Investigate Lake Murray?

Ready to INVESTIGATE Lake Murray?
  Ready to NEGOTIATE for a Lake Murray home?
   
Contact Mel Coker for Lake Murray information and listings.

Mel Coker at Lake Murray

 Allow me to help you find the RIGHT home at Beautiful Lake Murray.
Then CELEBRATE!

Mel Coker - Lake Murray Resident & Realtor
RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants
(803) 318-2007
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Lake Murray Fun

We had fun again this past weekend on Lake Murray... 

Kayaking, tubing, water skiing and wakeboarding.

Ready to live on Lake Murray?  Contact Mel Coker at (803) 318-2007
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Mel Coker
Lake Murray Realtor & Resident
Chapin, SC
www.MelCoker.com

Time to BUY at Lake Murray

The Lake Murray BUYING Season Has Started at Lake Murray

Ready to move or relocate to beautiful Lake Murray?  Now is the time!  Contact Mel Coker for buyer representation to buy your home or property at Lake Murray.  Mel is a life-long Columbia area resident and has lived on Lake Murray for the past 13 years.   Mel knows Lake Murray.

CLICK HERE FOR LAKE MURRAY MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE ACCESS

Ready to buy?
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Live at Lake Murray

Have Fun at Lake Murray

Mel Coker
RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants
Chapin, SC

Lake Murray and Columbia are in the Bargain Belt of Real Estate Values!

Columbia, SC is in the Bargain Belt!

TRULIA recently posted an article, "Housing in 2016", that identified COLUMBIA, SC as being in Markets to Watch in 2016.  This area is labeled as the

Trulia Reports:  Columbia, SC is in the Bargain Belt!

the "Bargain Belt" of affordable housing.   Columbia, SC was #7 in a national survey of markets that have strong potential for growth.

Key components of the analysis included: strong job growth, high affordability, high number of inbound searches and a large share of millennials.   For the full and informative article, CLICK HERE for 2016 Housing Predictions.

Columbia is a GREAT place to live.   We also have pleasant year-round weather, highly rated school districts, fun recreational opportunities and Lake Murray and a vibrant downtown area.

Ready to move or have questions?  Contact Mel Coker at (803) 318-2007.   I am a life-long Columbia area resident and currently live on Lake Murray.

(Trulia information and graphic used with permission of Trulia).



Mel Coker
Realtor, ABR, CRS, GRI, e-PRO, MilRES
RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants - Chapin, SC
(803) 318-2007
Columbia & Lake Murray MLS search: http://mel.bestlakemurrayhomes.com
Lake Murray Blog:  www.LakeMurrayBlog.com

Will 2016 Be The Year For Your Move to Lake Murray?

2016 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION - MOVE TO LAKE MURRAY

This may be the  year you decide to move to a beautiful and friendly lake in the South.  If so, you

need to consider Lake Murray near Columbia, South Carolina.   Mel Coker is the Lake Murray expert to assist you with relocation and finding the right home.

Mel is a life-long Columbia area resident and has lived on Lake Murray for over 12 years.  Call Mel for assistance in finding the right Lake Murray home or lot.



Mel Coker
RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants
Chapin, SC
(803) 318-2007
Internet:
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Lake Murray is South Carolina's Beautiful lake!

Why?  Approximately 50,000 acres and over 600 miles of shoreline and the Dreher Shoals Dam is located just 12 miles Northwest of Columbia.  Great fishing, fun recreation, friendly people and reasonable home prices on and near the lake make it a popular place for relocation.   There are more great reasons to move here: good weather, excellent schools in the area, reasonable taxes and convenience to medical facilities and shopping.

Ready to move?  Contact Mel Coker at (803) 318-2007.   Mel is a life-long Columbia area resident and lives on Lake Murray in the Chapin area.

CLICK HERE for Lake Murray MLS Search.



Mel Coker
RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants
Chapin, SC

Mel's Lake Murray Overview

Watch my Lake Murray ANIMOTO video - it's just 2 minutes with a quick overview of Lake Murray.

Or, click this link for YOUTUBE.

Mel Coker
Lake Murray Realtor
RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants - Chapin, SC
(803) 318-2007

Lake Murray MLS Homes Search

Selling at Lake Murray

Selling at Lake Murray?

This past week, I had the pleasure to finish out a closing for the home of Mr. Rudolph Wittemann.   Mr. Wittemann had lived in his home in Newberry County for 17 years.  He needed to sell to downsize a bit.   Mr. Wittemann decided to list his home with me after subscribing to my Lake Murray blog several years ago and following my real estate activities on this blog.

Thank you again Mr. Wittemann for allowing me to assist you in the marketing and sale of your home on Lake Murray.

