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        <description>My Lowcountry Properties Blog entries are general insights for today's Beaufort South Carolina Real Estate Market.</description>
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            <link>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/retrospective-view-of-early-2011-beaufort-mls-statistics.html</link>
            <author>todd@lowcountryproperties.com (Todd Covington)</author>
            <title>Retrospective View of Early 2011 Beaufort MLS Statistics</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Folks, this is a blog I wrote a while back and forgot to post.&nbsp; I figured I would go ahead and post it in case someone was interested in a respective view of the first half of 2011.&nbsp; Here we go... We are five months into the 2011 real estate year, and there are some encourage signs, although I would be cautious before making any plans to do any house flipping just yet. Real estate professionals and market observers have long maintained that the heavy inventory of foreclosure homes and ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:12:46 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>todd@lowcountryproperties.com (Todd Covington)</author>
            <title>Lower Beaufort Home Prices Offer Retirement, Investment Opportunities</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ If you are a Realtor, you get asked a lot about what price-range homes are moving. Whether you are in the lock room at the gym, or at a local eatery, everybody wants the skinny on the Beaufort real estate market. Let me answer this question two ways. From a personal standpoint, it has been foreclosure and short sale city. I just closed on a house in Shell Point a few days ago, for $116,000. It was a foreclosure. I am working with four other buyers who currently have homes under contract. Three a... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:17:34 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>todd@lowcountryproperties.com (Todd Covington)</author>
            <title>October a Spooky Month for Beaufort SC Home Sales</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ It's fitting that we take a moment to look back on this past month on Halloween, because it has been a creepy month for Realtors, with a mere 52 homes going under contract so far in October.Before we go any further, this is not a gloom and doom post. All things considered, there are some encouraging signs to be found in Beaufort's real estate market. There are several communities that have had real success in the area which ha e had great success selling new homes at the new price point. Liberty... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:38:18 -0500</pubDate>
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            <link>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/ladys-island-burton-tops-in-2010-beaufort-sc-real-estate-market.html</link>
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            <title>Lady's Island &amp; Burton Tops in 2010 Beaufort SC Real Estate Market</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Beaufort, SC, and the surrounding area has a varied, bustling, and exciting real estate market, from the oceanfront mansions of Harbor Island and Fripp Island, to 200-plus year old homes in downtown Beaufort's &quot;Old Point&quot; neighborhood. But, for many Beaufort Realtors and real estate observers, the backbone of Beaufort's real estate market are the five &quot;main areas,&quot; which are comprised of Beaufort, Mossy Oaks, Port Royal, Burton, and Lady's Island. These five areas create the ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:54:50 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/beaufort-sc-real-estate-2010-trends-statistics.html</guid>
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            <author>todd@lowcountryproperties.com (Todd Covington)</author>
            <title>Beaufort SC Real Estate - 2010 Trends &amp; Statistics</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ The Beaufort, SC real estate market saw a pair of notable trends in 2010 -- prices continued to decline, but the number of transactions spiked up dramatically, as investors and cash buyers began to re-emerge.The medan asking price for homes sold via the Beaufort Multiple Listing Service (MLS) dipped to $174,000, it's lowest point in years, according to Beaufort MLS figures. However, the number of transactions jumped from 791 homes in 2009, to 971 in 2010.The manner in which buyers are purchasing... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:53:56 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/beaufort-county-association-of-realtors-august-2011-housing-report.html</guid>
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            <author>todd@lowcountryproperties.com (Todd Covington)</author>
            <title>Beaufort County Association of Realtors - August 2011 Housing Report</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Today I wanted to post the Beaufort Country Association of Realtors 
Housing Report for August 2011.&nbsp; As always great facts and very detailed
 information.&nbsp; Simply click here to see the full report with great write-ups and graphs.#august-2011-bcar# ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:23:58 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/beaufort-real-estate-flashback-october-2010-vs-october-2009.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/beaufort-real-estate-flashback-october-2010-vs-october-2009.html</link>
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            <title>Beaufort Real Estate Flashback:  October 2010 vs October 2009</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Because I have so many clients ask are past market statistics, here we are going to give a retrospective view on October 2010 vs 2009.&nbsp; Here goes the wayback real estate machine. Opportunities continue to abound for buyers interested in the Beaufort, SC real estate market, but October saw many of these buyers refuse to get off the fence. Despite the continuing combination of low interest rates, and a very high affordability index in the Beaufort area, October was a month of frustration for ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 23:11:42 -0600</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/beaufort-sc-home-sellers-are-ready-to-bargain-according-to-october-2009-statistics.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/beaufort-sc-home-sellers-are-ready-to-bargain-according-to-october-2009-statistics.html</link>
            <author>todd@lowcountryproperties.com (Todd Covington)</author>
            <title>Beaufort SC Home Sellers are Ready to Bargain According to October 2009 Statistics</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Today we will take a comparative look at single family properties
sold in Beaufort for the month of October 2009 and 2008. This will be a
tough blog for me becuase, to be honest, there isn't a whole lot to
take from comparing the past two Octobers. Even so let's take a look.
