Greenville, SC Real Estate

Take some time to go visit the Greenville Zoo that is located near Cleveland Park in downtown Greenville:

“The Greenville Zoo is a 14-acre facility featuring hundreds of wildlife from all over the world including giraffe, monkeys, giant tortoises and elephants. Join us on a wildlife adventure through the zoo™s beautifully landscaped acres filled with up close and personal views of its residents! Through engaging programs, educational events and animal exhibits, the Greenville Zoo provides a wonderfully wild experience for the entire family that will keep you coming back all year long!”

www.greenvillezoo.com

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Dave Edwards Realty exists to provide real estate services to the Greenville area at an affordable fee. Services may include buying or selling a home, consulting, teaching classes, expert witness, remodeling research, home building research, real estate planning, and more. Dave Edwards is a professional Greenville, SC Realtor and an Accredited Consultant in Real Estate (ACRE).

Market data is based on GGAR and CRS data.

“The 48th annual Upper South Carolina State Fair opened on Thursday night. The event runs until Sept. 11 and features rides, food and shows. “I think it’s just one of those things that people enjoyed doing when they were kids, so they want to bring their kids and grandkids back to enjoy some of the same things they did,” said fair organizer Tammy Hawkins. Many of the people at the fair Thursday night were repeat customers. “I’ve been to this one probably 20 times,” said Mike King, who was introducing his 10-year-old son, Luke, to the event. “He looks forward to it just like I did when I was a kid, you know.” Hawkins said the event features many old favorites such as roller coasters, a house of horror, kiddie rides and a petting zoo. She said it will also include new events, such as a pig race. Gate admission to the event is $6, a wristband for rides is $20 and parking costs $3

Read more: http://www.wyff4.com/news/29056447/detail.html#ixzz1WnzqavXj

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Dave Edwards Realty exists to provide real estate services to the Greenville area at an affordable fee. Services may include buying or selling a home, consulting, teaching classes, expert witness, remodeling research, home building research, real estate planning, and more. Dave Edwards is a professional Greenville, SC Realtor and an Accredited Consultant in Real Estate (ACRE).

Market data is based on GGAR and CRS data.

“The 48th annual Upper South Carolina State Fair opened on Thursday night. The event runs until Sept. 11 and features rides, food and shows. “I think it’s just one of those things that people enjoyed doing when they were kids, so they want to bring their kids and grandkids back to enjoy some of the same things they did,” said fair organizer Tammy Hawkins. Many of the people at the fair Thursday night were repeat customers. “I’ve been to this one probably 20 times,” said Mike King, who was introducing his 10-year-old son, Luke, to the event. “He looks forward to it just like I did when I was a kid, you know.” Hawkins said the event features many old favorites such as roller coasters, a house of horror, kiddie rides and a petting zoo. She said it will also include new events, such as a pig race. Gate admission to the event is $6, a wristband for rides is $20 and parking costs $3

Read more: http://www.wyff4.com/news/29056447/detail.html#ixzz1WnzqavXj

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Dave Edwards Realty exists to provide real estate services to the Greenville area at an affordable fee. Services may include buying or selling a home, consulting, teaching classes, expert witness, remodeling research, home building research, real estate planning, and more. Dave Edwards is a professional Greenville, SC Realtor and an Accredited Consultant in Real Estate (ACRE).

Market data is based on GGAR and CRS data.

This was an interesting article about how to “rescue” properties in foreclosure – push the foreclosures through or try to work with the current owner:

“…While some of the 2.2 million loans in foreclosure can still be saved, many are too far gone, they say. Some 37% have not made a payment in more than two years, while another 34% have not made a payment in 12 to 23 months, according to Lender Processing Services…

Lawler is not the first to warn about the consequences of slowing the foreclosure process. Since the housing crisis began, several experts cautioned that foreclosure prevention efforts may only prolong the pain.

Accelerating foreclosures is tricky, however, especially since it is largely the purview of the states. But the administration could work with state officials to speed the process, especially on vacant homes, he said.

The push would come at a time when many mortgage servicers have slowed foreclosure efforts as they resolve shoddy paperwork practices. Foreclosure filings in July dropped to their lowest level since November 2007, due to processing delays and foreclosure prevention measures, according to RealtyTrac.”

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Dave Edwards Realty exists to provide real estate services to the Greenville area at an affordable fee. Services may include buying or selling a home, consulting, teaching classes, expert witness, remodeling research, home building research, real estate planning, and more. Dave Edwards is a professional Greenville, SC Realtor and an Accredited Consultant in Real Estate (ACRE).

Market data is based on GGAR and CRS data.

This was an interesting article about how to “rescue” properties in foreclosure – push the foreclosures through or try to work with the current owner:

“…While some of the 2.2 million loans in foreclosure can still be saved, many are too far gone, they say. Some 37% have not made a payment in more than two years, while another 34% have not made a payment in 12 to 23 months, according to Lender Processing Services…

Lawler is not the first to warn about the consequences of slowing the foreclosure process. Since the housing crisis began, several experts cautioned that foreclosure prevention efforts may only prolong the pain.

Accelerating foreclosures is tricky, however, especially since it is largely the purview of the states. But the administration could work with state officials to speed the process, especially on vacant homes, he said.

The push would come at a time when many mortgage servicers have slowed foreclosure efforts as they resolve shoddy paperwork practices. Foreclosure filings in July dropped to their lowest level since November 2007, due to processing delays and foreclosure prevention measures, according to RealtyTrac.”

