Happy Heritage!

This is the weekend for the Verizon Heritage Golf Tournament. On Hilton Head this week and weekend have become a celebration of being an islander, welcoming spring and having fun. This is the week we all take a moment or a day or a week and really enjoy this incredible Island.

Below is the Broadcast schedule for the tournament.

The Golf Channel Thursday – Friday, April 16-17, 3:00 – 6:00 pm
CBS Sports Saturday – Sunday, April 18-19, 3:00 – 6:00 pm
XM Satellite Radios – Channel 146 Thursday – Sunday, April 16-19, 12:00 – 6:00 pm

In addition to live coverage, Fox Sports Affiliates carry the tournament to Australia, Pan-Asia, France, Spain, South Africa, Germany, Mexico, Venezuela, New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea. BSKYB and CNBC Europe airs the tournament to more than 60 million potential households throughout the United Kingdom and Europe.

The Verizon Heritage also receives exposure through the official website of the PGA-TOUR www.pgatour.com and through www.verizonheritage.com.

Hope to see you there!

Robbie Bunting

Main Street Youth Theatre presents The Wizard of Oz
Event Date: Apr 10, 2009 12:00 am

Egg Hunt Extravaganza
Event Date: Apr 11, 2009 11:00 am

2009 Verizon Heritage Golf Links
Event Date: Apr 13 – 17, 2009 12:00 pm

Your perfect Hilton Head Island getaway is waiting for you.
Hilton Head Island in South Carolina is known as the most family-friendly destination in the world. Offering an assortment of outdoor excursions and also named as one of the top ten family beaches in the country, the Island is the perfect selection for a family vacation or getaway. Experience Hilton Head Island’s infinite opportunities and make your Island vacation an unforgettable one.

A vacation packed full of Island adventure
Hilton Head Island may only be 12 miles by 5 miles wide, but you’ll find everything you need for a perfect Island retreat. Get a little taste of everything with more than 250 Hilton Head restaurants. Play on one of the 24 Hilton Head Island golf courses that have been carved by golf’s most preeminent architect. Why not spend a day journeying through over 200 stores and outlets, looking for that unique Island souvenir? Deciding where to turn in for the night should be the least of your worries. Hilton Head Island offers an array of accommodations suited to fit every traveler’s lifestyle and budget.

Take a deep, warm Island breath
At Hilton Head Island, SC, the attention given to the environment has proudly become the blueprint for other developments around the country. During your Island retreat, notice the absence of bright streetlights and flamboyantly-painted buildings. Absorb the Island’s appreciation for the environment while you travel down 50 miles of public bike and nature trails. There’s something marvellously different about the relaxed, warm island attitude found at Hilton Head Island.

It’s time to start planning for your Hilton Head Island vacation and with our Trip Planning Resources, we’ll get you there.

See You soon..

Robbie Bunting

Latte Lou’s List

After many years on Hilton Head Island I’m sharing some of my favorite places to eat.
There are many other good restaurants but these are the ones I consistently frequent.

Enjoy!
Lu

AMIGOS CAFE Y CANTINA
Circle Center 785-8226 & Belfair Towne Village 815-8226
Open everyday 11 to 9
My favorites: BBQ chicken salad & Chicken fajita burrito.

SANTA FE CAFÉ
700 Plantation Center 785-3838
Lunch M to F 12-2 Dinner M to Sun 5:30 to 10
Upstairs outside is the best spot. Great food.

CHRISTINE’S GO GO GOURMET & CAFÉ
Coligny Plaza 785-4646
Open M-F 11 to 2
It’s all good – especially the homemade potato chips.

SEA SHACK
Pope Ave. Executive Park Rd. 785-2464
Open Lunch M to F & Dinner M to Sat
Very casual but lots of seafood cooked anyway you like it.

FRANKIE BONES
Main Street 682-4455
Open everyday 11:30 to 10 or 11 w/ Sunday Brunch
From soup (chicken noodle) to nuts – great menu & fun bar.

SIGLER’S ROTISSERIE & SEAFOOD
Sheridan Park, Bluffton 815-5030
Dinner 4:30 to 9:30
Great Chef & Caterer. Don’t miss the Grilled Romaine Salad.

SIGNE’S BAKERY & CAFÉ
93 Arrow Road 785-9118
M to F 8 to 4, Sat 9 to 2
Casual & fresh food with full scale bakery on site.

STARBUCKS COFFEE
Pineland Station, 11 Palmetto Bay Rd
1060 Fording Is Rd, Bluffton
The ONLY place for coffee!

GRUBY’S NEW YORK DELI
Hwy 278 @ Fresh Market Shoppes 842-9111
Open everyday 8-6
Great breakfast and sandwiches – jut like I grew up on.

HINOKI JAPANESE REST. & SUSHI BAR
Orleans Plaza 785-9800
Lunch M-F & Dinner M-Sat
My only Sushi Bar… love the Wizard.

