Curb appeal – does it matter?

Listings are starting to increase in the Charleston area.  Days from listed to sold is also increasing. Currently there are 2,068 homes for sale in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester County.  If the market continues to balance there will be other things to consider when you sell your home.  Curb Appeal. The front of your home is the first thing buyers will see and the decision to go inside or not can be made right then and there.

I walked around my neighborhood (in Old Rice Retreat/Cane Bay Plantation)  and took pictures of homes to show what type of landscaping, if any, existed.

This home has minimum landscaping.  There is a small tree in front and flags for the 4th of July holiday.

We have several landscaping features at this home. Chinese Fan Palm, Sabal Palms, Rose bushes, tea lights, and purple hearts.

Bushes dominate the front of this home with a small tree in front where a planter with flowers was added. A couple of ferns are on the front porch.

Here we have the African American Amazon Flag (The Afro-American flag was designed by Marcus Garvey. He designed the flag in response to a popular song that said his race had no flag of its own and came into use in 1920) some bushes and a small tree.

Here are some other homes in my neighborhood.

 

Which homes would you be interested in seeing based on the curb appeal?

If you are thinking about buying, selling or renting in Cane Bay Plantation or the Charleston area I’d love to show you what I and Coldwell Banker Realty can offer to make the process easier!  If you need to up your curb appeal our Revitalize program can help. I keep up to date with everything going on in Cane Bay Plantation and Nexton.