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                                              "Your Charleston Home Team"

UPDATE ON THE CHARLESTON WEATHER:  sunny and warm?  What else could you ask for?

This beautiful brick home is in my neighborhood, 2500 sq. feet, and listed at 299k.  It is a foreclosure, call or e-mail us for a showing today before it is gone!Planters Pointe has club house, tennis courts, pool and walking trails.  Next to the New Harris Teeter! 

(843) 364-2257  Frank Natale

fnatale@weichertpc.com

Why Weichert? There are many different Real Estate organizations in the Charleston, SC area. Whether your buying or selling, how do you decide which company to sell your property with, or work with to buy a property? Who is Weichert? There are nearly 400 company owened and franchised offices ACCROSS THE COUNTRY. Weichert Realtors is amont the leading real estate sales organizations in the United States. The founder is Jim Weichert going back to 1969, and today there are over 16,000 Sales Associates.

The Weichert Ways:

1. Focus-one core business, buying and selling of Real Estate

2. Professionalism-held to the highest standards of competence and honesty

3. Innovation-Constant...

I just read, what I had suspected, that homes prices have slighly increased in the Charleston area.  Apparently we have had a .6 increase in the second quarter from the same time last year concerning the price of homes. It goes back to my original thought and question,

 "How do you know when the bottom of the market has hit?"  "When prices start to go up." 

Real Estate can be very challenging, time consuming, and emotionally taxing. My wife and I had listed our home for sale by owner as well as with a limited service broker. We had over 30 showings in a six month period, but no offers. We spoke with Frank and Donna Natale and they invited us to give them the opportunity to list our house with them and see what would happen in a month's time. Since we had already had our house on the market for over 6 months, we needed to do something for a quick sale. We decided to give the Natale Team a chance, and they delivered! Within one month we not only had a contract on our house, but a contract at a better price than we could have n...

 Call or e-mail us, there are some things you should know before purchasing a foreclosure.  We can show you any home on the market, including foreclosures......Call (843) 364-2257 or send us an e-mail at fnatale@weichertpc.com!  There will be some additional expenses, you as the buyer will be responsible for vs buying  a home that is not lender owned.  We will be happy to educate you on the process, but overall, dollar for dollar, you could be sitting on instant equity when purchasing a foreclosure.

4 bedrooms 3 and a half baths, Charleston Style Home located in Park West.  WOW!  Schedule a showing today.....(843) 364-2257  Frank Natale or fnatale@weichertpc.com

By the end of the year, Casino Boats could be operating from the Cooper River. 

SEND US AN E-MAIL, FNATALE@WEICHERTPC.COM OR CALL (843) 364-2257, TO SCHEDULE A SHOWING ON ANY OF THE PROPERTIES YOU HAVE VIEWED......

Don't forget to ask about our Charleston Relocation Package which we will gladly send out to you FREE OF CHARGE......Have your heard of Daniel Island?  West Ashley?  Ladson?  These are all surrounding areas to Charleston. 

HOT, SAUNA Weather here in Charleston South Carolina......but we love it!  We have our central air conditioning, Pools, Beaches, Palm Trees and Don't Forget The Strawberry Daquiris....AFTER HOURS OF COURSE!!!!

3277 homes have sold thus far this year in the Charleston South Carolina area.  This is a 28% increase from the same time last year.  THE BEST PART....HOME PRICES ARE SETTLING>>>>

Wow!  Do you want to live downtown Charleston?  But not sure you want the traffic that comes along with living in a city?  Discover ION, a subdivision in Mount Pleasant, right over the Ravenel Bridge from downtown Charleston.  It has the arcitecture, ambiance and flair of downtown Charleston, just without the traffic.  Live in your own piece of paradise, complete with front porches and backyard courtyards that only Charleston is known for.  Living in this subdivision, one will not want to leave ever.  Home prices start in the mid 400's for 1300 square feet and go into the millions.  Call us today for a viewing on any one of these homes.........

WE HAVE LIVED HERE 9 YEARS, AND THE BEAUTY OF OUR AREA, CONTINUES TO AMAZE US.  WE RECENTLY SOLD A CONDOMINIUM IN VILLAGE CREEK CONDOMINIUMS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF MOUNT PLEASANT.  THESE CONDOMINIUMS ARE RIGHT OFF OF ROUTE 17, HOWEVER, ONCE YOU DRIVE INTO THE COMPLEX, YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE ENTERING A RESORT IN THE TROPICS.  LUSH, TROPICAL LANDSCAPING, PERFECT FOR A SECOND HOME, CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AND CLOSE TO THE BEACH.  RESTAURANTS, SHOPPING, RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.  POOL AND TENNIS COURT ARE ON SITE.  PERFECT PLACE TO GETAWAY FROM IT ALL.  THEY ARE REPLACING THE OUTSIDE OF OF THE BUILDINGS WITH HARDI-PLANK.  IMPRESSIVE.  A  2 BEDROOM 2 BATHROOM IS PRICED IN THE 150'S AND A 3 ...

You have decided to buy a house.....now what?   Why should I use a Realtor?  I can go and look at all the homes for sale I can find on the internet or drive around and look for the FOR SALE signs.  This is true.  BUT WHY?  How much time will you waste doing this? How do you know if you are over paying for a property? You know the price of some homes that have sold in the neighborhood that your thinking about buying in...you have looked at the newspaper and saw the sales price, or a friend of a friend told you what the homes in the neighborhood have sold for.  However, the real estate market changes on a weekly basis, if not daily basis.  That one home in the neighborhood that sold $40,000...

IF YOUR LOOKING FOR A REALTOR WITH EXPERIENCE IN PURCHASING AND MANAGING RENTAL PROPERTIES IN THE CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA AREA, CALL OR E-MAIL US.  WE CAN ADVISE YOU WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN SEARCHING FOR AN INVESTMENT PROPERTY AND GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE PURCHASING PROCESS AS WELL.  PURCHASING A SECOND HOME OR INVESTMENT PROPERTY IS NOT AS EASY AS IT WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO.  WE WORK WITH SEVERAL LENDERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCED IN THIS AREA, AND WILL MAKE SURE YOUR GETTING THE BEST DEAL OUT THERE! 

THE TEMPERATURE IS RISING A HIGH OF 77 DEGREES TODAY AND TOMORROW, SUN IS SHINING......THAT IS CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA IN APRIL, NOTHING COULD BE FINER.........................

It's hard to believe it is the middle of April, First Time Home Buyer's need to be in contract by the end of April.   Your offer needs to be submitted and accepted by the seller.  Frank and I are both full time Realtors and we can help you find your home, lender, insurance, and simply explain to you in a way that is easy to understand the home buying process.  First we suggest you get pre-approved with a lender, your bank, mortgage company, or we have several lenders we can recommend to you.  Pre-approval accomplishes several things....it will let you know exactly how much home you can afford to purchase, and what your estimated monthly mortgage payment will be.  There is no better time t...

Below is the information as reported in Builder Magazine:

Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC

2009 Total Building Permits: 2,916

2010 Building Permit Forecast: 3,065

The city of Charleston  is currently the fastest growing city in South Carolina. Its 2% annual population growth over the last five years ranks very high among the 100 largest housing markets. Underlying demographic strength helped the city escape some of the pain felt in other top housing markets. Home prices are expected to climb in 2010 as the region begins to add jobs. Two of the four biggest employers here are military bases, and the health sector accounts for the other two. Recovery appeared ...