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What a great question! We help many of our clients and friends upgrade to larger homes or downscale to smaller ones… primary homeowners, growing families, empty nesters, retirees, vacationers and investors alike. Do you buy or sell first? Well, that all depends on your position, market conditions and your specific needs. I do not know […]

Shoppers can start loading their carts at the new Walmart Supercenter in Bluffton on Jan. 25 at 7:30 a.m.  The main entrance to the new store is at 4 Bluffton Road, with a second entrance on U.S. 278. The new shopping site also includes a fuel center that is opening Jan. 11 and a Sam’s […]

Andy Pazder, set to become the tour’s No.2 executive, said player concerns have been addressed and next year’s RBC Heritage should be a “celebration.” “What these folks have done is pretty special,” he said. “I think next year’s tournament will be a bit of a celebration. For the tournament, the residents, all the businesses, it’s […]

Nearly 300 people attended the 17th annual LightHouse Awards to learn who judges selected as the Lowcountry’s most talented builders. The gala, which is put on by the Hilton Head Area Home Builders Association and presented by SunTrust Mortgage, took place Friday evening at the Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island. “WE ARE SO BLESSED AS […]

After months of anticipation, the Federal Reserve announced it will be raising its key interest rate for the first time this year and just the second time since the housing bubble burst. That quarter-of-a-point hike is expected to result in higher mortgage rates—making it even more expensive to buy a home. “If you’re planning on […]

As rising interest rates make it more expensive for people to buy homes, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Monday that the Federal Housing Administration is reducing the insurance premiums people pay monthly on FHA mortgages. The annual premium that people will pay is dropping 25 basis points — from 0.85 percent […]

Most of 2016 offered the same monthly housing market highlights. The number of homes for sale was drastically down in year-over-year comparisons, along with days on market and months of supply. Meanwhile, sales and prices were up in most markets. Unemployment rates were low, wages improved and, as the year waned, we completed a contentious […]

The low inventory crunch will continue into 2017, as will an increase in prices across all price ranges and property types. Eager buyers will vie for fewer available homes, making affordability a challenge for the unprepared. Nevertheless, optimism abounds among busy agents. For the 12-month period spanning January 2016 through December 2016, Pending Sales in […]

The housing story for the past 12 months remains the same. Demand is high, supply is low and interest rates have been steady. Finding ways to motivate homeowners to be home sellers will be key over the next year. For the 12-month period spanning October 2015 through September 2016, Pending Sales in the Hilton Head region were up […]

As anticipated at the outset of the year, demand has remained high through the first three quarters of 2016, propping up sales and prices despite heavy reductions in inventory and months of supply across the country. With rental prices and employment opportunities in a consistent climb, year-over-year increases in home buying are probable for the rest of the year […]