We have our own language when it comes to Hilton Head real estate.  We say villas, regimes, harbours and complexes when others would call them condos, condo fees, marinas, PUD’s and projects.  We use the word regime for condos in Hilton Head because when a condo is built in South Carolina, a Horizontal Property Regime is formed and recorded.  This regime than manages the common property going forward.  This blog is about regimes fees on Hilton Head Island. Read the rest of this entry

Congratulations to Don Peterson with the Alliance Group, the winner of the iPad2! John Robinson, President of the Association drew the winner of the iPad raffle from our MLS tour.  Be sure to email to congratulate Don, because we have not told him yet!  The turnout was unbelievable at 57 Heath Court West with the best golf and lagoon views in Leamington and 120 South Shore Drive on the Oceanfront.  Both of these homes are located in the private residential beach community of Leamington(community benefit list).

Please note the following:

1. 120 South Shore is Listed under Villas because the regime handles all the outside maintenance.  If this were listed in homes it would be the newest 6 bedroom oceanfront on the Island under $3 mill and the least expensive 6 bedroom oceanfront home in a plantation.  Be sure to look under villas to find it.
2. 57 Heath Court West was completely remodeled in 2007 and is better than new!   We had several comments from agents that were surprised how new this home looked and felt.  The remodel was extensive from head to toe making this fabulous location one of the best on Hilton Head Island!

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Thank you for again for participating in our iPad MLS tour giveaway.  Happy Selling, Robbie Bunting

Even your agent may not be familiar with this community.  There are no golf courses inside the gates, no tennis courts, no marinas, no shops or restaurants, just a Low Country lifestyle everyone dreams of.  Inside the gates you will discover beautiful homes with picket fences, a relaxed pace with its resident owl, bald eagles and osprey.  What you will discover at The Paddocks is a way of life that is not like the others, but true to itself.

“Do Drop In” at The Paddocks

Join us every Thursday for our “Do Drop In” at the pool pavilion at The Paddocks from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.  We will provide liquid refreshments including “sweet tea” and moon pies(for the kids in all of us).  Most likely you see some old friends, Realtors, builders, architects and neighbors from around the Island that you haven’t seen in awhile.  Of course, no sales pitch, just some collateral material, some sweet tea and the opportunity to visit and discover one of the best places in our corner of the world.

Living is easy at The Paddocks

The architecture expresses what living in the South is all about.  Metal Roofs, screen doors slamming, exposed rafter tails, big rockers on a covered porch and outdoor socials around a firepit.  The big private home sites overlook marshes, forests, water and sunsets.  Over 60% of this community sold out a few years ago. The prevailing breezes make this a place where you want to sit and drink up the cool air because this property sits on a Penninsula on Hilton Head Island surrounded by water.

The Paddocks Properties

With new homes starting at $549,900 and home sites starting at $69,900, The Paddocks offers great value and selection in today’s Hilton Head Island real estate market.  Of course, because this community and all the properties are 100% debt free, the developer can be very creative for a family that builds right away.  Even investors should inquire about a subordination that may be offered.  Add it all up and come visit at our “Do Drop In” this Thursday to see for yourself.  For more information, please email us.

Something about a small Island in the off season…reservations are easier, the pace is slower and the outside festivals are wonderful. This fall on Hilton Head and the Low Country we have listed some great outside events to enjoy on Hilton Head Island.  Read about these events below.

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Please click here for a virtual tour  of some of the best properties on the Island for sale.  We look forward to your inquiry, Hilton Head visit or email.  Thank you.

Robbie Bunting

& Jane Hyers

(843)785-7111 or  robbie@robbiebunting.com

In their retirement and golden years baby~boomers want warm weather and the Hilton Head ocean nearby.  Do not wait to long to make get your foot in the door on Hilton Head Island as boomers are now turning 60 at the rate of 8,000 a day and represent 38% of our total population in this country.  The way I see it based on 2.5 million visitors per year to Hilton Head Island, we have over 950,000 of  these Baby Boomers visiting the Island with about 50,000 of them turning 60 years old every year for the next 17 years.  Our recommendation is to be ahead of this herd!  We are just beginning to hear the rumble.

With interest rates at historic lows and prices still in favor of the buyer, owning a vacation rental property is less expensive than at many times in the past. The short-term vacation rental market in our area is off to a strong start in 2012 and positive growth in number of renters and rental rates (compared to last year) is expected for the remainder of the year. Read the rest of this entry

We just helped a customer trade his home for a bigger and better home.  The seller of the bigger and better home took the smaller home(they wanted to downsize) in trade and were paid the difference in cash by the buyer.  If you are moving up or down in the market, trades are a great way to make a move without having to wait and sell your exisitng property to move to the replacement property.  Trades thrive in a market with available inventory. Read the rest of this entry

Updtate:  Beaufort County will raise the millage, click here for more information

Beaufort County is considering raising the millage for 2nd homes, investments and commercial properties. Their resident neighbors pay far less in tax and the increase could take the second home millage rate up another 2 mills. Currently, the only source Beaufort County has to increase revenues for school operations is to raise the tax millage on commercial and non-resident property owners.

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