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Blog Post Half of Mount Pleasant's Listings Have Cut Their Price. Some Owners Are About to Become Landlords.

Half of Mount Pleasant's Listings Have Cut Their Price. Some Owners Are About to Become Landlords.

When a house won't sell at the price you wanted, renting it feels like a smart pause. It's actually a job.TL;DROwners who can't sell at their price often rent instead and become landlords without planning for the time it takes.On Oct. 7, 48.9% of 272 active Mount Plea...
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Blog Post $135 Million From 1,500 Miles Away: Who Is Buying Charleston-Area Apartments

$135 Million From 1,500 Miles Away: Who Is Buying Charleston-Area Apartments

A Texas housing authority's nonprofit affiliate just added a 312-unit North Charleston complex. Here's what the buying pattern tells investors.TL;DRAn El Paso housing authority affiliate bought The Scottie, a 312-unit North Charleston complex, for $70.5 million, reported ...
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Blog Post Waiting for Rates to Settle? The Bigger Variable Is Who Runs the House.

Waiting for Rates to Settle? The Bigger Variable Is Who Runs the House.

Mortgage rates jumped in a month, and plenty of would-be Charleston buyers are standing still. Here is the question worth asking while you wait.TL;DRThe fear holding most Charleston buyers back is rarely the price; it's being on the hook for everything after closing.Rates hit...
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Blog Post The List That Lives in Your Head

The List That Lives in Your Head

Three out of four homeowners say the house overwhelms them. The problem usually isn't the work. It's that you're the only one who remembers it.TL;DRMost homeowners aren't overwhelmed by any one repair; they're overwhelmed by being the only person who tracks al...
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Blog Post $116.9 Million Already Points West, and North Charleston Is Rewriting the Rulebook

$116.9 Million Already Points West, and North Charleston Is Rewriting the Rulebook

North Charleston's zoning overhaul reached a public meeting this week, and the verified figures from West Ashley suggest where the money is already leaning.TL;DRTwo verified West Ashley commitments total $116.9 million: MUSC's $83.5 million Citadel Mall site and the city&...
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Blog Post Inventory Is Up and Prices Have Cooled. So What Are You Still Waiting For?

Inventory Is Up and Prices Have Cooled. So What Are You Still Waiting For?

For many would-be Charleston owners, the thing holding them back was never the market. It was the picture of everything that comes after closing.TL;DRCharleston's Q4 market has given buyers room: more inventory, moderating prices and less pressure to decide in a weekend.If yo...
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Blog Post The Slow Season Is When Landlords Make the Decisions They Regret

The Slow Season Is When Landlords Make the Decisions They Regret

With Charleston's market settling into a calmer fourth quarter, every vacancy turns into a string of judgment calls that land on one person's desk.TL;DRCharleston's Q4 market is stabilizing, so vacancies no longer fill themselves; each one becomes dozens of judgment c...
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Blog Post $48.9 Million, Three Directions: What This Week's Quieter Charleston Deals Actually Signal

$48.9 Million, Three Directions: What This Week's Quieter Charleston Deals Actually Signal

No billion-dollar peninsula megaproject this week — just three verified, mid-size deals that show exactly where local capital is placing its bets right now.TL;DRThree verified deals totaling $48.9 million show capital moving on three different clocks.RCB Development paid $9...
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Blog Post The Riskiest Season for a Charleston Home Isn't Hurricane Season

The Riskiest Season for a Charleston Home Isn't Hurricane Season

It's the gap between closing day and move-in day — and a new survey on buyer's remorse explains exactly why that gap is what's actually stalling your decision.TL;DRThe real risk for many Charleston buyers is the months between closing and moving in, when the hou...
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Blog Post Four Working Days a Month. That's What Self-Managing Actually Costs You.

Four Working Days a Month. That's What Self-Managing Actually Costs You.

New data on landlord time burden puts a number on something Charleston investors have felt for a while — and fall turnover season is about to test it.TL;DRThe average self-managing landlord spends about 31 hours a month on their rentals; larger portfolios, up to 78.With Cha...
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