Real Estate Archives

Haynie Sirrine affordable - Megan Fitzgerald photo

Greenville buying $10.7M property on Church Street with eye on affordable housing, green space

The more than six-acre vacant property is located at the corner of Church Street and Haynie Street, just south of the $1.1 billion, 40-acre Greenville County Square redevelopment.

Joan Herlong & Associates now the Upstate’s exclusive Sotheby’s affiliate

"My goal is not to be the biggest brokerage in the Upstate — that’s never been my business model. My only goal is to be the best brokerage for the best agents in the Upstate." - Joan Herlong

‘Vest pocket listings’ should be a red flag for homeowners

“Vest pocket listings are like the Easter Bunny,” Joan Herlong says. “They give you the warm fuzzies, but they don’t exist.”

Hard work, results are the measure of a good agent

"As a buyer or seller, if you don't do your homework, you're going to end up paying for a dilettante or rank amateur." - Joan Herlong

Verification of funds protects home sellers

Joan Herlong & Associates Sotheby’s International Realty has a long-standing policy designed to protect their sellers’ time and privacy

How’s the market? It depends.

As interest rates rise, a question Joan Herlong of Joan Herlong & Associates Sotheby’s International Realty hears a lot these days is, “How’s the market?”

The only thing more local than politics? Real estate.

Buying the right home in the right neighborhood in the right area of the right town or city is — or should be — on every buyer’s mind.

A bit of due diligence about strict due diligence

Joan Herlong, owner and CEO of Joan Herlong & Associates Sotheby’s International Realty, says due diligence is something every Realtor in South Carolina should fully understand.

Data-driven list price is always key

The key to selling any home well — for the greatest amount in a reasonable amount of time — is pricing it wisely; meaning, based on a comprehensive market analysis.