I'm posting these numbers for those who don't have access. Total
completed sales are very close with 66 this year compared an almost
identical 64 closings last year. While these seem to represent parallel
conditions, ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:31:23 -0600</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/the-first-6-months-2008-vs-2009-the-good-the-bad-and-the-statistics.html</guid>
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            <author>todd@lowcountryproperties.com (Todd Covington)</author>
            <title>The First 6 Months - 2008 vs. 2009:  The Good, The Bad and The Statistics</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ With the the fist six months of 2009 behind us, I thought it was a good time to compare this year's home sales to 2008 sales in the same period.&nbsp; As most of us know, 2008 was considered to be one of the worst real estate years on record.&nbsp; So how does 2009 stack up?&nbsp; Unfortunately, 2009 numbers paint a&nbsp;not-so-pretty picture.&nbsp; While the most obvious numbers are down, I believe there are some positive signs.In 2009, total&nbsp;residential closings are&nbsp;down 20% from 200... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:17:36 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/dataw-island-home-sales-better-than-expected-in-2009.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/dataw-island-home-sales-better-than-expected-in-2009.html</link>
            <author>todd@lowcountryproperties.com (Todd Covington)</author>
            <title>Dataw Island Home Sales Better than Expected in 2009</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Today I thought we could take a look at the 2009 Dataw Island housing market.&nbsp; This subdivision is the most popular retirement community in the Beaufort area.&nbsp; I looked at this area because while the remainder of Beaufort Country was hit very hard in 2008 by the real estate slump, Dataw bucked that trend.&nbsp; In 2008, no community in the local MLS witnessed more closings than Dataw Island.&nbsp; The island saw 34 houses change hands which was extraordinary considering the state of ou... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:28:01 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>So How's the Cat Island SC Real Estate Market Looking?</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[  Today I'll break down some of the active listing numbers on one of the more popular communities in Beaufort SC, Cat Island.&nbsp; So far in 2009 only one home has sold in the neighborhood, and it was priced at $359,000.&nbsp; Looking at the current houses under contract, you will see a trend that seems to be universal in today's market:&nbsp; lower end homes are what's selling.&nbsp; High end properties are nowhere to be found in most market reports I do.&nbsp; My prediction is you won't see Lu... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 15:51:52 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/fripp-island-sc-market-report-for-2009.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/fripp-island-sc-market-report-for-2009.html</link>
            <author>todd@lowcountryproperties.com (Todd Covington)</author>
            <title>Fripp Island SC Homes Sales Report for 2009</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Today we are going to take a look at the residential real estate market on Fripp Island.&nbsp; The below chart should give a fairly accurate picture of housing movement on the island.&nbsp; In the charts below you can get an idea on housing movement on the island.&nbsp; Fripp Island has had 110 listings hit the market in 2009, 53 have expired, 7 have sold and currently there are 5 homes under contract.&nbsp; With 5 pendings, is shows sales are slightly picking up during this typically active rea... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 12:59:47 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/beaufort-sc-real-estate-2009-jan-mar-vs-2008-jan-mar-market-conparison.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/beaufort-sc-real-estate-2009-jan-mar-vs-2008-jan-mar-market-conparison.html</link>
            <author>todd@lowcountryproperties.com (Todd Covington)</author>
            <title>A Comparison of Beaufort SC Housing in the first 3 months of 2009 vs 2008</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Now that the first three months of 2009 are in the books, I wanted to take
a look back at 2008 and see just how that current 2009 market
compares.&nbsp; Lately I have heard colleagues and those in the news talk
about how the housing market is getting back on track.&nbsp; Some of the
numbers I dug up seem to paint a good and bad picture on this year's
current market.&nbsp; Good for buyers and not so hot for sellers.Let's start with the good news for buyers.&nbsp; The
