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Is It the Time to Buy?

TV, the newspaper, magazines, the internet... the buzz is about the state of the current market we are in, and how it favors the buyer, is laggard for the seller, and hurts the renters.  Check out these resources..



Post & Courier

April 25, 2007

click article to read about buyers, sellers, renters & agents
in the Charleston  market

why you should own instead of rent


kiplinger

Buying your first home is a huge step.  When you leave the world of renting behind, you begin building equity in an investment... Your Home.

See the many benefits of buying a home, explained by Kiplinger, HERE



MSNBC owning a home is the best investment ever


See why MSNBC and the Motley Fool call buying a home...
THE BEST INVESTMENT EVER



todayshow

The Today Show had a segment on the state of the market, and how it is favoring the buyers.

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    Why Own?
  • Little Money Out-of-Pocket
  • There are numerous options for financing  available to help you get into a home; including financing for people without perfect credit, 100% financing, no PMI, piggy-back loans, etc.

  • Why not have the seller's pay for costs you may incur in the process

  • Multiple Benefits

    Tax deductions, growing principal, somewhere to call home;  appreciation of the money tied to your investment; all working towards one goal - putting more money in your pocket 

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  • It's a Buyer's Market

    The number of homes for sale in the Charleston real estate market has far exceeded  demand, forcing sellers to make concessions that for the first time since the housing boom first shifted. A buyer's market is one where there are too many homes on the market for the number of buyers (12,000 homes on the market in Charleston currently). Homes take longer to sell, and prices fall.  

    Use the leverage of the current housing market to have the sellers reduce your costs!


  • Rental Rates are Rising

    Rental rates have continued to rise, even with an excessive number of homes on the market.

    Over the last 10 years, the cost of rental housing in the U.S. has increased an average of 3% per year.  That means, if you pay $1000 now, in ten years, you will be paying over $1300, with nothing to show for it!

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