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| Remarks: Built with every amenity and upgrade you could imagine! This Donald A. Gardner Laurelwood floor plan is perfect for everyday living as it allows for both togetherness and private spaces and is also wonderful for entertaining. Beautiful views can be enjoyed from every window while living in a lap of luxury inside. Built in 2007 with careful planning and focus on creating an environment of peacefulness, serenity and ease of living. Some of the features include, coffered, trey, vaulted and cathedral ceilings, exquisite granite, one of kind custom tile work, rain shower, jetted tubs, onyx tiles and bowls, screened in porch, deck, patio, gas log fireplace, secret room with safe, pet watering & feeding system, built in dual wine cooler, central vacuum, circulating hot water heater for instant hot water, security system, 14 ft rock fireplace, apprx. 1000 sf unfinished storage in basement, full lawn care included in HOA and so much more. You have to see this home for yourself to appreciate how gorgeous it really is! Once you do you'll never want to leave. Check out the neighborhood at www.cottagesatturtlecreek.com. |
With supply high and demand low, it's a great time to purchase a home. With low interest rates, affordability is still the best it's been in 3 decades. Home values are stable and in many cases are on the rise; so we may have hit bottom and now may be the best time to purchase a home. For many home owners with higher interest rates they may find they can afford a larger home and not have an increase in their mortgage payments. For the first time home buyers, not only is affordability great, there is an $8,000 tax incentive for you to purchase. In many cases, the incentive will pay all or most of your cost of ownership the first year. It can't get much better than that. Don't let it pass you by!!
New lending regulations and increases in refinancing are extending the time it takes to close on your new home by 50% or more. The 30 day "Contract to Close" no longer exists unless it is a cash transaction. This is important for both buyers and sellers. If you are selling your home and have not decided on which home you will be purchasing you may find that you have no place to live for several weeks which could lead to additional expense and frustration. Be sure you consult with your lender and your real estate professional before you sign a contract to purchase or sell a home.
Spartanburg County, South Carolina - - -July MLS sales records indicate real estate values remain stable and sales continue to creep up. The median price of a home was $127,000 and there were 230 homes sold. Of the homes that sold, the average days on market was 165.
Although the numbers were encouraging they are still well below the past year's levels. Unit sales are about 50% of July '06 sales and 33% lower than last year. Of the homes that were sold 80% were sold for less than $200,000. There is currently a 12 month supply of homes on the market in this price range.
Homes priced between $300,000 and $600,000 are still taking longer to sell with only 44 units sold in July. There is a 22 month supply of homes on the market in this price range. This is yet another indication that tax incentives have not helped sales in the upper price range and that the local economy, while improving, is still struggling.
Second quarter statistics from the Spartanburg MLS continue to show that our local market has bottomed out and is starting to show improvement. A comparison by quarter reveals that there were 535 homes sold in the 1st.qt and 738 homes sold in the 2nd qt, an increase of 38%. The median home value increased from $104,000 to $117,250 and the days on market fell from 147 to 144. When you look at the 2nd qt alone, the median price was $106,000 in April, $116,000 in May and $124,950 in June which shows an upward trend for the past 3 months.
Several factors, including stabilization in the foreclosure market and the impact of first time home buyers, have helped reduce inventory and increase the value of existing homes in our market.
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We believe in providing our clients with experience, professionalism & the highest level of service. We welcome the opportunity to serve you in all of your Real Estate needs.
About The Gardner Team
•3 Full Time Real Estate Agents (More than 50% of agents today are part time)
• Members of the National Association of Realtors, S.C. Association of Realtors, Spartanburg Association of Realtors and Council of Residential Specialists.
• Members of the Spartanburg,Greenville and Anderson Multiple Listing Service (MLS)
• Real Estate Team with over 25 years of Customer Service and 35 years of Sales & Sales Management experience.
• Graduated Realtor Institute (GRI) Designation (Only 19% of all agents in the USA work towards and obtain this designation)
• Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) Designation (Fewer than 38,000 REALTORS® nationwide have earned these credentials)
• Accredited Seller Representative (ASR) and Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) Designations
• Accredited Luxury Home Specialist (ALHS) Designation (Only 1500 agents nationwide have earned this prestigious designation and currently we are the only REALTORS® in the upstate)
• South Carolina Continuing Education Program (Annual Attendance)
• Real Estate Marketing and Finance Seminars - Quarterly
• We continue to further our education for the primary purpose of protecting our clients in today's litigious society. Our continuing education also allows us to stay abreast of new marketing strategies to facilitate the sale of our listings!
One of the areas that we specialize in is golf course communities. We live in a golf course community ourselves and are AVID golfers. We're very knowledgeable about the numerous golf course communities in our area and the surrounding areas. Even if you're not a golfer, there are definite benefits to purchasing a home and living in a golf community.
We also specialize in the luxury home market. We understand luxury housing trends, specialized luxury buyer and seller needs, development and delivery of unique high level services, representation issues, liability and risk management, builder services, personal marketing, and much more. Currently, we're the only REALTORS® in Spartanburg and Greenville, SC who are members of the Luxury Home Council having earned our Accredited Luxury Homes Specialist Certification. We're very proud of this accomplishment and welcome the opportunity to share this knowledge with you.
We're confident we can help you with your real estate needs so give us a call today!
The Gardner Team
Yvette & Dennis Gardner
REALTORS®, ABR, ALHS, CRS, GRI
Keller Williams Realty
Yvette: 864-706-3669
ygardner@HomesInTheUpstate.net
Dennis: 864-641-5859
dgardner@HomesInTheUpstate.net
Fax: 864-486-1619
Web: www.HomesInTheUpstate.net
Thank you so much for all your hard work - you made this whole process so much easier for us. I hope you'll come visit us once we get settled - we should be moving around April 10th.
Liz and Tom
We are so appreciative of all the time and energy you put forth to help[ us find our new home. In addition to helping us find a spectacular home, you also made us feel comfortable and familiar with the new area in which we will be living. From your openness in answering our endless questions to introducing us to the local favorite places, we feel we have started a new friendship and feel very welcomed. You make a GREAT TEAM!
The DeVos Family
We would just like to say THANK YOU for helping us live out our dream by purchasing our first home. The two of you have been more than our Realtors, you have been true friends. Thank you for looking out for our best interest! Our lives are brighter since meeting you. God Bless you both.
Nikki & Marlo
We just wanted to thank you again for your continued service and friendship! You have exceeded our expectations in helping us sell our home and in finding our new home.
Shelley and Cory
Ginny and I just wanted to THANK YOU so much for making the sale of our home so easy. It can be so stressful selling your home and the both of you took that away from us. I am so glad that we did not sell our home FOR SALE BY OWNER. After you showed us how you were going to market our home, I had complete confidence that you would sell it quickly and for a good price. Not only did you sell our home in 10 days but we got more than we thought that we were going to get.
Thank you so much for everything.
Bill & Ginny
I wanted to take a few minutes and thank you again for all your help and support during this research period of our relocation. I could not have asked for a better team to work with during this very challenging time. When I was asked to consider Spartanburg as a place to move my family, I honestly did not know what to expect. I could not have imagined an area more friendly or desirable. It was through your efforts and support that we were able to make the decision to relocate to the Spartanburg/Greenville area.
Thanks again for your help!
Brian, TX
You guys are just super!!! Brenda and I do not know how we would of accomplished what we have without your sincere help. We are blessed to have you both as friends.
Sam, West Virginia
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