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By CREC Property Management - Monday, April 11, 2016

Moving to "Chucktown"?

Chucktown, an endearing nickname for our beloved city of Charleston. Aptly, it is the nickname for Charles.....I know y'all figured that out already! Truth be told, Chucktown is filled with history, character, and a southern sized portion of charm. It’s also paradise....to m...

By CREC Property Management - Saturday, April 9, 2016

How Green Is Your Home?

Is your home green? I am not talking color, I am referring to energy efficiency. Many newer homes are proudly described as having "green features". It makes the homeowner sound like a champion for saving energy and being environmentally minded! Well, if your home doesn't happen t...

By CREC Property Management - Thursday, April 7, 2016

Your Landlord Is Selling Your Rental Property

Can my landlord put the property that I am renting up for sale? A landlord isn’t prohibited from selling their property while there are tenants with a lease agreement occupying the property. Your lease precedes the sale of the property though, which means that you have the righ...

By CREC Property Management - Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Understanding Your HOA

Home Owners Associations. They have increased as part of the growing trend in "common interest communities" from 1 percent in 1970 to 40 percent in 2015. Community associations are a growing share of the residential real estate market, but many home owners have little understan...

By CREC Property Management - Saturday, April 2, 2016

Yard Brigade

I was standing in the checkout line at Loews yesterday with about 50 other lawn and garden warriors ready to tackle our springtime outdoor chores. I had bags of mulch and a variety of annuals and perennials. Others had full flat bed carts filled with everything from grass seed to...

By CREC Property Management - Thursday, March 31, 2016

History Will Be Made At The 39th Cooper River Bridge Run!

Saturday marks the 39th year of the Cooper River Bridge Run. It’s an annually anticipated 10K (6.2 mi) one-way road running event across the Ravenel Bridge here in Charleston. The Bridge Run is the only competition in South Carolina sanctioned by US Track & Field as an e...

By CREC Property Management - Wednesday, March 30, 2016

He's Got Legs!

Saturday marks the 39th year of the Cooper River Bridge Run. It's an annually anticipated 10K (6.2 mi) one-way road running event across the Ravenel Bridge here in Charleston. The Bridge Run is the only competition in South Carolina sanctioned by US Track & Field as an eli...

By CREC Property Management - Monday, March 28, 2016

April is Fair Housing Month

What is Fair Housing and why do we dedicate a whole month to recognizing it? Well, the formation of HUD, the US Development of Housing and Urban Development in 1965 by President John F Kennedy, started the movement for fair and equal housing laws to protect all US citizens. He fe...

By CREC Property Management - Sunday, March 27, 2016

Low Country Oyster Roasts

Oyster roasts. Whether you like oysters or not, the oyster roast is a part of our Low Country heritage. From October through May, you will see oyster roasts from backyards to plantations. Coming from the north east, I grew up enjoying oysters on the half shell or Rockefeller mos...

By CREC Property Management - Friday, March 25, 2016

Hiring A House Cleaner: 101

It used to be that only the rich hired house cleaners, but that has changed in a big way. With dual employment households, longer work hours and our intensely busy lives, who has time to really dig down deep and clean your own home like it should be done? You would be surprised h...