2011 came and went with a flash; and I was glad to see 2012 with hopes of a better year for the real estate market. Despite all the hardships and uncertainty in the real estate market, I am pleased to say that Charter One Realty continues to be the #1 company on Hilton Head Island [...]

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked what the biggest mistake that sellers make. In my opinion, the #1 issue sellers have is overpricing their listing to start with.  Historical data shows that properties have the best chance of selling in the first 30 days.  Often times, sellers overprice their property in [...]

This past weekend I was in New York City visiting two  of my grown children.  On Saturday night, Jane and I went out with some friends to dinner.  We all jumped in a cab and our friends told the driver the address of the restaurant. They had also mapped out the directions so they tried [...]

Today’s real estate deal of the day is a great Sea Pines Plantation villa – 323 Greenwood Garden Villas – which has just been reduced to $317,900. Lagoon to Green View. In a private location.  All on one floor. High ceiling in Living Room.  2 bedrooms plus an office. Screen porch has been converted to [...]

Today’s real estate deal of the day is a little something for someone who might like life in the country – but close to the beach! 342 R & M Plantation Circle is a 3 acre home in Ridgeland sitting on a 10-acre pond. This 3 Acre Southwood Log home on 10 acre private pond featuring [...]

Yesterday I got a call from a client interested in selling his house and he was asking about the market.  After we talked for a few minutes he said that any time you have too much of anything it affects pricing.  I’m really surprised more people don’t understand this concept. It’s true in any commodity [...]

I recently attended the CKG Mastery Summit in Palm Beach, Florida.  This company is run by Coach Ken who is a real estate agent and has been coaching me for the past 4 years. One of the topics that Coach Ken spoke about was how millionaires aremade.  20 years from now people are going to [...]

Newt Gingrich was on Hilton Head Island yesterday campaigning and he took an hour to stop by our office and meet with several agents concerning the real estate market and it’s affect on the economy. I don’t think that there are a lot of politicians who realize the true impact of real estate sales on [...]

Today’s real estate deal of the day is a phenomenal showhome in Hilton Head Plantation – 66 Santa Maria Drive. This beautiful luxury home sits on the water in Hilton Head Plantation and shows extremely well.  It has top of the line appliances, is professionally decorated and has long marsh to water views. There is [...]

An agent in my office showed my some statistics he ran earlier this month showing the number of homes sold in the last 60 days on Hilton Head Island.  The price breakdown was quite interesting: Under $200,000: 132 $200,000-$400,000: 124 $400,000-$600,000: 60 $600,000-$800,000: 17 $800,000-$1M: 12 $1M-$1.2M: 4 $1.2M-$1.4M: 3 You can clearly see that [...]