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Dave Edwards Realty exists to provide real estate services to the Greenville area at an affordable fee. Services may include buying or selling a home, consulting, teaching classes, expert witness, remodeling research, home building research, real estate planning, and more. Dave Edwards is a professional Greenville, SC Realtor and an Accredited Consultant in Real Estate (ACRE).

Market data is based on GGAR and CRS data.

Half Mile Lake subdivision in Greenville, SC:

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Dave Edwards Realty exists to provide real estate services to the Greenville area at an affordable fee. Services may include buying or selling a home, consulting, teaching classes, expert witness, remodeling research, home building research, real estate planning, and more. Dave Edwards is a professional Greenville, SC Realtor and an Accredited Consultant in Real Estate (ACRE).

Market data is based on GGAR and CRS data.

Half Mile Lake subdivision in Greenville, SC:

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Dave Edwards Realty exists to provide real estate services to the Greenville area at an affordable fee. Services may include buying or selling a home, consulting, teaching classes, expert witness, remodeling research, home building research, real estate planning, and more. Dave Edwards is a professional Greenville, SC Realtor and an Accredited Consultant in Real Estate (ACRE).

Market data is based on GGAR and CRS data.

From inman.com

“The share of bank-owned homes and homes in some stage of foreclosure dropped 5 percent from the first quarter to the second quarter, falling from 36 percent to 31 percent, but was up from 24 percent in second-quarter 2010, according to a report released today by foreclosure data provider RealtyTrac.

And distressed properties are selling at a larger discount these days, RealtyTrac reported:

• The average sales price of a bank-owned (also known as real estate owned or REO) home was $145,211 in the second quarter, which was about 40 percent below the average sales price of a nonforeclosure home. That compares with a 36 percent discount in first-quarter 2011 and a 34 percent discount in second-quarter 2010.
• The average sales price of a preforeclosure home (preforeclosures, which are homes in default or scheduled for sale at public auction, are often sold in a short-sale process) was $192,129 in the second quarter, which is 21 percent below the average sales price of a nonforeclosure home. That compares with a 17 percent discount in first-quarter 2011 and a 14 percent discount in second-quarter 2010.

There were 162,680 sales of bank-owned homes to third parties in the second quarter, RealtyTrac also reported, roughly flat compared with the 162,900 reported in the first quarter and down 10 percent from second-quarter 2010. REO sales accounted for 19 percent of home sales in the second quarter, compared with 23 percent in the first quarter and 15 percent in second-quarter 2010.

There were 102,407 sales of preforeclosure homes to third parties in the second quarter of this year, up 19 percent from the first quarter but down 12 percent compared to second-quarter 2010. These sales accounted for 12 percent of sales in the second quarter of this year, flat with the first quarter and up 10 percent compared to second-quarter 2010…”

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Dave Edwards Realty exists to provide real estate services to the Greenville area at an affordable fee. Services may include buying or selling a home, consulting, teaching classes, expert witness, remodeling research, home building research, real estate planning, and more. Dave Edwards is a professional Greenville, SC Realtor and an Accredited Consultant in Real Estate (ACRE).

Market data is based on GGAR and CRS data.

From inman.com

“The share of bank-owned homes and homes in some stage of foreclosure dropped 5 percent from the first quarter to the second quarter, falling from 36 percent to 31 percent, but was up from 24 percent in second-quarter 2010, according to a report released today by foreclosure data provider RealtyTrac.

And distressed properties are selling at a larger discount these days, RealtyTrac reported:

• The average sales price of a bank-owned (also known as real estate owned or REO) home was $145,211 in the second quarter, which was about 40 percent below the average sales price of a nonforeclosure home. That compares with a 36 percent discount in first-quarter 2011 and a 34 percent discount in second-quarter 2010.
• The average sales price of a preforeclosure home (preforeclosures, which are homes in default or scheduled for sale at public auction, are often sold in a short-sale process) was $192,129 in the second quarter, which is 21 percent below the average sales price of a nonforeclosure home. That compares with a 17 percent discount in first-quarter 2011 and a 14 percent discount in second-quarter 2010.

There were 162,680 sales of bank-owned homes to third parties in the second quarter, RealtyTrac also reported, roughly flat compared with the 162,900 reported in the first quarter and down 10 percent from second-quarter 2010. REO sales accounted for 19 percent of home sales in the second quarter, compared with 23 percent in the first quarter and 15 percent in second-quarter 2010.

There were 102,407 sales of preforeclosure homes to third parties in the second quarter of this year, up 19 percent from the first quarter but down 12 percent compared to second-quarter 2010. These sales accounted for 12 percent of sales in the second quarter of this year, flat with the first quarter and up 10 percent compared to second-quarter 2010…”

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Dave Edwards Realty exists to provide real estate services to the Greenville area at an affordable fee. Services may include buying or selling a home, consulting, teaching classes, expert witness, remodeling research, home building research, real estate planning, and more. Dave Edwards is a professional Greenville, SC Realtor and an Accredited Consultant in Real Estate (ACRE).

Market data is based on GGAR and CRS data.

Glenbrooke Townhomes in Greenville, SC:

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Dave Edwards Realty exists to provide real estate services to the Greenville area at an affordable fee. Services may include buying or selling a home, consulting, teaching classes, expert witness, remodeling research, home building research, real estate planning, and more. Dave Edwards is a professional Greenville, SC Realtor and an Accredited Consultant in Real Estate (ACRE).

Market data is based on GGAR and CRS data.