Staging or furnishing deadlines!

The days of no interest, no payments will soon be gone at Rooms to Go.  If you want either Vacant Home Staging or just some additional pieces of furniture and not make a payment on until 2012 please let Kalyani know ASAP. The last day to be able to order is 2/15/10! I’d need to have everything ready to be ordered by then.
 
Kalyani Persons
Home Staging In Paradise
www.HomeStagingInParadise.com
Kalyani@HomeStagingInParadise.com
843/815-4412

Are you making a move on Hilton Head Island?

Deadlines are rapidly approaching for Tax Credits for first time home buyers and home sellers considering moving up.  The Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009’s tax credit of up to $6,500 for qualified move-up home buyers ends April 30, 2010. You can purchase by June 30, 2010 but must have a binding sales contract signed by April 30, 2010.  The first time buyers tax credit of up to $8,000 for qualified first-time home buyers purchasing a principal residence also ends April 30, 2010. A purchase completed by June 30, 2010 (with a binding sales contract signed by April 30, 2010) may qualify.

Historically low interest rates, historically low housing prices in most areas and great values in the move up home market make this the perfect time to act. Call me for a free consultation to run the numbers for you. Don’t miss out on the great values!

Looking for an FHA loan on Hilton Head?

There is a strong indication that loans handled by FHA Mortgages, will be changing in the near future. These FHA backed mortgage programs are going to be adjusted or even overhauled.  These changes, depending what the changes are, will most likely influence the real estate market as a whole. 

During the real estate boom the use of FHA mortgages dropped to around 2% of the loans.  That figure has shot up to 25% and even higher in some markets.  Any substantial changes to FHA lending requirements could affect in some cases, the most active segment in many real estate markets. 

Congress is pressing on FHA to tighten the standards toward borrowers.  The options on what they will do to tighten these standards are broad and could include increasing FICO scores, require more amount of the down payment and reducing Seller contributions to closing costs

All these have been expressed and are being explored and if you are a buyer that needs an FHA loan, the time to act is now!  Don’t take a chance on time…email us today at robbie@robbiebunting.com or call us toll free at m1-800-932-3652 to get your foot in the door now!

Dear Palmetto Hall Property Owners, Friends and Clients~
 
Linked below, is the Palmetto Hall Market Update .  This report shows the active listings, the current pendings and the sold properties.  Please note the average price per square foot for the actives, pendings  and solds.  This can help in determining a quick valuation by mulitplying this number times your heated square footage.  Simply click on the link below to open this report:

Dear Palmetto Hall Property Owners, Friends and Clients~
 
Linked below, is the Palmetto Hall Market Update .  This report shows the active listings, the current pendings and the sold properties.  Please note the average price per square foot for the actives, pendings  and solds.  This can help in determining a quick valuation by mulitplying this number times your heated square footage.  Simply click on the link below to open this report:

Dear Clients, Friends and Fellow Associates~

Listed below are the current foreclosures on Hilton Head Island.

• Homes in Foreclosures on Hilton Head Island +++CLICK HERE+++
• Villas in Foreclosures on Hilton Head Island +++CLICK HERE+++           
• Lots in Foreclosure on Hilton Head Island +++CLICK HERE+++

Listed below are the current Short Sales offered on Hilton Head

• Short Sale homes on Hilton Head Island+++CLICK HERE+++
• Short Sale Villas on Hilton Head Island+++CLICK HERE+++
• Short Sale lots on Hilton Head Island+++CLICK HERE+++

As we head into the winter months on Hilton Head Island, these final clearance items will sell.  We encourage you to look over the above lists and let us know what sale items capture your attention.  If you would like more information or have a question, simply email us at islandrealtor@hargray.com  Thank you.

From an Island offering final clearance prices,

We are,

Robbie Bunting & Jane Hyers

robbie@robbiebunting.com

P.S.  Our sellers understand the market and have priced their properties to sell! +++Click Here for great properties+++ We are proud to offer some of the best locations on the Island!!!

Palmetto Hall Plantation’s ~ Top Ten Benefit List

1. Palmetto Hall is located on the north end of Hilton Head Island with convenience to the Islanders Beach Park, schools, shopping, dining, hospital, airport and library.  This location offers the advantage of everything the Island offers just minutes away saving time. 
2. Palmetto Hall offers 750 acres with 523 single family residential properties, 20 acres of stocked lagoons and 100 acres of forest preserve.  Palmetto Hall offers a park  like setting and overall open feeling from the front gate and throughout the community.
3. Palmetto Hall offers private roads and security with access for club visitors outside the gates.  Owners may operate their own golf carts on the roadways.  The benefit is that our community is private and secure with only owners and their guests traveling into the community.  
4. All Palmetto Hall property owners are members to the club at either a Social or Full Golf level.  The benefit is that memberships can be custumized for the member.
5. Palmetto Hall’s Clubhouse, Tennis Courts, Swimming Pool, Practice Greeen and Clubhouse are in the Heart of the community.  The benefit is all property owners are members to the same club(although they may be different levels of use) and therefore get to know each by first names rather than mailbox names.
6. Palmetto Hall’s architecture style is Southern Classical Architecture which includes styles that embrace living in the south with large sweeping porches and decks.  The benefit is this style open the home to the neighbors and community.  Visit this home for sale on Stonewall Circle to see true southern architecture
7. Palmetto Hall is completely sold out by the developer and offers a sense of community with over 350 families living within the gates.  The benefit is that as a resident you will enjoy living in this community now with great neighbors.  Visit this home site for sale if you dream of living here someday(we have a few others we would like to share with you if you have a preferred view)
8. Palmetto Hall has an Architectural Review Board and an Owners Association.  The benefit to these associations include ensuring residential integrity and having a plan for now and the future.  Visit this new home for sale on Ellis Court to see how the review board ensures residential integrity.
9. Palmetto Hall offers two eighteen hole golf courses which are rotated on a daily basis for the membership.  The real benefit is the members have the variety of two great golf courses without the cost associtated to operate both.  Visit this great home on Fort Howell for sale to see a great home on a golf green.
10. Palmetto Hall offers a true neighborhood defined by its size,  a flexible membership and its location 

