Caribbean for 10 years, riding out Hurricane Hugo when it struck the Virgin Islands in mid-September 1989 before the storm rammed the South Carolina coast. Read story. Notable architectural design marks Sabal Homes' kickoff at Branch Creek in lower Dorchester CountySaturday, July 19, 2008Before launching its neighborhood in Branch Creek, builder Sabal Homes concluded that it wanted to do something distinctive. So executives went back to the drawing board. They drafted eight new floor plans not found at any of their other communities. Read story. Housing relief earmarks $300B for bailoutSaturday, July 19, 2008After six months of haggling and political gamesmanship, a massive housing relief bill is heading for final approval. Though it has hundreds of pages and dozens of separate initiatives including revamping federal oversight of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the centerpiece is a $300 billion "HOPE" program designed to provide refinancing lifelines to as many as 400,000 home-owners in deep trouble on their current loans. Read story. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONSSunday, July 13, 2008REAL ESTATE Read story. Headed for foreclosure? Business offers helpSaturday, July 12, 2008Hobson Group Realty is anything but conventional. The West Ashley business formed in 2006 by husband and wife Michael and Jennifer Hobson launched a 0 percent commission operation, no-cost Multiple Listing Service inclusion and tie-ins with a mortgage company. Read story. National builder Lennar plans 250 houses, swimming pool, cabana at new Wentworth HallSaturday, July 12, 2008When new neighborhoods first receive identifying markers and sales people on site, they also can gain a boost in interest. That's undoubtedly the case with Wentworth Hall. The Lennar community, expected to have 250 houses when built out, already is being discovered even though the model home was just constructed and amenities aren't arriving until later. Read story. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONSSunday, July 6, 2008REAL ESTATE Read story. Young and older professionals attracted to rolling, manicured Walnut Farms in lower Dorchester CountySaturday, July 5, 2008Scenic marsh, towering oaks and lapping waterfront are notable features of Lowcountry properties, where the level land makes it easy to see out and up. But slopes and ridges? That's what struck Behren Kittrell, who grew up in the mildly rolling terrain of Greenville, the first time she toured Walnut Farms. Read story. Wieland unveils big new design showroomSaturday, July 5, 2008Let's say you're a home builder and offer thousands and thousands of options both inside and out but don't have space to display even a portion of the choices. One solution: Construct a roomy, user-friendly design center. That's the tack taken by John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, the Atlanta-based contractor and developer of upscale communities and houses at Dunes West, Daniel Island, Hamlin Plantation and The Ponds in Summerville. Read story. New 60-unit complex from Centex Homes off Clements Ferry Road delivers tony interiors, classic facadesSaturday, June 28, 2008Increasingly but still sparsely traveled, S.C. Highway 41 heads arrow-straight through northern Mount Pleasant, makes one wide bend east and tracks across the Wando River Bridge. Just past the aged crossing, Clements Ferry Road splits off to the left. Then it's no more than a half mile to a clearing on the right with a row of townhomes. The location is convenient, surroundings scenic and services provided by the city of Charleston. Read story. Settlement offering free credit monitoringSaturday, June 28, 2008If you're thinking about buying a home or refinancing, even if you've got excellent credit, you may want to avail yourself of a forthcoming free service that could help you get a better mortgage rate. Read story. Home organization selling point, expert saysSaturday, June 28, 2008Home organizing can be as extensive and creative as constructing a "dog bath." Yet it can be as simple as switching the storage opening on a window seat from the conventional place, the seat itself, to the more user-friendly front. Read story. All-star lineupSaturday, June 21, 2008Many prospective homebuyers want to live where they don't have to fight traffic. Others are looking for yard-work-free zones, and some aren't satisfied unless their audio system is just right. If any or all of these situations sounds good, then Palmetto Row might be a place to consider. Read story. Lease purchase an option at new Live OaksSaturday, June 21, 2008BY JIM PARKER Here's a sign of the times. Live Oaks is a scenic new neighborhood on Sumner Avenue in North Charleston, to have six homes built among a host of tall trees. Dwellings are moderately sized at 1,650-1,750 square feet and attractively priced at $199,000-$209,900. Ye... Read story. Limit on down payment gift program urgedSaturday, June 21, 2008What's wrong with down payment "gift" programs where all or most of a homebuyer's equity stake comes from the seller, funneled through a third party? And why is the federal government determined to ban them as quickly as possible? Read story. Newer stories | Older stories |
Latest Real Estate News
|
Find a home: Search local real estate listings | |
