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Less then a year ago I took some clients to a housing community being built by a large national home building company in the coastal southeastern area of North Carolina.  The on-site salesperson told me that there were discounts available for standing inventory plus the builder gave additional upgrades at no cost to the Buyer when they were represented by their own Realtor because it was good PR and that Realtor would probably bring more Buyers.  My clients insisted on making an offer much less then the "Asking Price".  I had to hide my surprize when it was accepted. 

Last week I talked to the same salesperson and told her that within a few days I would be bringing some potential buyers to her development.  She said the builder probably wouldn't approve a deal as great as my former clients had received but she would put together a packet of standing inventory homes that had some potential for price negotiation because she was going to be out of the office when we were scheduled to visit.

Yesterday I took my clients to the development and there was no packet.  Another very nice salesperson took us to see the standing investory homes.  After looking at a few other developments my clients wanted to go back to the first one and make an offer on one of the standing inventory homes.  They had decided on an offer amount based on resent sales data I had provided.  The response from the builder was "NO, we're not accepting anything less than the posted Asking Price."  That was it, period, no counter, no make a better offer, nothing.  I was embarrassed and do not plan to include that neighborhood in what I show my clients unless they specifically ask to see their homes.

PS - We found a house in another new development tonight and our offer was accepted by the builder.

Todays buyer clients found my website Myrtle Beach Real Estate after looking on ActiveRain. 

The News today is that the NAACP is trying to block the ACC Baseball conference from coming to Myrtle Beach because they have a problem with the State of South Carolina.  They say there is an ongoing boycott by the NAACP against the State based on the Confederate Flag at the capital. That boycott has evidently been in place for years but has not been mentioned since its inception.  Blocking college baseball in Myrtle Beach when nothing has been said by the NAACP to participants coming to the Atlantic Beach Bike Rally that is held annually caused me to be confused.  Boycotting a few days of baseball or having the games moved to another State is not going to hurt the Capital it's going to hurt the people.  

BB&T Coastal Field in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina will host the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) five day baseball tournament annually on Wednesday through Sunday during the Memorial Day weekend each May of 2011, 2012 and 2013.  The games usually draw over 70,000 fans and will be a great benefit to the local economy.

In 2009 the tournament location is Durham, North Carolina and 2010 the location is Greensboro, North Carolina then Myrtle Beach is set for the following three years.

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According to a May 5, 2009 article on Forbes.com - Indicators point to a fast approaching end date: May 2009.  It appears that several indicators are favorable for a turn around in the economy. 

Also on May 5, 2009 the state Supreme Court in South Carolina temporarily stopped thousands of pending foreclosure sales.  The ruling involves properties guaranteed by Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae or a mortgage company that has signed up for a federal assistance program.  In the Myrtle Beach area the majority of foreclosures are second or vacation homes that do not normally qualify for any assistance programs and they were not addressed in the court ruling.