Hilton Head Plantation

1. It has a great location.  Hilton Head Plantation is located on the north end of Hilton Head Island with convenience to the Islanders Beach Park, schools, shopping, dining, hospital, airport and library.
2. It has open and natural beauty.  Hilton Head Plantation is 4,000 acres with 4,086 properties, 2 conservancies(Whooping Crane and the Cypress Conservancy) and acres of unspoiled land and lagoons.  The roadways and front gate are maintained beautifully by the association.
3. It has great parks inside the gates.  Hilton Head Plantation offers three parks including Dolphin Head Recreation center, Spring Lake Pavilion and The Surrey Lane Ball Fields.
4. It has great security.  Hilton Head Plantation offers private roads with 24 hour security and courteous and friendly guards at the front gate.
5. It has great golf courses.  Hilton Head Plantation offers four Golf Courses including Dolphin Head, Bear Creek, Oyster Reef and The Country Club of Hilton Head.  Each offer a separate membership program.
6. It has great amenities.  Hilton Head Plantation offers 12 Har tru tennis courts, 2 Bocce ball courts, and 3 shuffle board.  It also offers the Spring Lake Pool, the Spring Lake Pavilion, the Dolphin Head Recreation Center and the Plantation house.
7. It has a great beach.  Two miles of walking beach along the Port Royal Sound are enjoyed by residents and guests.  Parking, playground, picnic tables are located at the Dolphin Head Recreational Center.
8. It has great management.  Hilton Head Plantation has an Architectural Review Board and an Owners Association ensuring residential integrity that has a plan for now and the future.
9. It has a great marina.  Located in Hilton Head Plantation is Skull Creek Marina on the inter coastal waterway.  It offers slips for sale and rental slips.
10. It has a great neighborhoods.  Although one of the largest communities on Hilton Head Island, this community offers smaller more intimate neighborhoods within the gates.

Dear Friends, Clients and Fellow Associates~

I love the old qoute from President Kennedy…”ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country”.  You and I must do our part.  Face it, real estate is bigger than the auto industry, bigger than banking and we can turn it around by working together.  If you are a client, seller, buyer or fellow agent there are a few things we can do for our Country and Hilton Head Island!

For my clients on Hilton Head(and everywhere):  

You hold one of the keys to recovery.  You can help turn this economy around simply by cutting and pasting the next two paragraphs and e-mailing them to 100 names in your contact list.  By adding more buyers into our market, things will move faster.  We need for you to push this along and send them this message. 

Act now….Buy Hilton Head Real Estate!

“This is the very best of times to buy real estate in Hilton Head. There is literally NO REASON to hold off anymore. Neither the pricing or the rates are going to improve. The thing that will improve is attitudes, and when they do, the pricing will be gone! The rates(and inventory) are good for another 6 months or so, and then they will be gone too when inflation starts to hit. So if you are hesitant……let me tell you firmly  that it doesn’t get any better!!     You need to move now and contact my finance and real estate guy on Hilton Head Island.”  said David Crowell of Mortgage Network(a guru of financial strategy)

To get started send Robbie Bunting(My Realtor) an email at robbie@robbiebunting.com .  He will send you a package on all the wonderful real estate opportunities offered on Hilton Head Island.   Simply fill out the Pre Strategy Session worksheet(which can save you thousands in negotiation and fax it back to 1-866-680-1137.)  

For my sellers on Hilton Head Island: 

Stand your ground.  You either want to sell or you want to stay…you cannot do both.  Right now there are buyers that are actively seeking properties, but they will not buy an overpriced listing.  If you are not serious in selling, take your property off the market. 

If you are serious in selling.  My suggestions to sellers includes:

• Adjust the value(you may need to adjust 5-10% before you see showings or an offer)  BUYERS INTEREST IN AVAILABLE LISTINGS
• Offer a $5,000 closing allowance for the next 30 days.
• Spend $5,000 in improvements(call your agent and have them do a walk through with you.  Only “sharp properties are selling”

Doing something is better than taking no action at all.  Do something, better yet do all three!

For my buyers on Hilton Head Island: 

Don’t miss the bottom.  The last 4 recessions were officially announced an average of 522 days (17 months) after they were over.  How are you going to get the best property at the best price?  By making an offer today.

Have you called your realtor recently?  If not, pick up the phone and encourge your REALTOR.  Hearing from you will motivate them and start the process that will help turn this economy around. 

For my Fellow Agents on Hilton Head Island: 

Our country needs you to sell.  Don’t let the economy bring you down.  We need you right now to work harder than you ever have.  You can help turn this economy around.  Your job right now is very important.  So let’s all start encouraging buyers, sellers and fellow agents to take action.  Don’t forget to build the value of  Hilton Head with your buyers…and call your sellers and tell them they are in denial if they have no showings or offers at this time of year.  As salespeople we need to take charge, encourage, use good news, communicate and push harder.

In summary:

Our country and Hilton Head Island need you to get off the fence.  Nothing else can turn this economy around.  You can do it!  We will help.  Thank you.

Live life fully on an Island!

Robbie Bunting & Jane Hyers

 P.S. The last 4 recessions were officially announced an average of 522 days (17 months) after they were over.