Thai Coconut Soup
(serves 4)
3 1/2 cups coconut milk
1 cup water
1 pound chicken breasts (cut into 2 inch pieces)
1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, halved
1 ounce fresh galangal root, sliced (optional)
2 fresh sprigs of lemon grass (cut into 1 inch pieces)
4-5 kaffir lime leaves, torn in halve
2-3 fresh Thai chilies, halved (can substitute chili paste)
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
3 Tbsp [...]
Total Clean Pressure Washing
This month we would like to highlight another experienced professional that we and our clients have had success with. Now that spring has sprung, if you are in need of having your home pressure washed we would like to recommend:
TOTAL CLEAN
Rick Lewis, Owner
843-571-2298
Homes, fencing, porches, patios, driveways and more!
To Do in the Garden for May
Now is the time to plant Bermuda, centipede, St. Augustine and zoysia grasses. Established warm-season lawns can be fertilized in early May.
Annuals like salvia, marigolds, snapdragons, petunias and zinnias will flower all season long if you pinch off the flowers right after they begin to fade. Pinching plants back encourages side-branching, thus more blooms.
As temperatures [...]
RisMedia Reports:
Pending home sales increased again in March 2010, affirming that a surge of home sales is unfolding for the spring home buying season, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index is a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in March, rose 5.3%.
Stats from the Realtors Confidence Index
The most recent Realtors Confidence Index shows that 39 percent of recent buyers purchased a home with an FHA-backed loan. In addition, real estate agents participating in the poll report that the number of first-time home buyers continued to increase to 51 percent. The results also indicate that distressed properties rose to 33 percent of [...]
First Time Homebuyer Credits Ends
How will the local real estate market be impacted by the expiration of the $8,000 tax credit for First Time Homebuyers and the $6,500 tax credit for move up buyers? There might be a few less first time homebuyers in the market for the next 30 or 60 days because so many tried to get in under [...]
Food Insurance Update for Coastal South Carolina
Current extension expires again the end of this month. There is a bill (Flood Reform Priorities Act) on the floor that would extend it for 5 years. It is important to secure flood insurance prior to the end of the month.
Mortgage News for 5-12-10
The Mortgage Bankers Association reports: Rates for 30-year fixed mortgages have fallen to their lowest level in six weeks, according to Freddie Mac. The average rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages was 5 percent this week.
National Mortgage News reports: Beginning June 1, lenders originating mortgages being sold to Fannie Mae will have to pull a second [...]
Charleston MLS May Update
April was the best written contract month in the MLS since 2005.
Inventory is climbing rapidly, 10,059 active listings in January, 11,357 today; all areas impacted.
Most active subdivisions in MLS: Westcott (51), Park West (43), Dunes West (37), Crowfield (23), Park Circle (21), Tanner (20), Grand Oaks (19), Legend Oaks (16).
Absorption rates for all of MLS: [...]
