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Newer stories | Older stories Home newsSunday, May 11, 2008An open house can excite anyone from the initial homebuyer to people looking to move up, downsize or discover their dream abode. Consider, then, a whole weekend of open houses. That's what you'll have with The Post and Courier's "A Place to Call Home Tour" on May 17-18. Read story. Real estate transactionsSunday, May 11, 2008Naval housing has new name after buyoutSaturday, May 10, 2008Dozens of neighborhoods on military bases nationwide, including South Carolina, switched ownership April 30 after a sale of GMH Military Housing to United Kingdom-based conglomerate Balfour Beatty for $350.5 million. Read story. Amenity avenueSaturday, May 10, 2008If you happen into the breezeway of the new Tanner Hall clubhouse, look closely: You might spot pieces of Charleston memorabilia. Mixed in with a slew of ornamental farm tools, Western gear and knickknacks are small metal doodads. They are the rivets that held together girders on the old Cooper River bridges, torn down in 2005 upon completion of the new Ravenel Bridge. Read story. N.Y. attorney general's appraisal reform draws ireSaturday, May 10, 2008A major legal brawl is breaking out over how homes are appraised, at what cost and by whom. The outcome could directly affect the price you pay for your next piece of real estate and the amount of mortgage money you can obtain. Read story. Lenders treat riskier credit as disease, eradicating itSaturday, May 3, 2008Like a spreading infection, restrictions on credit are moving into new and more specialized niches of the mortgage market. Read story. Old Village Landing involved in 'green' effortSaturday, May 3, 2008When it comes to natural construction techniques, the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system is considered a respected seal of approval for contractors and consumers alike. Now, LEED wants to expand its scope, certifying efforts where desi... Read story. Ripple effectSaturday, May 3, 2008It's a 5,000-acre mix of woods and clearings in Dorchester County, bordering the highest point on the Ashley River at Schultz Lake. Most recently a hunt club, the land features an 1840s-era farmhouse carved among oaks and magnolias. Historians traced the site's roots to 1682 as a King's Grant to Arthur Percival, who, intrigued with its coastal lagoons, named the parcel The Ponds. Read story. Critics resist higher loan rates in 'declining markets'Saturday, April 26, 2008Could widespread designations of entire ZIP codes, metropolitan areas, even entire states as "declining markets," hinder a real estate recovery and hurt minority groups and moderate-income buyers disproportionately? Growing ranks of critics say the answer is yes. Read story. New developer steps in to complete Joppa WaySaturday, April 26, 2008An affordable housing neighborhood backed by private funds, Joppa Way in North Charleston launched with success in 2003. The Charleston Bank Consortium, an alliance of local lenders, spearheaded the construction of 19 homes. Then this winter, a new developer stepped up, eager to complete the job. Read story. Out on their ownSaturday, April 26, 2008The thought of designing a countryside neighborhood comes naturally to Josh Watts, who heads the development division of Sandlapper Real Estate Group. "I grew up in a log cabin in the woods, with some space," he says. His father, Tommie Watts, has been a developer for 30 years in Sumter, Camden and Columbia. Josh Watts says that as his real estate experience grew, "We decided we wanted to do something together." Read story. Newly affordableSaturday, April 19, 2008The new homes at Meadow Run in Dorchester County might be comparable to an economy car's base model: structurally sound, not much in the way of extras, yet it's hard to beat the price. Rex Thompson Homes, a local contractor since the early 1980s, is hammering together 15 houses at the entrance to the veteran neighborhood off Old Orangeburg Road. ... Read story. Loan underwriting guidelines cut into condo marketSaturday, April 19, 2008If you own or plan to buy a condominium, an ominous new phase of the mortgage credit squeeze could be looming on your horizon. ... Read story. MLS president promotes technology, ethicsSaturday, April 19, 2008Distressed properties, loan defaults, worried investors. 2008? Try 1986. ... Read story. Area housing values showed sluggish growth in '07Saturday, April 12, 2008Call it a virtual holding pattern. Home prices in the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metro area dipped in the final quarter of last year compared with the same period of 2006. But the drop was just 0.03 percent, according to the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight. Read story. Newer stories | Older stories |
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