My client and friend, Mr. Wittemann

View from Mr. Wittemann's former home

Ready to BUY or SELL at Lake Murray?

Contact:
Mel Coker
RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants
(803) 318-2007
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Ready to BUY (or SELL) at Lake Murray?

Ready to BUY or SELL at Lake Murray?
Call Mel Coker at RE/MAX.
(803) 318-2007

The final numbers for 2014 are in...
My office, RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants, was:

•  the #1 RE/MAX sales office in ALL of the Greater Columbia real estate market (and with only 12 agents too!)
• the #1 real estate Chapin office in closed sales production 
• Averaged $1.3 million in closed LAKE MURRAY sales volume PER AGENT

Mel knows Lake Murray!

• Mel lives on Lake Murray
• Mel can assist with selling, buying, relocation and building on your lot
• Mel had over $2.2 million in sales volume on Lake Murray last year
• Mel owns and maintains this blog and a Lake Murray website

Lake Murray MLS Search

Call Mel at (803) 318-2007  |  email to Mel Coker

Lake Murray Market Analysis

What's Happening At Lake Murray?

The Most Comprehensive Lake Murray Market Analysis Follows...

The Golden Year (The Standard)
The Year was 2006...

• The average closed price in 2006 was $558,387.  This was an all-time high and represented a 19.2% price increase over 2005.
• The all time high in annual sales was in 2005 with 162 closings (at that time) and 2006 saw a slight decrease to 141 closings.
• The average days on market (DOM) was "only" 125 days in 2006.
• There were 11 homes sold for $1 million or more
• The year 2007 began the downturn with slightly lower numbers for sales and average sales price

The Downturn (The Bad)
2008 - 2012

• 4 straight years of average closed price decreases (2007 - 2010)
• Average closed price during this period $488,604 (a 12.5% decrease) with the lowest point being in 2012 at $457,489 (an 18.1% decrease from 2006)
• Average annual closings decreased to 113 with a low of 88 in 2009
• Average DOM was up significantly to 208 days with a high in 2011 of 243
• During this period just 4 homes per year (on average) closed at $1 million or more

The (Partial) Recovery (The Not So Bad)
2013-2014

• Average closed price during this period up 5.98% over 2012
• Average price in 2014 was at $479,951 - still down 14.0% from 2006, however, this is up 4.9% over 2012
• Closings averaged 180 per year, up 59.3% over the previous 5 year period
• Average DOM down to 196 days - down 5.8%
• During this period, 7 homes per year closed at $1 million or more
• 183 closings in 2014, an all-time high

Home closings criteria for analysis:  Waterfront on Lake Murray; minimum 75 feet water frontage; single family home with minimum 1200 square feet; minimum price $150,000.


More interesting data:
There are four Multiple Listing Service areas:  Irmo/Chapin, Lexington, Newberry County, Saluda County - the Lexington and Chapin areas accounted for 79% of all closings on the lake.
Prices in the Lexington / Chapin areas were 55.9% higher than the average for Newberry and Saluda counties combined.

Currently:

Lake Murray Living is GREAT!

• 151 homes for sale waterfront on Lake Murray
• Average asking price is $665,632 - notice this is significantly higher than the closed average for 2014
• In 2014, for the homes closed, the final average asking price was $514,839 (compare to the current overall asking price).   The average price reduction was 6.78%
• Conclusions: many homes are overpriced and buyers are drawn to the homes priced to sell; lower priced homes attract more buyers
• 20 homes for sale at $1 million or higher - enough to last almost 3 years at recent sales

To view or print my detailed Lake Murray market analysis, CLICK HERE FOR PDF REPORT.

The most important NEWS here is that NOW still is the time to BUY a home on or near Lake Murray.  To BUY or SELL on Lake Murray, Contact Mel Coker.  I know Lake Murray.  I SELL Lake Murray.  I live on Lake Murray.

Mel Coker

Mel Coker on Lake Murray

RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants
(803) 318-2007
email:  melcoker@remax.net

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Your Lake Murray Realtor..
   MEL COKER

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Your Lake Murray MLS Search Website

Your Lake Murray Information:  Website   |   Blog   |   Instagram

Your Lake Murray Real Estate HOTLINE:  (803) 318-2007


Mel Coker
Realtor, CRS, ABR, GRI, SRES, e-PRO, MilRES
RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants
Chapin, SC

Lake Murray Multiple Listing Service Search

THE place to search for homes on or near Lake Murray:

Mel Coker's Lake Murray MLS Search

Mel Coker is a life-long Columbia area resident and has lived on Lake Murray for the past 12 years. Mel was named LAKE MURRAY BEST REALTOR by readers of Lake Murray Life Magazine (March/April 2014).  Mel also owns and maintains this Lake Murray blog and a Lake Murray website.
Mel knows Lake Murray! 

