Blog

October 21, 2012
Weekly Interest Rate Update

Rates:

         -FHA 30 yr.        
               
                3.25% 0 pts. and 0 Orig.

       
        -Conforming 30 yr.

                3.625% 0 pts. and 0 Orig.
                3.375% 0 pts. and 1% Orig.

        -Conforming 15 yr.

                3.00% 0 ots. and 0 Orig.
                2.75% 0 pts. and 1 Orig.
               

       
        -Conforming 5/1 ARM

                3.00% 0 pts. and 0 Orig.
                2.75% 0 pts. and 1% Orig.

        -Jumbo 30 yr.

                4.25% 0 pts. and 0 Orig
       

        -Jumbo 5/1 ARM

                3.375% 0 pts. and 0 Orig.
                3.125% 0 pts. and 1 Orig.

October 16, 2012
Cost of a Home: Impact of Interest Rates

Steve Harney, a leading real estate expert, composes one of our favorite real estate blogs, Keeping Current Matters. Follow him here. He says the following:

“The buyer should always look at the COST of a home, not just the PRICE. The cost is determined by the price and the mortgage interest rate which is available at the time. Below is a list of the interest rates over the last ten years and the impact they have on a $100,000 mortgage payment.”

October 16, 2012
Charleston Named Top City in the USA!

A year after winning the No. 1 tourist city in America, readers of Conde Nast Traveler voted the Holy City as not only the best travel destination in America but as the top city on the planet.

“The award is based on a city’s overall atmosphere/ambiance, culture/sites, friendliness, lodging, restaurants and shopping.”

Watch the video from the Charleston Area Visitors Bureau here.

Read the article in the Post & Courier here.

October 12, 2012
What are you doing this weekend, October 12-14?

The Charleston Regional Business Journal released their

weekly “10 Ways to Play” list, so you don’t have to do any of

the thinking, only the playing….

Coliseum/PAC Weekend

The Charleston Regional Business Journal released their weekly “10 Ways to Play” list, so you don’t have to do any of the thinking and more of the playing….

The North Charleston Coliseum vicinity will be hoppin’ this weekend. Tonight the New Orleans Hornets and Charlotte Bobcats take to the court in a preseason NBA game at 7:30 p.m. Comedian Wanda Sykes performs at 8 p.m. Friday. The Ultimate Doo-Wop Show is at 8 p.m. Saturday at the PAC. And the Stingrays kick off their 20th season on the ice vs. the Gwinnett Gladiators at 7:05 p.m. Saturday.
WHO: Hoops, comedy, hockey and doo-wop fans
WHEN: Today through Saturday
WHERE: North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center

Charleston Green Fair

Start and end the weekend at the Charleston Farmers Market with cooking demos, fitness classes and health and wellness information, food trucks, local bands, games and green living stuff to do and buy.
WHO: Greenies
WHEN: Saturday and Sunday
WHERE: Marion Square

Oktoberfest 5K Run-Walk

Run to the beer and brats while enjoying views of Patriots Point, the Cooper River Bridge, Charleston Harbor the USS Yorktown. The event benefits East Cooper Community Outreach.
WHO: East Cooper Breakfast Rotary
WHEN: 6 p.m. today
WHERE: Waterfront Memorial Park in Mount Pleasant

Superhero Soiree Fall Fundraiser

If you’ve ever wanted to don a mask and cape and cry, “To the bat cave!” now’s your chance. And it won’t even be weird — this time. Just be sure you’re at the event when you do it, not out on Meeting Street.
WHO: The Sustainability Institute
WHEN: 7-10:30 p.m. today
WHERE: Hibernian Hall, 105 Meeting St. in Charleston

Charleston Baby Show

Parents — new and expecting — can gather information on photographers, health care for mom and baby, clothing, resources and activities. Now, if you could just find someone to change the diapers.
WHO: Parents
WHEN: Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Hippodrome at Aquarium Wharf in Charleston

Halos Oyster Roast

Help abused and neglected children at this Helping And Lending Outreach Support fundraiser featuring oysters, beer, wine, games, music and prizes. Children are welcome.
WHO: Halos
WHEN: 4-6:30 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Cottage on the Creek on Shem Creek in Mount Pleasant

Plantation Days

Once a year, visitors experience parts of life on the plantation — pottery, coopering, cotton and rice processing, and candlemaking. To their credit, they address slavery head-on with a historical tour.
WHO: Middleton Place
WHEN: Saturday and Sunday
WHERE: All over the plantation

Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch

Pick your carving pumpkin, take a hayride and enjoy a ton of activities and games. What a great way to tire out your little pumpkins this weekend.
WHO: Boone Hall
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Saturday; 1-6 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Boone Hall in Mount Pleasant

