Despite what you hear on the national news, houses in Fort Mill ARE selling. They may take a bit longer to sell, but they do sell. And for pretty close to asking price, too.

Every once in a while I ask local realtor Carmen Miller for an update on the real estate market, and there has been some good news! In the 4th quarter of 2009, homes sold in Fort Mill were on the market for about 100 days and received 97% of their listing price. In November 2009 alone, Indian Land had great stats – the homes that sold averaged a mere 30 days on the market and got 98% of asking price. Tega Cay’s sold homes garnered 96% of asking price after almost 150 days on the market.

Still in need of some last minute school supplies? Don’t worry – Century 21® First Choice is here to help! Tomorrow morning (Monday, August 17) at their offices (at the corner of Hwy 160 and Gold Hill (206 Rockmont Dr. Fort Mill, SC 29708)), they will be giving away school supplies to anyone [...]

I remember a number of years ago that Asheville, NC was billed as the best place to retire. Then it got overrun, and the powers that be dubbed Phoenix and Las Vegas as the best places to retire. Well, look at Phoenix and Las Vegas now – tumbling house prices and a job [...]

Two years ago I kept reading all about the massive foreclosures in Charlotte because of the Beazer Home developments (you can read all about it here). I remember at the time there was a mild panic throughout the entire metro area that this was indicative of how our whole area would eventually suffer. [...]

Forget the national headlines. Home sales are doing okay in Fort Mill. It may take a bit longer, but they ARE selling – and for a wide variety of prices. Want proof?

We may not have any cave homes in our area, but we do have a lot of inventory. But fortunately, it seems that homes ARE still moving. Various sources, from Trulia to Zillow, all show that houses are selling in the Fort Mill area. Not only that, but despite the downward curve from the peak this past fall, MORE homes are selling than

Despite a slowing market here in Fort Mill, Drake Capital is still moving forward with Lake Ridge at Tega Cay, a 820-home development in the works near Stonecrest Village along Dam and Grayrock roads of Route 160. Drake is refusing to discount the lots in a flagging market, and have been relatively successful thus [...]