TRUFFLES CAFÉ
Sea Pines Center 671-6136 & Belfair Towne Village in Blftn
8 Executive Park Rd 785-3663
Fun, consistently good food.

IL CARPACCIO RISTORNATE PIZZERIA
Pineland Station 342-9949
Open L & D Monday to Sat.
It’s all good. Don’t miss the grilled Trout & thin Pizzas.

THE INN @ PALMETTO BLUFF
Off Hwy 46, 866-706-6565
L & D but call for reservations.
The food, ambiance & river views all make up for the drive.

WALNUTS CAFE
Sheridan Park, Bluffton 815-2877
Open M to F 8 to 3 Sunday Brunch 10 to 2
No reservations – great food, friendly place!

IT’S GREEK TO ME
16 Orleans Rd. 341-3556
Open L & D Monday to Sat.
Casual, great Greek food.

NEWLY ADDED… BISTRO 17
17 Harbourside Lane, Shelter Cove
Open every day 11 to 9
Sit outside along the boat basin and enjoy fine food.

MAINLY SANDSTONE – GOURMET GRAB & GO
35 N. Main St. 681-5721
M to F 8 – 6 & Sat 10 to 6
Great fresh food – catering also

KENNY B’S FRENCH QUARTER CAFÉ
GRAB & GO
Circle ctr. On Pope Ave 785-3315
Open T-Sat 8:45 to 9, Sun Brunch 8-3, Mon. 11 to 8.
Brunch is the BOMB & the Gumbo’s my favorite w/ ½ po-boy.

LE BISTRO
Pineland Station 681-8425
Open Lunch Tues. to F & Dinner Tues To Sat.
It’s been here forever & always serves great Mediterranean food.

MICHAEL ANTHONY’S CUCINA ITALIANA
Orleans Plaza 785-6272
Open Dinner only Mon. to Sat. (Reservations suggested)
Because it’s great fine dining – great wine list too.

If you are ever looking for something specific,
please feel free to email Jane or I at islandrealtor@hargray.com.

Where’s a better place to put your money: the stock market or real estate? These days the accepted wisdom (at least at cocktail parties) says to pick real estate. But is the accepted wisdom right? 

It is–in the short term. U.S. real estate sale prices increased more than 56% from the beginning of 1999 to the end of 2004, as tracked by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The S&P 500 index dipped nearly 6% during that same period.   Looking at these numbers help reinforce the reasons to own and buy more Island real estate for the long term.

We are going to share the good news every chance we get.  It may not sell papers, but face it, we all could benefit from a little encouragement.   I’ve researched and prepared the table below to show residential Hilton Head MLS properties compared it to the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P.   If the chart cannot be seen on your computer, please click on the pdf above.   

The real estate market is not the stock market.  However, because the press continues to draw a correlation, we thought we would do a little comparison.  Here is what it would look like if we compare real estate to stocks. (HHMLS is Hilton Head Multiple Listing Service)

The silver lining right now is that our Island Real Estate market has been a better long term and more stable opportunity.  Right now with the larger Island inventory (this never gets too large as it is an Island of limited size and number of properties) to choose from and interest rates holding at historically low levels, the number of potential buyers that can find what they are looking for is at the highest level in years.  

“Buy land, homes and villas, they ain’t making anymore”   If you would like to do some research and see some incredible properties with incredible values, please click on the lighthouse above.  

I invite you to share this good news with friends and would love to hear from you anytime.

THINK Hilton Head Island Real Estate!

Best regards, 

Robbie Bunting and Jane Hyers

Associate Real Estate

You won’t believe the special Hilton Head Getaway we’ve arranged for you!   Come for a visit and you will enjoy sandy beaches, world-class golf, beautiful weather and luxurious amenities.   It is our pleasure to offer you a special getaway at only $99.oo per nite including free golf.  (Per person)

Your  Getaway includes:

• Dining deals at some of the Islands Favorites including Bistro 17 and Santa Fe. 
• An opportunity to relax and discover too good to be true dream homes, villas & lot

You might have guessed by now that we are sending this letter to suggest to you a fall visit because we have some incredible real estate opportunities happening!  We have sold several properties in the last few weeks and have found these properties offer unbelievable locations with impeccable condition at bargain prices.  Our negotiations have proven that this is the best it’s ever been for our buyers in our 25 years of selling Island Real Estate!  Right now, properties that were beyond reach in the past or simply not available may be found for sale!

We will be giving you a call within the next week or two to discuss The Getaway and some of our unbelievable opportunities.  In the meantime, please don’t hesitate to contact us at 800-932-3652 or send an e-mail to islandrealtor@hargay.com.  Make a date to Getaway this fall.

Happy Hilton Head!

Robbie Bunting & Jane Hyers

P.S. Our mini vacation is available for clients, their referrals and family.  It is not a prerequisite to tour real estate or meet with an agent for The Getaway offer!  However, based on the deals we are making…. why not?  Please feel free to forward this to a friend or relative.  Thank you.

Summer time is right around the corner!  

