October 20:

Hey folks.  Good newst that I thought I'd bring to your attention!  Southwest Airlines is coming to Greenville SC and will be offering nonstop flights to 5 locations!  They will have 7 daily flights to five locations throughout the country!  If you've never been to GSP, that's Greenville Spartanburg Airport, it is just a charming facility that is very easy to get in and out of!  Hey this will be great for all my buyers coming in!!!!

Ya'll have a good one!

 

October 19:

Good morning.  YTD stats were just released for the Greenville SC MLS so I thought I'd pass them along to you.  This is for residential single family and condo/townhouse.

As of October 10th:

Our current active listings are up 8.7%
Our average list price is down 7.9%
Our average days on the market is up 4.7%
Sold units are up 1.7%
Sold volume is up 4.7%
Average sold price is up 3%
Average sold days on the market is up 1% (103 days)

So, what's my take.  Glad to see that sales volume is up.  Not concerned about average list price but it's good to see average sold price is up.  Days on the market is still staying close to where it's always been.  

Hey, my wife and I drove up to Ceasar's Head and really the colors are not quite there yet.  Especially in Greenville, if you are coming at the end of the month as a few of my buyer/lookers are, should be real pretty then.

Had a couple of buyers in last week and it was good to see them.  They have been in a couple of times and are hanging in there until the market turns a bit in California.

Ya'll take care and call me if you are considering relocating to Greenville!

  

October 5:

Hey, I'm back!  I haven't been posting as much as I normally do.  Been a combination of some vacation and just being busy!  Things are slowing now, so I can get back on the web with some great Greenville South Carolina Real Estate updates. 

It's funny though, seems like when I can relax a bit, that's when I get real busy again.  I'm just going to have to force myself to get back to my images and tours and blog comments for you!

So, what's happening, got a very experienced buyer and a first time homebuyer that I am working with now!  I tell you folks, it's so nice the different type of people I get to work with.

Well, the biggest thing going on around here this weekend, is....drumroll...fall for Greenville!  Yep, if you're coming to town this weekend...there will be a lot going on!  Fall for Greenville is located downtown and folks, much of the downtown will be closed off.  Hey I hope you booked a Downtown Greenville Hotel!  If not, well I'm afraid you will be out of luck!  Well I've got to update my Downtown Greenville SC Condo page and my Downtown Greenville Churches page, so ya'll have a good one and holler at me if you'd like to see some great Greenville Real Estate!

Hey, I almost forgot, it you want a pretty place to go see this fall, then don't forget to go to Pretty Place Chapel!  Just beautiful up there, also, visit my Blue Ridge Mountain Page! 

Don

September 20:

Good morning!  Where have ya'll been :-).  Hey, where have I been?  Just working... Anywho, got two closings this week, one with a very nice family relocating to Greenville SC from Maryland!  I'm excited for them, they bought a very nice home in Holly Trace and then later in the week I've got a nice couple closing on one at Poinsett Corners.  This will be a second home for them.  Hey you know, it's great to have a little getaway in beautiful Downtown Greenville South Carolina, isn't it!

Gosh, I've got to get my pool closed, my wife really likes to keep it open as long as possible before we cover it.  And really, since I had the poplar cut down, the leaves have really not been a problem this year.  Heck, If I could I'd keep it open all year, of course I wouldn't swim in it all year!   

If you are planning your trip in to see some beautiful Greenville SC Real Estate, I just want to once again let you know what's coming up so you can coordinate your fall trip and really folks, fall is about my favorite time of the year here.

So, September 23-26, we've got Euphoria, the annual wine and food tasting event in Downtown Greenville.  Of course Fall for Greenville is coming up the 8-10th of October and that's a really big deal.     

Now, I want to mention that I'm going to be making some changes on my blog and web site over the next few days and will continue if the changes are successful.  Here's why.

