Homes Fort Mill SC

Its time for your May 2009 Tega Cay SC home sales report.

The data is for May 2009 single family home sales with a comparison to May 2008. The data is from the Charlotte MLS and the area is Tega Cay only which does not include communities like Baxter Village, Springfield, Knigthsbridge, and other Fort Mill communities.

May Tega Cay home sales increased in May from April. The number of homes sold in May 2009 was 7 compared to 4 homes sold in April.  Comparing May 2009 to May 2008, the quantity of homes sold was the same at 7. (more…)

Tega Cay Entrance Sign

Here is a single family homes sales report for the Tega Cay SC area.

The data is for April 2009 single family home sales with a comparison to April 2008. The data is from the Charlotte MLS and the area is Tega Cay not including Fort Mill, SC which includes communities like Baxter Village, Springfield, Knigthsbridge, and other Fort Mill communities.

In April 2009, 4 single family homes sold in Tega Cay compared to 9 sold in April 2008 (more…)

Here is a single family homes sales report for the Fort Mill SC area.

The data is for April 2009 single family home sales with a comparison to April 2008. The data is from the Charlotte MLS and the area is Fort Mill, SC which includes communities like Baxter Village, Springfield, Knigthsbridge, and other Fort Mill communities except for Tega Cay SC.

In April 2009, 27 single family homes sold in Fort Mill compared to 35 sold in April 2008 (more…)

I put together a single family homes sales report for the Fort Mill SC area for your review.

The data is for March 2009 single family home sales with a comparison to March 2008. The data is from the Charlotte MLS and the area is Fort Mill, SC which includes communities like Baxter Village, Springfield, Knigthsbridge, and other Fort Mill communities except for Tega Cay SC.

In March 2009, 21 single family homes sold in Fort Mill compared to 30 sold in March 2008 (more…)

Home Prices in the Charlotte Metro which includes Fort Mill and York County SC fell 8.2% in January 2009 compared to a year ago according to Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller January 2009 Home Price Index report released Tuesday. Their report commentary was negative saying the market…

shows continued broad based declines in the prices of existing single family homes across the United States, with 13 of the 20 metro areas showing record rates of annual decline, and 14 reporting declines in excess of 10% versus January 2008. (more…)

What features help sell your home faster? What features are more desirable to a buyer and bring you more bang for the buck?

The National Association of Realtors® gathered information from over 2500 home buyers nationally that purchased a home in 2007. Repeat buyers placed more importance than first-time buyers on almost all home features.

Here are some of the highlights of the survey:

• The most important feature was central air-conditioning. 74% of the respondents listed central air as very important.  A very important feature surviving the summers in Tega Cay, SC.    
• Next in line was a garage with 2 or more spaces.  This was the most significant change between the NAR’s 2004 survey to the 2007.

Other important features were:

• Walk-in closets in the master bedroom which was ranked higher by older buyers
• Backyard or play area which was more important to younger buyers
• Hardwood floors
• Granite countertops.
• Cable or satellite TV readiness.
• High-speed Internet access.

Respondents said they would pay more for a home that has:

• waterfront property, a no brainer for our area in my opinion.
• Oversized garages.
• Central Air.

 90 percent of the respondents said energy efficiency was important in a buying decision. I bet energy efficiency will now rank higher in future surveys.  

The typical home purchased during the survey period was 12 years old, 1,840

square feet in size, and had three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The national median price was $205,000.

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The quick answer is yes. It seems to be a buyers market for home sales almost everywhere thanks to the media. The media pounds us everyday with bad news about the credit industry, foreclosures, high gas prices, the weak dollar, etc. Some of it is true and some is, well just over exaggerated to say it nicley. So most potential home buyers today think it is a buyers market no matter where they are looking. But we still have a lot of people looking at homes for sale in our area.

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The National Association of Realtors® announced in their latest homes sales forecast that existing home sales are projected to trend up in 2008 while recovery of new home sales is unlikely before 2009. (more…)