Monthly Archives: January 2012

This week's house plan

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Engineering, military backgrounds play role in shaping Charleston Realtor group's 2012 president

Herb Koger logged successful careers in the military and as a civil engineer, heading Army Reserve operations and helping to lay out an interstate. In 1998, he chucked retirement plans and followed wife Didie Koger into the real estate profession. Cl… Continue reading →

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Looking Forward: Promising home data leads real estate pros to tout steady 2012, brighter future

Think of the metro Charleston real estate market as a marathoner. After breezing through a stretch where everything seemed a snap (housing boom into early 2007), the once-lithe brokerage and builder industries hit the wall (’07-’10). They would e… Continue reading →

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Forecasts for retail, office, industrial properties show modest to strong upward trends

Selling or buying a shopping plaza, business center or factory is not the same as switching title on a house or lot. Predictably, the markets differ, too. While home sales and purchases have begun to pick up after a five-year slump, the commercial en… Continue reading →

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December 2011 Indicators: Charleston Trident Association of Realtors

There’s no way to be certain what 2012 will bring. However, a few things do seem clear enough to make some assessments. First, 2011 was not the recovery year it was expected to be. It was yet another “transition year” … Continue reading →

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First Major Golf Tournament Coming to South Carolina

The 94th PGA Championship begins August 6 at Kiawah Island Golf Resort. As South Carolina’s first major, anticipation for the Championship has been growing since 2005, when the PGA of America announced its plan for the 2012 PGA Championship to … Continue reading →

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SC Foreclosure Rate In Line With The 2011 National Average

Nearly 1.9 million properties nationwide were in foreclosure by the end of 2011, according to new data released by the national foreclosure research company, RealtyTrac. Foreclosure activity on the year was down 34% from 2010. South Carolina’s foreclosure rate kept pace … Continue reading →

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SC Supreme Court to Hear Lawsuit Challenging Charleston Cruise Industry

The South Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to hear complaints brought by local residents, preservationists and an environmental group over Charleston’s expanded cruise industry. A lawsuit filed last year against Carnival Cruise Lines alleges, among other things, that the company’s … Continue reading →

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Government Advises to Rent Homes Rather Than Leave Them Vacant

A Federal Reserve Board report issued earlier this week suggests lenders should try renting out some of those houses that were foreclosed upon or otherwise became vacant. This advice doesn’t sound as though the government has much faith that the … Continue reading →