Sandy Keller, ABR, CNRS, e-PRO, Realtor

Sunday, September 13, 2009 Ripley's Aquarium at the Broadway at the Beach complex in Myrtle Beach, SC hosted the End of Summer Cruise-In with Cecil Chandler from WBTW News 13 as the DJ and the Myrtle Beach Car Club providing the classic cars that surrounded the entrance to the Aquarium. Sharkey the mascot even came out of the Aquarium to dance and look at the cars.

A month ago I wrote a blog about the activity I had seen due to ActiveRain and my website and it has happened again during the Labor Day weekend. I received one contact who had found me on ActiveRain and three through contacting me on my website Myrtle Beach Real Estate. The past week was the same fast pace of the real estate market of several years ago but with prices that have returned to the pre-boom amounts. A few of those reasonable priced properties were foreclosures but many sellers have realized that if they want to sell they have to price their property in line with the current market.

Saturday morning I made a video for a YouTube site for Coldwell Banker agents. Since it was 10:00 AM in the morning I didn't think many people would be on the beach. Guess what! Myrtle Beach, early morning in July, there are lots of people on the beach. Click the line below to watch my video:

Sandy Keller, Realtor in Myrtle Beach

I did not want to simply make a video in the office and I chose to leave the sound of the waves splashing on shore.

This morning I had an appointment with a video photographer to shoot a promotional video to replace the one I have on YouTube.com/Coldwell Banker. Since today is a Saturday l wondered if the Life Guard who was in my first promo would even be on duty. My second thought was before 10:00 A.M. there would not be many people on the beach. I was wrong on both counts, since the Life Guard and a crowd of people had already taken their places for a day at the beach.

I think I had my "fifteen minutes of fame" after the camera was set up and I began to speak, people began to stop and look. You could almost hear what they were thinking. It was fun but only for the moment.

If you are planning to obtain a mortgage when you purchase a condo be prepared to put down at least 25% or your mortgage will have additional fees.

Fannie Mae has implemented two new mortgage fees: Condo Buyers .75% add on fee and an additional 1.75% fee for Investors and they are applicable to loans that exceed 75% of the condo value. If you are able to pay at least 25% of the condo value the fees are not applicable.

Note: Loan-to-value may not be based on the purchase price, it will probably be based on the mortgage companies appraisal and appraisers are coming in with some low amounts based on the market.