Sandy's Blog

Price reduction to $25,000 each for Lots 1, 2, and 3 just south of HWY 9 on S HWY 905 and minutes from the ocean at North Myrtle Beach, SC.  Lots are cleared so you can build now or wait until you are ready.  Public water and sewer accessable.  Buy two or all three lots for a further price reduction.  Lots are not in a neighborhood and have no POA fees. 

I recently joined SC Beach Real Estate and they put several of my listings on their websites. Their sites rank on the first page of all the major search engines and they are currently number one on Google for Myrtle Beach Real Estate.  Today several inquires for one of my listings were forwarded to me from the company website. 

Many people I know that have a business think that simply having a website is all you need.  That may be true if everyone knows your web address but chances are they will be searching and a high search engine ranking helps.  I'm happy to be associated with a company that has great web presence because the majority of people searching for real estate use the Internet.

A few years ago when real estate buyers decided to work with a Realtor it seemed hard to gain their trust.  Since the real estate market continues to change so does the potential buyer and it seems that during the past few months I have met people who want a good deal but they are realistic, they have done their homework, and they are willing to trust the information I give them. 

The real estate market in the Myrtle Beach area was and is reflective of the potential buyers, so for me the fun of helping people find their perfect Myrtle Beach real estate is back.

Realtors are actually self-employed contractors but it is not easy to change real estate company affiliation.  I have just made a move to SC Beach Real Estate after five years with Coldwell Banker Chicora. I will continue to provide assistance to buyers and sellers of real estate in The Grand Strand coastal area of Myrtle Beach which includes South Carolina and North Carolina.

My new contact information is available at my websites and access to those sites is provided below.

There are numerous public websites designed for people to search for real estate.  There has always been a problem with those sites staying current but now with the foreclosure websites people seem to disbelieve a response that the property is no longer available.

A client of mine has an interest in a house currently for sale.  She saw that same house on the largest well known Foreclosure website listed for much less then the actual current Asking Price.  I immediately pulled up the listing through the live real-time local Association of Realtors MLS and called the listing agent to varify what I thought and see if she knew why the house was listed on the Foreclosure website.  The house had been a foreclosure almost two years ago, was sold, completely renovated, and is now for sale by the present owners.  I had known the house had been sold through foreclosure several years ago and now I had confirmation that the public needs to be aware that listings on the general public real estate search sites may not be up-to-date.

Many real estate companies and real estate agents with their own websites are normally receiving a feed or frame of active real estate for sale listings directly from their local Association of Realtors.  Those with a daily feed or a direct frame provide the public with true live real-time real estate listings.  To see an example of real-time listings visit my website www.SandyMyrtleBeach.com .  

During the past few years I have represented several buyers who were able to purchase foreclosed real estate in the North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area.  When multiple offers were involved the listing agent's made the request of "highest and best".  That was an expected response to the multiple offer situation so I had informed by clients of the possibility.

Recently I represented a buyer who, as required to purchase a short sale or foreclosure, became pre-qualified for a mortgage.  Based on information given by the buyer I knew that real estate within her price point would probably be a distressed property.  Since I am certified through the NAR as a Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource (SFR) I had also registered as an agent with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and frequently search their sites for properties in distress.  I found one for my client that was only a couple of thousand above her price point but it had been on the market long enough to justify an offer if my client wanted to purchase. 

My client met the criteria for a First-Time Home Buyer tax credit and the offer was made with ample time for a response from Fannie Mae on their foreclosed home.  After several weeks I was notified to present my client's "highest and best" within 12 hours.  We responded immediately but days went by with no response from the agent for Fannie Mae.  Then we received a verbal counter offer to our "highest and best".  My client was already stretching her financing to the max but she made a counter offer back to Fannie Mae.  Several weeks passed and the deadline for a ratified contract to qualify for the first-time home buyer tax credit was only two days away when I receive a notice from the Fannie Mae listing agent to make a "highest and best" offer again with no response to our counter offer.  We responded immediately and on April 29, 2010 at 5:00 PM I received notice that my client's offer was rejected. 

I tend to think that Fannie Mae or their listing agent was using the deadline for the first-time buyer tax credit as a way to force my client to make a higher offer even though they clearly knew she could not afford anything above what she had already offered.

To search for Fannie Mae foreclosed property visit Myrtle Beach Real Estate - Foreclosures.