We were driving home from North Carolina this past weekend and we passed a billboard that had this saying on it.  After a moment I thought how much this relates to the Hilton Head Island real estate market.  There are so many great buys available on Hilton Head Island that you can purchase a great [...]

It is no secret that the next 40 days (March 15th – April 25th) is a busy time on Hilton Head Island.  The same is true for the real estate market – this time period are often some of the best days for real estate on Hilton Head Island.  We have lots of people on the island [...]

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked if there will be one?  Unfortunately, I don’t think anyone truly knows.  It seems like we are coming out of the recession and there are buyers in today’s real estate market.  I think oil prices are having a negative effect on the market and there [...]

I was showing property recently to a retired oil executive and he was talking about the price of oil shooting up due to the uncertainty in the middle east.  Until there is some stability we might continue to see volatility in this market.    I realized that this kind of thing is true in real estate [...]

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy This morning’s segment on The TODAY Show reinforced the fact that NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY!  Don’t miss your chance to get a great deal in the real estate market… View some of the great buying opportunities on Hilton Head Island.

I recently had a foreclosure property listed for sale and we received 7 offers on the property.  After the property closed I had a client ask me why the sales price was higher than the list price.  When putting an offer in on a foreclosure property, it is important to remember that the bank is usually [...]

One of the agents I work with came up with an idea; he suggested that we have a whiteboard in our conference room and write the five best buys – the properties that were going to sell first – on this board. One week, I wrote down the five properties that I knew were going to be [...]

I was visiting with a client yesterday who has been a stock broker for 42 years.  We were discussing markets and how you can detect the bottom.  He said that when it comes to stocks, you can’t determine the bottom – you know you’ve hit is after it has already happened.  I feel that it [...]

Last night I was listening to the radio and the hot topic was real estate and when it was good to buy versus renting. All of the panelists had different answers and reasoning, but I thought there was one particular response in particular that I liked.  When you own your own home you can change [...]

We just listed a phenomenal bank foreclosure in Sea Pines Plantation; 6 Sylvan Lane is priced at $1,195,000.  This almost brand new house was completed in the fall of 2007 , with over 4,900 square feet of fine craftsmanship with attention paid to every detail. Teak and stone floors, granite countertops, gourmet kitchen open to breakfast room and [...]