If you are planning on visiting or visitors this summer, we have prepared two great maps that include the top 10 Cool Things to Do on both Hilton Head Island and Daufuskie.   These 11×17 maps offer An Islanders Double Top Secret Ideas to enjoy Hilton Head Island i.e. ~ one of the fun spots to watch the Tuesday Night fireworks during the summer is at Broad Creek Marina on Marshland Road… away from the crowds of Shelter Cove.  

Get a free Map of the Top 10 COOL Things To Do!

These maps are all about fun.  In addition, these maps are excellent for anyone that needs a day off from the beach or for those that dream of living here someday.  They include great ideas and also include a full list of our latest greatest properties.  If you wish, you may also schedule an informative “tour and talk” with one of our knowledgeable staff.  It is very informative, low pressure and is a whole lot of fun while previewing some incredible properties.

Just give us a call or shoot us an e-mail for your free maps.

Please feel free to forward this e-mail to friends or family that you know will be visiting the Island so they can order a free map.  We hope to see you around the Island enjoying the map and having fun!

From the Gang,

Robbie Bunting & Jane Hyers

P.S.  ~ Above we have attached Latte Lou’s Great Places to Eat.  Lou has lived here for 29 years

Greetings from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina!   

We appreciate the opportunity to introduce you to ourselves and the Low Country.  The natural beauty integrated with the small Island community, makes this a wonderful place to own property or live.  Our subtropical temperatures and over 200+ days of sunshine make this paradise.  

Our commitment is first class service.  We have recently found tremendous values in homes, home sites and villas for our buyer clients.  We have been helping others just like you research and find property on Hilton Head Island for over 22 years.  

Currently we are offering a free financial strategy session and MLS link to our buyer clients and invite you to take advantage of this offer.  Please call us or email anytime to participate.  By the way, we now offer a full time buyers agent that knows the Island better than anyone and loves touring the exciting properties newly listed.

Thank You.  We welcome your response. 

Respectfully,
The Robbie Bunting Team

Greetings from Hilton Head Island!

How you are coming with your real estate search?  Our properties include homes, home sites, villas and quarter shares on and off the  Island. Hilton Head Island offers with  12 miles of Atlantic Ocean beaches, championship golf, unbelievable restaurants, incredible shopping, a great hospital, public and private schools and an airport.  It has been our pleasure to help families find the right property on this  Island for over 19 years!

Just call or email at anytime!  Jane and I would be happy to answer any and all questions, research specific area of interest, send additional information on Island and off  Island properties.

We have put together a few websites and their respective links to help with your research!

www.islandpacket.com Our local newspaper with Island information and classifieds.

www.dunesmarketing.com Information about our company, the services we provide and the properties we offer for sale.

www.robbiebunting.com This is our multiple listing service with all Island Listings for sale.  Visit the site, but please do call us if you have any questions about any property you see.

www.hiltonheadchamber.com  Everything that is happening on the  Island can be found here.

www.artscenter-hhi.org  All the happenings of Arts Center of Coastal Carolina.

www.hiltonhead.com/events/ Island events

We hope you have a wonderful week.

Thanks,

Robbie Bunting and Jane Hyers

Are you ready for the New Year?

We are grateful for the real estate relationships that we have been able to share with you in 2008.  We’ve been able to counsel and serve you in ways that have impacted our lives and effected the businesses of many. We have worked with excellent Realtors in the area and put together real estate transactions including trades and negotiations that were incredibly challenging, yet we both persisted and closed.  We want to thank each and every one of you and let you know that we wish to continue building this relationship long after that closing.

In this New Year, we will deliver huge value you in 09.  We will provide insight to the market that includes trends that we follow and timing opportunities that the market presents to agents, sellers and buyers.  We resolve to continue to bring powerful, impactful, relevant, and timely information to you.  We believe that 2009 is the year for our clients to make their real estate and their lives what they want it to be and we want to be the catalyst that ensures these successes.

My question for you is what do you want to achieve in 2009?  What is it that you dream of?  If you are not quite sure, let’s sit down eye to eye or on the phone and develop a real estate strategy.  We have a team that include appraisers, lenders, tax attorneys, repair people and contractors that can help us get headed in the right direction.  The strategy session is free and informative.  To schedule a strategy session, simply email me at robbie@robbiebunting.com .  Who knows where this path will take you?

Stay safe and warm and we hope and pray that each of you have a wonderful 2009.  To Your Achievement of Real Estate Success in 2009!  We hope to provide excellent information in this Blog in the days ahead.  If you would like us to publish an article or do some research that we can share with others, simply let us know via email or phone….thank you!

Our light bows to you….

Robbie Bunting & Jane Hyers

P.S.  By the way, personally speaking in 2008 I found great challenge and growth.  I completed my 3rd Marathon(the training was the real goal) and I earned the top Agent Award at Dunes Marketing for Closed Transactions and more improtantly Top agent for CLOSED LISTINGS.  I share this award with Jane Hyers and the great clients that trusted their properties with me and most importantly reacted to market conditions in a timely manner.