Folks, you can find a nice home just about anywhere, maybe not as good a value as in the Greenville area, but you can.  So, I'm going to focus more on the area and the beautiful sights and scenes, of course I'll continue my blogging, I mean writings :-) but I really want you to get a nice feel for what the area is about.  Yes, we have low taxes and cost of living and it's pretty amazing what you money can purchase, but what makes Greenville...Greenville is the beautiful downtown and the surrounding area.  Hey, let's don't forget the economy, great places to eat, education, and all the other things.  So if you are considering Greenville, or you live here and just need a great Greenville Realtor who is an exclusive buyers agent, please call me, I'll be glad to help.  Here's something to cheer your day!

September 7:

Hey, good morning!  I hope you had a wonderful Labor Day!  I did, spent some time down at the lake and gosh folks the weather was just perfect.  Really, this time of the year through fall is my favorite time in the Greenville area!  And the sights and scenes are just so beautiful.  Call me and come visit, I'd love to show you around and look at some beautiful Greenville SC Homes for sale!

Beautiful Lake Scenes in Upstate South Carolina!

September 3:

Hey!  Good morning and a happy Friday to ya!  You know, there's always a lot of cool stuff going on Greenville!  Just wanted to give you a heads up in case you're planning a visit in.  USA Pro Cycling Championships is returning to Greenville September 18 through the 19th.  Saturday will be the USA Cycling Professional Time Trial Championship and Sunday will be the USA Cycling Professional Road Race!  Folks that's exciting!  Yep, you betcha I'll be there with my camera!

Ok, so I'll go ahead a mention a few upcoming events for the next few months!

You can watch a movie outside by the river at Moonlight Movies on September 8th.

Octoberfest at Strossner's is Saturday September 25th.

West Greenville Arts Festival on September 18th.

Euphoria, A Taste of The South on the 24th-26th.

Sippin Safari on the 10th.

The Professional Bull Riders Greenville Invitational on the 10th and 11th.

Udderly Delicious on the 11th.

Hey, I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

September 2:

Good morning!  I thought it would be a good time to look at year to date figures for the Greenville SC MLS.  Now I do this a little different than some of the reports you may see floating around on different web sites because usually I only look at Greenville County.  Why?  Well, to me if you're going to buy in Greenville then Greenville County is what you are looking at because as I've mentioned Greenville's city limits are small.  Anderson, Spartanburg, Laurens, etc. are totally different markets.

My analysis is for single family and condos $100,000 and above in Greenville County:

YTD
2354 Closed Sales
Average Closed Price $222,480
Average Days on The Market 103
High Sale $2,100,000

Ok, let's take a look at last year's performance for the same time frame:

2300 Closed Sales
Average Closed Price $212,859
Average Days on The Market 101
High Sale $1,500,000

So, what's it mean Don?  Folks, figures are pretty close aren't they?  I'd say we are about still the same as last year which I think is pretty good.  No market decline worth mentioning.  Greenville, like I said is still doing pretty well.  People and jobs are still coming and if the market in the rest of the country ever picks up then I'm not going to be able to get a day off!  Cause so many of my buyers have to sell their home first before buying here.

Now, let's look at total volume for the year and I'm gonna include everything!

2009 YTD $748,885,524

2010 YTD $795,261,144

So we are up about 6%

How does this compare to just Greenville County?

2009 YTD $534,800,463

2010 YTD $565,749,661

So we are up about 6%!

Yep, we're doing ok folks, plenty of people still coming and lovin Greenville.  Get a Greenville SC Realtor on your side who is an exclusive buyers agent!  Someone working for you.

Hey folks, if you are thinking about visiting, fall is a great time to come, if you're lucky you may just enjoy a morning like this I caught a few years back on the Blue Ridge Parkway!

Sunrise on The Blue Ridge Parkway!

September 1:

Good afternoon folks!  It's great to be back, I've moved most of the previous months blogs and real estate updates to other pages so I can start fresh going into fall.  Thing have finally slowed a bit and I actually have some time to start updating my site again.  This means I'll be adding some good new information on the Greenville area including more photos, videos and of course my opinion on Real Estate in Greenville South Carolina.

I hope you've had a wonderful summer and the kids have gotten back to school ok!  Please call me if you need help and keep checking  back, I've got a lot of information I'll be adding over the next few months. 

Ya'll have a good one!

Congrats to the Mauldin girls volleyball team on their season open win over Wade Hampton High School last evening.

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