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 a Carolina Room.  HVAC replaced in 2010.  80 Gallon hot water heater replaced in 2009.

Today’s Hilton Head Island Real Estate Deal of the Day is a great home in Sea Pines Plantation – 1 Long Marsh Lane.

This home is in a great location and marsh views on private island with community swimming pool. Kitchen opens to breakfast area. Corian countertops. Living Room has high ceilings, fireplace. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths plus a bonus room. Wet bar. Master bedroom has jaccuzi, walk-in shower, double vanity. New roof. Shows extremely well.

Today’s Hilton Head Island Real Estate Deal of the Day is 100 Governors Road in Sea Pines Plantation.  This is a SHORT SALE opportunity featuring 3-bedrooms, 3-full baths with golf course and lagoon views.

The beautiful screened porch overlooks the 129′ wide backyard.  You can enjoy all of this for $375,000.

Get more information on 100 Governors Road and Sea Pines Plantation.

At the present time there are 4,811 properties listed for sale in the Hilton Head Island MLS; 2,162 on Hilton Head Island.

During the month of July we had 338 properties go under contract in the Hilton Head MLS; 162 on Hilton Head Island.

The 162 sales on Hilton Head broken down by area were as follows:  35 in Sea Pines Plantation, 16 in Forest Beach, 4 in Shipyard Plantation, 5 in Wexford Plantation, one in Long Cove, 27 in Palmetto Dunes, 6 in Folly Field, 5 in Port Royal, 21 in Hilton Head Plantation, 2 in Palmetto Hall, 7 in Indigo Run, 2 in Windmill Harbour and 31 in off plantation areas.

Stay tuned for more updates on the market and watch for my Friday “deal of the day” for the best properties available on the market.

1 Surf Scoter is a beautiful 6th row home in Sea Pines Plantation and just a short walk to the beach.  This home features 4 bedrooms and 5.5 baths and has beautiful finishes throughout.  You can enjoy all the amenities of Atlantic Pointe including private tennis courts and swimming pool.

Learn more about 1 Surf Scoter.

I was excited to see Governor Nikki Haley make the announcement today at Harbour Town. 

James Wedgeworth & Nikki Haley, Thursday, June 16th at the Heritage Golf Tournament Press Conference

“This is a great day in South Carolina, and we’re going to celebrate,” said Gov. Haley. “We said from day one that finding a private sponsor for The Heritage was one of this administration’s top priorities because the tournament is an opportunity for us to showcase our state as one of this country’s premier destinations for business and tourists and that we shouldn’t rely on taxpayers to foot the bill.”

The RBC Heritage, which for 2012 will return to its traditional week in April immediately following the Masters Tournament, has been an important element of South Carolina’s culture and economy since 1969, when it debuted at the Pete Dye – designed Harbour Town Golf Links.

The tournament generates more than $1 million for charity each year and brings worldwide exposure to Hilton Head Island and the state of South Carolina through telecasts and media coverage. A 2010 study conducted by Clemson University shows the tournament has an annual economic impact of approximately $82 million.

A great day for Sea Pines Plantation, a great day for Hilton Head Island!

*Information courtesy of The Heritage Classic Foundation 

During the month of February we had 71 home sales, 68 villa sales and 15 lot sales on Hilton Head Island.  Of the 154 sales on Hilton Head; 27 in Sea Pines Plantation, 17 in Forest Beach, 3 in Shipyard Plantation, 4 in Wexford Plantation, one in Long Cove Club, 18 in Palmetto Dunes, 15 in Folly Field, 5 in Port Royal Plantation, 16 in Hilton Head Plantation, 3 in Palmetto Hall, 4 in Indigo Run, one in Spanish Wells, one in Windmill Harbour and 40 in off plantation areas. 

During this same time period in 2010 we had 98 home sales, 57 villa sales and 10 lot sales.

Some good news in the market; Yahoo Finance reported yesterday that mortgage applications are at their highest level in 3 months.  Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity, which includes both refinancing and home purchase demand, rose 15.5 percent in the week ended March 4. 

Let’s hope that this real estate market is turning around!

For example, I had a client tell me that they were interested in a home on S. Calibogue Cay.  If you are unfamiliar with this area, there are only around 5 homes on this street so it is rare when an opportunity becomes available. 

One day I was on Hilton Head MLS and I noticed that a great home had just come on the market on S. Calibogue Cay.  I called my client and they said that the timing just didn’t seem right; they wanted to wait a few more years to purchase and move to the island full time. 

I told them that sometimes you have to make a compromise because timing in the real estate world is unpredictable; they could go ahead and purchase the property, or wait the two years and “roll the dice” – maybe not getting the property they wanted. 

They decided to purchase and used the home as a 2nd home and then they retired full-time to their dream home; they tell me to this day that they are glad that timing working out the way it did.

The members of MLS were involved in 58 villa sales in Sea Pines in 2010, versus 65 in 2009, 57 in 2008, 70 in 2007, 82 in 2006 and 225 in 2005.

If you have any friends looking for a villa, now is a great time to buy. With 162 villas listed for sale in Sea Pines, buyers have a lot of options to choose from.

Click here to learn more about Sea Pines Plantation and see properties listed for sale. 

Stay tuned; I’ll update you on another Hilton Head Island Plantation tomorrow!  Want to know what happened in your area – leave me a comment and I’ll get all the information for you.

We had 7 home sales last week on Hilton Head Island; 3 in Sea Pines Plantation, 3 in Hilton Head Plantation and one in Ashton Cove (Hilton Head off plantation).  There were 23 sales in the Bluffton/Beaufort areas.   

We had 11 villa sales on Hilton Head Island between November 1st and November 7th; 2 in Sea Pines Plantation, 2 in Forest Beach, one in Shipyard, 3 in Palmetto Dunes and 3 in off plantation areas.