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All in the Family
Minivans, sport utilities – and a few sedans – prove popular for hauling kids and teenagers
The soccer mom: it’s indelibly etched in the national conscience as the ultimate road warrior taking kids to and from school, sporting events, camp — whatever.
In reality, the soccer mom might be a football dad, a lacrosse grandma, or a band significant other.
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Edgewater Plantation
High-end apartment complex near Wando River showcasing amenities, rental choices
Figures tell a lot about Edgewater Plantation, a 360-unit rental village, 90 percent occupied and visible to hundreds of people daily from Interstate 526 in Mount Pleasant. Yet the community – and its tenants – are hardly just numbers.
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Homebuyer Tax Credit: Longer and Broader
Local housing market should accelerate as break extended for initial buyers, opened to existing ones
Winter can be the doldrums in real estate sales. But at least for the next five months, expect a flurry of activity in the local, and national, housing markets. That’s because Congress and the Obama administration has given first-time homebuyers an extra 150 days or so, until April 30 of next year, to buy a house and claim an $8,000 tax credit.
On top of that, existing shoppers who have owned a home as a principal residence for at least five years can claim an up to $6,500 credit to purchase a house, as long as it’s $800,000 or less.
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127 Island Park Drive
Intricately designed Daniel Island home spacious, maneuverable for young families or retirees
Right from the start, Sis Marshall found 127 Island Park Drive to be unconventional. In a good way, mind you. “It is different and unusual,” says Marshall, residential sales associate with Poston & Co. Real Estate. But not quirky. The 3,315-square-foot home, priced for sale at $1,099,000, has classic lines and elegant trappings. It’s just that custom builder Chris Carson, who lives a block away, incorporated a sense of flair in creating a traditional yet original design.
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Auto Action
Local technician wins windshield ‘Olympics,’ program to tout S.C. vehicles, Boone Hall show postponed
The Charleston area and South Carolina as a whole had its share of car-related events and announcements as of late. Here’s a few.
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A Few Minutes With ... Billy Conyers
Car veteran heads new Hoover Pre-Owned Supercenter west of the Ashley
Customers this Halloween didn’t spirit away vehicles from the used car outlet at 2250 Savannah Highway, but they came close. Try autos for $5. A marketing move, Hoover Pre-Owned Supercenter attracted large crowds to the Oct. 31 event, where four motorists got the deals of a lifetime. Yet the dealership had another reason for the promotion: it’s a tough economy in the Charleston area and elsewhere, and this was a way for an established family-run business to lend a hand.
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141 North Plaza Court, Unit 301
Posh condo for lease in the Renaissance on Charleston Harbor serves up expansive views, luxury perks
Walk out on the balcony at 141 North Plaza Court, Unit 301, gaze one way and there’s Charleston Harbor. Look another, and the Ravenel Bridge looms not far away. Return inside, and fix dinner on a smooth-top stove, pulling ingredients pulled from the Sub-Zero refrigerator and stacking pots and pans in the Bosch dishwasher. Then ride down the private elevator, work out in the fitness center, take a swim in the pool and climb in your roadster parked in the underground garage. The cost is $2,400 a month, furniture – and roadster – not included. Daniel Ravenel Real Estate is leasing out the condo at the Renaissance on Charleston Harbor in Mount Pleasant.
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344 Bermuda Towne Row
Large lot, ample living space distinguish traditional home east of the Cooper
Step inside 344 Bermuda Towne Row, and the look is elegant yet practical. The 3,500-square-foot home in the Hibben neighborhood in Mount Pleasant showcases four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and a functional kitchen with cherry cabinets, stainless-steel appliances, gas cooktop and an island with granite countertops. Ceilings are more than 10-feet high, walls feature crown molding and wainscoting and floors are hardwood expect for carpeting primarily in bedrooms. The house is wired for sound via an entertainment system and has a big screen TV above the gas fireplace with granite surround in the living room. The home’s asking price is $850,000.“It’s got most of the bells and whistles,” says Tim Fraylick, the owner and a local builder who constructed the house five years ago.
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Open Wide
Dozens of sellers make houses available for viewing this weekend
As appealing, luxurious, comfy a home looks from the exterior, it’s still not as revealing as taking a gander inside. That’s why open houses continue to draw sizable crowds, whether possible buyers eager to purchase, current owners picking up ideas or casual shoppers out “kicking the tires,” er, “tapping the foundations.”
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Ready for Pickup
Sales of light-, mid and full-sized trucks could strengthen into 2010
Shoppers at Summerville Ford — or any Ford dealer for that matter — can view the largest selling pickup truck in America: the F-150. Yet for awhile this fall, the classic model wasn’t the most sought after at least at the Dorchester County dealership. That’s even after a major remodeling of the F-150 for 2009 that drew rave reviews. As it turns out, the dealership couldn’t stock enough of the Ford Ranger, general manager Louis Abidi said.
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