Masterworks Series

The CSO opens its season on a dramatic note with compositions about fate and the heavens, including Gustav Holst’s popular orchestral suite The Planets, with its seven unique movements and large orchestra.
WHO: Charleston Symphony Orchestra
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday; open dress rehearsal at 7 p.m. today
WHERE: Sottile Theatre, 44 George St. in Charleston

Piecing Together the Past with Archaeology

Dig into history with local archaeologists and tour dig sites where Native American and colonial finds have been unearthed. Join in such activities as piecing together pottery and a scavenger hunt.
WHO: Charles Towne Landing
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: 1500 Old Towne Road in Charleston

***

Coming soon:

September 27, 2012
What are you doing this weekend, September 27-30?

The Charleston Regional Business Journal puts out a weekly

“10 Ways to Play” every Thursday.  It is fantastic!  This

weekend, September 27-30, is below:

Weekend charity

How many fun charity events can you squeeze into one weekend? We dare you to find out. Les Dames d’Escoffier International are hosting An Autumn Affair tonight to benefit local food charities and their scholarships. My Sister’s House is holding its annual Bubbly and Brew on Friday to support its domestic violence programs. The American Heart Association’s Lowcountry Heart Walk on Saturday will raise money for heart disease and stroke prevention. Chase After a Cure is having a Hole Lot of Fun on Sunday to fight childhood cancer. Now go.
YOUR ITINERARY:
Autumn Affair, 6 tonight at Lowndes Grove Plantation
Bubbly and Brew, 7-11 p.m. Friday at Harborside East in Mount Pleasant
Lowcountry Heart Walk, 9 a.m. Saturday starting at Liberty Square
Hole Lot of Fun, 2-8 p.m. Sunday at Blackbeard’s Cove

Get your indie music fix with this giant, groovy band plus special guest indie rock group Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. No, really. Clap your hands and say “Yeah!” because this is a happy fun ball weekend.
WHO: Free-spirited music lovers
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: North Charleston Performing Arts Center

Michael Phelps isn’t so great. Let’s see him race when he’s 80. Serena? When she hits 100, she can talk. This documentary meets athletes in the National Senior Olympics. So, why was it we didn’t work out today?
WHO: Halsey Institute of Contemporary art, director Christopher Rufo
WHEN: 7 tonight
WHERE: Recital Hall, Simons Center for the Arts

New Belgium makes tasty beers — especially its hard-to-find Lips of Faith series. And fans make interesting short films — they call them Clips of Faith. Come enjoy both when the tour rolls through town.
WHO: New Belgium Brewery, with proceeds to Charleston Moves
WHEN: 7-10 tonight
WHERE: Marion Square in downtown Charleston

We thought summer ended last weekend, but if a group that calls itself the Bruisin’ Betties wants to say otherwise, we ain’t arguing. They and Holy City Chaos will battle it out with Augusta’s teams. In the summer.
WHO: Lowcountry Highrollers; proceeds benefit Fields to Families
WHEN: 6 p.m. Saturday (Holy City Chaos at 5 p.m.)
WHERE: McAlister Field House at The Citadel

The opening ceremony is tonight, but events are all weekend long. For example: The Trial of One Short-Sighted Black Woman vs. Mammy Louise and Safreeta, a satire that puts black female stereotypes on trial.
WHO: Arts Forms and Theatre Concepts
WHEN: 8 p.m. today, 10 a.m. Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church St. in downtown Charleston

The Taste of Charleston, which started 30-plus years ago as a mere one-day event, has grown into a full, multi-event weekend of deliciosity (it’s our birthday; we’re allowed to make up words).
WHO: Charleston Restaurant Association
WHEN: Friday through Sunday
WHERE: Several locations around Charleston

Celebrate the salty goodness of the peanut. Mix it with some candy corn (you’re welcome). The highlight may be the crowning of Miss Bonneau — do we call her Miss Peanut? Does she wear a monocle?
WHO: Town of Bonneau
WHEN: Today through Saturday
WHERE: Bonneau Town Park

If you’re up for tackling 17 obstacles that involve crawling up a high platform, jumping onto a cargo net, crossing a floating bridge and getting muddy, then you’re wilder than we are. Good on you.
WHO: People who like a muddy challenge
WHEN: Noon Saturday
WHERE: Legare Farms, 2620 Hanscombe Point Road on Johns Island

Kick off a new kind of happy hour with gourmet bites and craft beer from California breweries and three of Charleston’s own. Don’t forget to test your skills in the blind beer tasting (hint: It’s not PBR).
WHO: Caviar & Bananas
WHEN: 6 p.m. today
WHERE: 51 George St. in Charleston

Coming soon:

NEWER »
Follow Us
Categories
Archives