Christy's Real Estate Corner

The National Military Family Association (NMFA) is offering a free summer camp to children of deployed soldiers. The camp will help the children learn hope to cope with the stresses and demands of their parents deployment or deployments. These camps have fun activities and will allow the children...

I did an open house this weekend. It had been a little while since I had done one, I must admit. But when I walked into the home, I was reminded of a few things that should be done prior to showings or open houses.  First, remember to remove all valuables. The sellers of this home left their chec...

February Sales DataNumber of sales during this period: 34 Average Sales Price: $253,751 Percentage of Asking Price Obtained: 97.4% The Average Time on the Market: 153 daysNumber of Condos Sold: 0Number of Mobile or Modular Homes sold: 1Number of Single Family Homes sold: 33Number of Townhomes sol...

February Sales DataNumber of sales during this period: 44 Average Sales Price: $176,735 Percentage of Asking Price Obtained: 93.8% The Average Time on the Market: 147 daysNumber of Condos Sold: 0Number of Mobile or Modular Homes sold: 4Number of Single Family Homes sold: 39Number of Townhomes sol...

February Sales Data Number of sales during this period: 41 Average Sales Price: $251,343 Percentage of Asking Price Obtained: 97%% The Average Time on the Market: 127 daysNumber of Condos Sold: 0Number of Mobile or Modular Homes sold: 0Number of Single Family Homes sold: 39Number of Townhomes sol...

If you are relocating to the area and have children, education is a high priority. Unfortunately, this area is not known for having the best schools. However if you do your research, you will find there are good schools in Chatham, Effingham, and Bryan Counties. The determination of what makes a ...

It is an inevitable fact of military life that moving is quite common. While it is a scary and can seem quite impossible the first time, you will get better at it. So, you just got your orders and are wondering what's next. The first thing is to do as much research as possible into your new locat...

Back on the 21st of February, I received an email from an Active Rain Member. Doreen McPherson has MeMe'd me. While I have already been meme'd once, I thought I could simply decline. However, I got to thinking about my last meme. I wondered if there were any more interesting facts about myself. I...

By miserable cities, they don't just mean the real estate market. They have taken several variables into account and rated cities based on these. The factors they looked at was the weather, pollution, commute times, income tax, unemployment, and crime rates. America's Most Miserable Cities are: D...

I wanted to get some opinions on a situation that occured to me recently. My husband and I talked about refinancing our home when the mortgage rates had dropped. We kept getting tons of flyers, mailers, and letters about the VA streamlining program. So, my husband called one of the brokers. When ...