Ready to BUY (or SELL) on or near Lake Murray?  Contact Mel Coker.  Call Mel NOW:  (803) 318-2007.


Mel Coker
Realtor, CRS, ABR, GRI, e-PRO, SRES, MilRES
RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants
(803) 318-2007  cell  |  (803) 932-2144  home office
email
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Mel Coker SELLS Lake Murray!

Live Happy at LAKE MURRAY!

Do you live in an UNHAPPY CITY?  The U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research just released a study with a listing of the unhappiest metro areas with a population of over one million.   Weather is a big factor in being happy and many of the 10 unhappiest areas have really cold and hard winters.  Another factor for stress in the unhappiest cities are high housing costs.  Some of the cities have severe economic struggles and are losing population.

The Top Ten Unhappiest Metro Areas:

1. New York, NY
2. Pittsburgh, PA
3. Louisville, KY
4. Milwaukee, WI
5. Detroit, MI
6. Indianapolis, IN
7. St. Louis, MO
8. Las Vegas, NV
9. Buffalo, NY
10. Philadelphia, PA



Mel's suggestion for a HAPPY PLACE TO LIVE: LAKE MURRAY, SC

Home on Lake Murray

Friendly people, reasonable home values and taxes, nice weather with mild winters (usually NO snow), highly rated school districts, good employment opportunities, exciting recreational opportunities, fun retirement living.

Lake Murray was also named as a "TOP TEN LAKE IN THE UNITED STATES FOR LIVING & BOATING" by a leading boating magazine.

Ready to move to Lake Murray?  Contact MEL COKER. 
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RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants
(803) 318-2007
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Lake Murray Summer 2014 Events

Upcoming Events at Lake Murray for Summer 2014:

4th of July Fireworks Celebration - June 28th - app. 9:15 p.m. on Lake Murray
More information

DriftJam - July 19th - Noon - Spence Island
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FLW Forrest Wood Cup - August 14-17 - Take off daily at Dreher Island State Park; weigh-in daily at Colonial Life Arena; Pro Day; Exhibitions and Demos, FREE Rodney Atkins concert
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Lake Murray Stand Up Paddleboard Classic - September 27 - SCE&G Park Lexington side
More information

Mel Coker - Lake Murray Resident & Realtor

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Ready to BUY or SELL on Lake Murray?  Contact Mel.
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Telephone: (803) 318-2007
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Great School District for Chapin area at Lake Murray

Considering Lake Murray for relo or retirement?
You may not need schools, but nice areas "drive" great schools.   The Chapin area is in Lexington Richland School District 5 and this school district is rated EXCELLENT in South Carolina.
Read about the district, awards and recognition here:  Lexington 5 School District

Ready to move to Lake Murray?

Contact Mel Coker at RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants:
(803) 318-2007
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Choose a Realtor at Lake Murray

REALTORS® are your community and Lake Murray experts.

Buying a home is one of the biggest decisions we make. A REALTOR® can help guide you through the process.  Not everyone that sells real estate is a REALTOR!

Look for the R!
   



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Mel Coker IS a Realtor and has been a professional REALTOR every day of his 16 year career.  Mel knows Lake Murray... and Mel lives on Lake Murray.
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Mel Coker
Realtor, CRS, ABR, GRI, SRES, e-PRO, MilRES
RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants
(803) 318-2007
melcoker@remax.net

Internet - Lake Murray MLS Search
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Living on Lake Murray

Want to live on beautiful Lake Murray?  I can help.

Mel Coker

RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants

(803) 318-2007   |   melcoker@remax.net

SEARCH LAKE MURRAY & COLUMBIA MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE

Lake Murray has been named, by BOATING MAGAZINE, as one of the TOP TEN lakes in the United States for living and boating!

Lake Murray Images

Images from our time on the lake yesterday.  Lake Murray living is GREAT!

Lake Murray View from Our Home

A Late Afternoon Boat Ride

MLS Search for Lake Murray Homes

Call Mel Coker to BUY or SELL on or near Lake Murray.






Mel Coker
RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants - Chapin, SC
(803) 318-2007  |  email

Lake Murray - A Great Place to Live

It's always a beautiful day at Lake Murray!

A Spring Day at Lake Murray

Ready to live on or near Lake Murray?  CLICK for my new MLS Search site.

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Mel Coker
Realtor & Lake Murray Resident
RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants
Chapin, SC

LAKE MURRAY: Buy, Sell or Relocate

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