Bruce's Real Estate Blog

 OPEN HOUSE THIS SUNDAY, Charleston, South Carolina , SEPTEMBER 23, 2-4PM3002 WHITE HERON LANE, CROGHAN LANDINGAsking price:  $900,000MLS#:  2713985   SPACIOUS BRIGHT 5 BEDROOM-4 1/2 BATH HOME-GOURMET KITCHEN-FINISHED ROOM OVER GARAGE-PLAY & EXERCISE ROOMS-DECK-MUST SEE~ THIS IS ONE OF THE LIGHTE...

 Taxpayers who owe taxes due to a foreclosure may qualify to settle their tax debt for less than the full amount. The information is designed to reassure homeowners that while mortgage workouts can have tax consequences, special relief provisions can often reduce or eliminate the tax bite. For ex...

The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® commended Senate Banking Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., and Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., for their leadership in protecting the interests of America's current and future homeowners by passing FHA reform legislation today."The S...

Atlanta real estate promoter Gene A. O'Neal was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison for running a real estate Ponzi scheme that extorted millions of dollars from 2,000 investors throughout the United States and in several foreign countries.O'Neal was charged with raising about $69 million, ost...

As of August 31, 2007, Charleston has a total of 10,353 listings in inventory, compared with 7.998 one year ago.  The average sales price is up 3%, at $307,419.  DOM has increased 30% to 93.  We have a lot of beachfront homes, and homes in the Downtown area of Charleston that are in the several m...

I noticed a listing come up in the neighborhood adjacent to mine this past week and it took me by surprise, so I stopped by the house to see for myself.  It was an ordinary house for the neighborhood, and had no outstanding characteristics, but had a listing price of $400,000.  Most of the homes ...

I did an Open House yesterday, weather has cooled off some here and so it was a great day to do one.  I had several visitor's come through.  They saw my ad in the newspaper and had been to the house previously with an agent, and just wanted to come back through.  Not a problem.  It was better tha...

Wonder if this will catch on?? A Singapore-based developer, Hayden Properties, is building a 30-story condominium with individual elevators for cars so owners don’t have to worry about their wheels getting dinged in the garage. "It's not a gimmick. I love my cars and I'm worried they might get ac...

 This message came from NAR, and it is a call for action from Congress to help stabilize the mortgage market.    You may have already received my earlier message asking you to contact your Member of Congress.  If you have sent a message to Congress, thank you for your support.  If you didn't rece...