Dear Palmetto Hall Property Owners, Friends and Clients~
 
Linked below, is the Palmetto Hall Market Update .  This report shows the active listings, the current pendings and the sold properties.  Please note the average price per square foot for the actives, pendings  and solds.  This can help in determining a quick valuation by mulitplying this number times your heated square footage.  Simply click on the link below to open this report:

November 2009 Update and Market Trends Report

Buyers will rush in to get the lower rates and better properties this winter on Hilton Head Island.  Values are available in all areas of our real estate with the market now building from the bottom up.   If you are a buyer or seller we would be happy to share with you how this relates to you and your timing.  

Hilton Head Market Trend Report for November 2009

We appreciate the opportunity and trust!  It is our goal to provide exceptional service, create raving fans and help our clients and friends succeed!  Please feel free to e-mail us today or call us any time at 800-932-3652.  Thank you.

All the best,

Robbie Bunting & Jane Hyers

P.S.  Be sure to mention our FLY & BUY OFFER if you will be buying property from us this fall.  Thank you.

Dear Palmetto Hall Property Owners and Friends~
 
Linked below, is the Palmetto Hall Market Report Update.  This report shows the active listings, the current pendings and the sold properties.  Please note the average per square foot for the actives, pendings as this can help determine current market.  Please click below.

Dear Leamington Property Owners~
 
Linked below, is the Leamington Market Report Update.  This report shows the active listings, the current pendings and the sold properties.  Please note the average per square foot for the actives, pendings as this can help determine current market.  Please click below.

+++Leamington Market Report October 2009+++
 
With the forecast that interest rates may be on the rise in Spring 2010, buyers right now are seizing a timing opportunity for property, price and rates.  Jane and I recently sold #8 Merion and #3 Interlochen in Leamington.  We are also working on two other home sales in Leamington.  Although we had #59 Heath Court under contract, the sale was contingent on another home selling.  We also offer #58 Heath Court, #1 Masters Court and #6 Benty Court for sale.  These properties are truly exceptional!

Currently we are enjoying “chamber of commerce” days on the Island with temperatures in the 70’s and 80’s, blue skies and spectacular sunsets. Typically real estate sales on the Island are steady until the Holidays and than busy during the Holiday weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years.  This year however we anticipate steady activity through the season as the time to buy is now.

We would love it if you would forward this email to a client, friend or family member that has interest in the area.  We have arranged special travel packages at discounted rates around the Island and have a great mini vacation getaway offer.  Jane and I love helping others find their piece of paradise.

With Gratitude~
Robbie Bunting & Jane Hyers

P.S.  Click here for Market Trends October 2009 for the entire Island.

Palmetto Previews is my companies quarterly publication.  It is mailed to all Palmetto Dunes, Shelter Cove and Leamington Property owners as well agents mail this every quarter to their buyers that live off the Island.  With a distribution of over 35,000 copies we have recently started distributing this publication to the Oceanfront Marriott and the Oceanfront Hilton Hotels.  It is also distributed all through Palmetto Dunes and Shelter Cove in easy take one racks. 

Dunes Marketing Group is the only real estate company in this publication. 

The newspaper style newsletter offers Island events, interesting articles about the Island and real estate information across the Island.  This seasonal guide also offers shopping and dining information for Palmetto Dunes. 

Click here for the FALL/WINTER Palmetto Previews

If you have interest in any of the articles or would like more information on any of the properties please email us at islandrealtor@hargray.com .

All the best~

Robbie Bunting

800-932-3652

P.S.  To search other properties or the MLS on Hilton Head Island +++CLICK HERE+++

Dear Clients, Friends & Fellow Associates ~

As a Realtor on Hilton Head Island I am often asked about three things.  The weather, the market and my family.  In order to save some time, I have summarized all of these in one handy print out.  So now when I meet a buyer I can hand this to them as we jump in the car to find their paradise!

Smart Buyers will rush to buy real estate this winter.  Interest rates are forecasted to rise in spring of 2010 if the Federal Reserve stops purchasing the mortgage-backed securitiees.   We could see interest rates crossing 6% by the end of March 2010 if this occurs.   This would mean a loss of buying power up to $60,000 for a $350,000 loan.  The additional interest alone would be $108,000 more paid over the life of this loan. 

Hilton Head weather is simply better!   The Island is kept warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer by thermos or the ocean breezes over the warm sea(that is why you see people swimming in the ocean in January).  In fact, our moderate winter days are typically warmer than other inland southern cities.  As well winter months have less rain than the wetter summer months with sub tropical temperatures that are perfect for snowbirds or real estate shoppers looking for a warm weather escape.  The winter is the Island’s sports season, which is perfect for golf, long beach walks, biking, tennis and most other outdoor activities.

The real estate market is healing.  The market is healing from the bottom up and months of available inventory is decreasing in properties under $750,000.  As these markets heal, buyers with equity will be purchasing our larger properties that offer attractive pricing.  Homes will see a jump in all price points if the new housing credit passes later this week.  First-time home buyers would be eligible for $8,000, but purchasers don’t have to be first-time buyers. Anyone who has owned a home for at least five years could get a $6,500 credit on a new residence. 

My son’s are touring colleges.  Many of my clients have been buying and selling real estate with me before I had a family.  It is hard to believe for both of us that we are now looking at colleges.  My wife is a great planner and has made me realise it is important not to take a chance on time.  I pass this on to you as timing has never been better to buy real estate…please note time flies!

From Hilton Head Island with great winter weather, great prices and great families~

WE ARE~

Robbie Bunting and Jane Hyers

P.S. Baby 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.

Dear Clients, Friends & Fellow Associates ~  

Jane Hyers and I have made it our big fat audacious goal to “Provide exceptional service, create raving fans & help our clients succeed” 

We knew when we made this goal that it would become our mantra and we would never be able to settle for less.  This goal is always in front of us and we can never completely achieve it without hard work and dedication.  We also recognized that the only way in which we would be able to exceed our Hilton Head sellers expectations is to first know what they are.  Therefore we created the worksheet below:

Raving Fans Worksheet

We are always pushing hard to increase our level of service for our clients.  Our constant search for knowledge of marketing and market trends pushes us to do better for our clients.  

From these efforts we are helping our clients achieve their goals and in return are recieving some fantastic testimonials from sellers and buyers that have worked with us, not just the first time, but through multiple transactions.  We are always looking for areas of improvement and are prepared to work hard to create more raving fans. 

In summary, we would love to have your suggestions and feedback.  If you would take a few minutes and fill out the worksheet attached it will help us meet and exceeed your needs.  If you should feel compelled enough to include a testimonial from working with us, we would be very appreciative.  Just fill in the last few lines and fax it back to 1-866-680-1137.  Thank you! 

All the best,

Robbie Bunting & Jane Hyers