Florence, SC

There is a surge of first-time home buyers in California and across the country who are taking the plunge into the still-shaky housing market, exchanging rents for mortgages. Lured by a combination of a drastic drop in home prices, expanded FHA-insured loans, record-low interest rates and an $8,000 federal tax credit, these newcomers are breathing new life into a beleaguered market. Their entry, many hope, will help slow the fall in home prices and sales. First-time buyers bought more than half of the existing homes sold in February, according to the National Association of Realtors®, and helped add to the 5.1% increase in sales from the month earlier. Enticed by the huge drop in prices around her neighborhood, first-time buyer Ucilia Wang says she's willing to take the chance that prices could slide further or that the economy could worsen. Overall, in Oakland, Calif., where she rents a tiny one-bedroom apartment, the median home price dropped 66% over the past year. In her sought-after neighborhood of the Piedmont District, Wang is finally finding homes in her price range of about $500,000, which would have been hard to find two years ago. "You don't have to spend $500,000 for a one-bedroom condo [anymore]. You might be able to get a single-family house for that now," says Marci Orler, a Realtor® in San Jose, Calif., who bills herself as a first-time home buyer specialist. With six active clients, Orler is much busier today than she was this time last year when few first-timers, or anyone else for that matter, were shopping for houses. Prices have finally fallen to a level that people without equity can consider buying, she says.

Very Nice Upstairs Unit - Very Well Maintained - ALL APPLIANCES CONVEY! Great Central Location! Seller Is Motivated And Will Consider All Reasonable Offers!

Priced at $90,000

2BD 2BA 1280 sqft

Upstairs Unit Overlooking The Water - Fresh Coat of Interior Paint Throughout Including Ceilings - Master Bedroom Overlooks the Water - Master Bath with Linen and Walk-In Closets, Dual Vanities and Seperate Shower - Spacious Laundry Room - Large U-Shaped Kitchen with White Cabinets - Screened, Carpeted Porch Also Overlooks the Pond - Condo is a Newer Low Country Style Unit in a Great Location - Short Sale Has Been Approved, Bring All Offers! All Terms Subject to Bank Approval- Please Call Assist 2 Sell Smart Choice Realty for Further Information 843-667-6278!

Bring Offers Price at $118,000 1714 A unit #4

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Sam Thompson

Carolina Mortgage Company

843-230-7929

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