2009 average home price... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:52:10 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/how-about-a-beaufort-sc-2009-deep-water-property-report-3-ft-min.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/how-about-a-beaufort-sc-2009-deep-water-property-report-3-ft-min.html</link>
            <author>todd@lowcountryproperties.com (Todd Covington)</author>
            <title>How about a 2009 Beaufort SC Deep Water Property Report (3 Ft min.)?</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 
Like many of you, my dream is to buy a pretty piece of land on deep
water property and build my dream home.&nbsp; Unlike many places along the
South Carolina coast, Beaufort still offers affordable waterfront
property for the not so rich.&nbsp; Of course we have multi-million dollar properties
here but we also have a bunch of lots that you need not be &quot;The Donald&quot;
to purchase.&nbsp; Today I did a little research on what's on the active in
market, has sold, and how many are curr... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:09:50 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/beaufort-south-carolina-2009-homes-sold-market-report.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/beaufort-south-carolina-2009-homes-sold-market-report.html</link>
            <author>todd@lowcountryproperties.com (Todd Covington)</author>
            <title>Beaufort South Carolina 2009 Homes Sold Market Report</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Today I just wanted to give everyone a quick market snapshot.&nbsp; First, we have a chart on the total Beaufort SC MLS Stats
for 2009.&nbsp; Currently, there have been 114 total residential sales in
the area.&nbsp; One important thing I notice is the &quot;Days on Market&quot;.&nbsp; For a
long time that number was over 200 days.&nbsp; This year, every months
reports days on the market to be under that threshold which is good
news.&nbsp; While stats are great to look at, being in the marke... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:14:30 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/beaufort-sc-mls-reports-20-residential-sold-in-last-7-days.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/beaufort-sc-mls-reports-20-residential-sold-in-last-7-days.html</link>
            <author>todd@lowcountryproperties.com (Todd Covington)</author>
            <title>Beaufort SC MLS Reports 20 Residential Sold in Last 7 Days!!!</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ In checking with the Beaufort Country Association of Realtors MLS system, I was surprised to see 20 single family residential listings had closed last week.&nbsp; Sure, 20 closings in a week doesn't seem like a lot but if you consider that last week accounted for almost 20% of this years sales, it's great news.&nbsp; So far this year only 103 homes have sold in 2 months plus.&nbsp; As we said in previous blogs, there are definitely more buyers looking.&nbsp; Now we can say there are more buyers ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:49:37 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/beaufort-sc-residential-sold-sales-january-febuary-2009-vs-2008.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/beaufort-sc-residential-sold-sales-january-febuary-2009-vs-2008.html</link>
            <author>todd@lowcountryproperties.com (Todd Covington)</author>
            <title>Beaufort SC Residential Sold Sales:  January &amp; Febuary 2009 vs. 2008</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ This week, I took at a look at the first 2 months of residential sales in 2009 verses the first two months of 2008.&nbsp; There is no sense is trying to spin everything in a
positive way as everyone knows that the economy is hurting, and that
certainly includes home sales.&nbsp; While 2009 home sales are down from
2005-2007 sales, the first two months of 2009
certainly compare similarly to 2008.&nbsp; The greatest annual difference is that
100 homes sold in the first 2 months of last year t... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:08:35 -0600</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/beaufort-sc-homes-sales-2005-2008-not-so-good-but-are-we-now-rebounding.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/beaufort-sc-homes-sales-2005-2008-not-so-good-but-are-we-now-rebounding.html</link>
            <author>todd@lowcountryproperties.com (Todd Covington)</author>
            <title>Beaufort SC Homes Sales 2005 - 2008 Not so Good but are We Now Rebounding?</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ As you can see below are home sales statistics are like many areas
in the US.&nbsp; We have slowed down a bunch and it was almost to a
standstill at the end of 2008.&nbsp; Because I am new this has not affected
me like it has long tern agents.&nbsp; Even so I'm ready to make some money.
