Sellers sometimes are fearful when they look at how much they are selling their current home for when they think about replacing it with something equal or better.  The answer to this fear is that sellers can make up losses when they buy in the same market.  Below a friend recently sold his home and moved to North Carolina and realized savings even though he sold for less!  

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Want to fill up those empty weeks on your Hilton Head Rental Property?   I met with Robert Stenhammer with Hilton Head Accomodations and he suggested three ideas to help you fill up those empty weeks and keep them coming back.   Read the rest of this entry

If you are shopping Hilton Head Real Estate for a move, check out the free smart phone apps below.  Not only will you have our MLS at your fingertips, you can even add your favorite Real Estate Agents Robbie Bunting and Jane Hyers as your contacts.  Smart phones are required including Droid, I Phones or iPads.

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When you visit Zipline Hilton Head on Marshland Road, you will find great guides and an exciting new adventure in the Low-Country.  We climbed one of the towers overlooking Broad Creek and could hear the laughter and the humming of families zipping through the Low-Country.  Landon Chase, Social Marketing Director shared with us information about the ZipLine course and this exciting new addition to the Island. Read the rest of this entry

The Heritage cannons signal more than golf, they signal the middle of the  Hilton Head Spring Selling Season.  This years winner Carl Pettersson is celebrating his plaid and we have had the opportunity to assist sixteen of our sellers in the first quarter celebrate too.  If you are not celebrating, this is a perfect time to do have a half time review. Read the rest of this entry

Hilton Head Buyers won’t pay over fair market

Used to be that if we priced our properties a bit high we would still get an offer. Today with an “overstocked” market we now have to be within 3-5% of what the property is expected to sell for before we even get an offer to work with. This is because buyers can now go “window shopping” with their computers.  Buyers today do not have to physically visit a property to determine value. This takes the bidding process out almost altogether. If the buyer does not see value when they are “window shopping” on their computers they don’t ever step foot in the property, hence no showings or even bids on overpriced properties. Read the rest of this entry

I have been accused of being an optimist. Now with the phone ringing and the website leads flowing in on a daily basis, I can clearly see its not optimism that is pushing the market forward. Wwe are meeting new buyers daily. For those that are still trying to time the market or are waiting for a sign, read below: Read the rest of this entry

We subscribe to a service called Showing Suite for our sellers.  This system sends an email to our sellers everytime their home is shown through a lockbox.  As well, in a day the agent that showed the property is asked 5 simple question including: how they liked it, did it make the buyers short list and will the agent show it again.  Below are some of the seller benefits this system provides.  If you would like to find out more, simply email us or call us at 800-932-3652. Read the rest of this entry

We recently found a source for home-site(lot) financing on Hilton Head Island.  For a limited time because the Island has a limited resource of land, lots offer some very compelling pricing and incredible locations on Hilton Head Island right now.  Listed below are the basics from Alan Perry from Synovous Mortage.

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