While the last couple years have been very tough I see a glimmer of
hope.&nbsp; Without question there are more buyers looking for homes in our
area.&nbsp; My Beaufort SC real estate&nbsp;website
has jumpe... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:08:23 -0600</pubDate>
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            <link>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/era-evergreen-in-beaufort-leads-dataw-island-sales-in-2008.html</link>
            <author>todd@lowcountryproperties.com (Todd Covington)</author>
            <title>ERA Evergreen in Beaufort Leads Dataw Island Sales in 2008</title>
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Although 2008 was statistically one of the worst years on record for&nbsp;the real estate industry, ERA Evergreen saw gains in market share and sales on Dataw Island from 2007.&nbsp; ERA is now the #1 selling real estate company that serves Dataw Island.&nbsp; These great sales results have benefited Dataw Island&nbsp;in more ways than one.&nbsp; Not only is the island now open to the entire Beaufort Multiple Listing Service (enabling other agents to sell on Dataw), but for every home or... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:54:19 -0600</pubDate>
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            <link>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/2009-ladys-island-market-statistics-here-we-go.html</link>
            <author>todd@lowcountryproperties.com (Todd Covington)</author>
            <title>2009 Lady's Island Market Statistics - Here We Go</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[  For a short blog tonight, I thought I might keep everyone up to date on what has happened so far on the Lady's Island SC real estate scene in 2009.&nbsp; When I put this chart together I was a little surprised at how few homes had actually sold so far this year.&nbsp; Because closings take anywhere from 20-90 days, the low number are a direct reflection on how slow the end of 2008 was.&nbsp; While the market is not booming, there is no doubt the amount of buyers looking to buy a home is picking... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:45:56 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>todd@lowcountryproperties.com (Todd Covington)</author>
            <title>2008 Beaufort SC Real Estate Market Best in South Carolina</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ While a nine percent decline in your local real estate market might seem like bad news, in South Carolina, you are the best.&nbsp; The 9.2% drop in Beaufort homes sales was the lowest of any South Carolina real estate market.&nbsp; Homes sales in Beaufort seemed like a dream come true compared to the Orangeburg, SC market, which fell an amazing 34%.&nbsp; If you have ever been to Orangeburg, that's certainly no surprise.&nbsp; Sorry Orangeburgonians.&nbsp; As far as the South Carolina real estat... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:27:56 -0600</pubDate>
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            <link>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/4th-quarter-total-sales-at-fripp-off-69-compared-to-2005-closings-down-71.html</link>
            <author>todd@lowcountryproperties.com (Todd Covington)</author>
            <title>2008 4th Quarter Total Sales at Fripp off 69% Compared to 2005, Closings Down 71%</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Today I had a client ask me about Fripp Island and how sale were going out there.&nbsp; Long ago I stopped being surprised by how down the market is.&nbsp; Though that may be the case, I was thinking resort areas are doing still pretty good.&nbsp; After all, people who own homes in a beach community are rich, right?&nbsp; Well it seems that this housing slump hasn't even spared luxury home owners.Actually, when I pulled up Fripp sales for the 4th Quarter, I was a little taken aback.&nbsp; Only 1... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:43:29 -0600</pubDate>
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            <link>http://www.lowcountryproperties.com/blog/real-estate-on-the-upswing-and-what-will-happen-2009.html</link>
            <author>todd@lowcountryproperties.com (Todd Covington)</author>
            <title>Beaufort SC Real Estate Market on the Upswing? and What will happen 2009?</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ This morning, after taking a holiday break, I attended the first ERA Evergreen Company meeting of 2009.&nbsp; When I arrived, the office was buzzing, and everyone sure seemed busier than I remember in the past few months.&nbsp; With my eyebrows raised, I asked several of my colleagues if things were picking up for them.&nbsp; Every agent I asked had that gleam in their eye and said, &quot;Yes, things are picking up&quot;.&nbsp; No doubt 2008 has been a less than stellar year financially and espe... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:04:42 -0600</pubDate>
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