Jane and I have recently been flush with cash buyers purchasing homes on Hilton Head Island.  One buyer told me she was getting .90 basis points on her money and figured she might as well buy a house on Hilton Head and put her money to use and at least have fun with it.  Our buyers are tired of the stock market emotional roller coaster and when they have put their money in the bank they are getting practically nothing.  They are finally turning to the one asset class where they can enjoy the fruits of their labor.  Their mantra is Buy Now, Retire Later. Read the rest of this entry

Meet Robbie Bunting & Jane Hyers

Robbie’s knowledge and expertise of Hilton Head Real Estate spans over 30 years.  He is a second generation Realtor and together with his assistant Jane Hyers, they have developed a very dynamic approach to the evolving real estate market.  By combining a personal approach to the most recent technologies, Robbie Bunting and Jane Hyers provide the very best for their buyer and seller clients.  As one of the top ten agents on Hilton Head Island, their goal is to create a raving fan with the services they provide you. Read the rest of this entry

We love this time of year.  The pace is slower, the properties are better and the negotiations more relaxed.  If you are a seller, there are steps that we can take to close out your property by year end.  If you are a buyer there are present opportunities that are available now that will be gone come the new year.  Read the rest of this entry

This past month we were able to work with some buyers and learned some new ways to comparison shop. As you know, the key to finding the right property today is more a process of elimination than it is trying to look at every property for sale on Hilton Head Island. That is why we like to build a spreadsheet for our buyers and use the following in our comparisons:

• Price per square foot
• List to sell averages
• Year Built
• View
• Price per bedroom
• Square foot per bedroom

If you are shopping for Hilton Head Property and would like us to send you this comparison for any community or area including homes and villas anywhere on Hilton Head Island,  just email us your search perimeters and we will download this report and e-mail it to you. This is a real eye opener and time saver.

Hilton Head Real Estate Trends for the month of September are listed below.  This is a snapshot of the activity on Hilton Head and shows the activity at various price points. When sellers are positioned correctly with the big three(condition, location and price) the DOM(days on market) is applicable.  The information below should be factored in when buying or selling in the Hilton Head Area.   If you would like for me to summarize this report simply email me at robbie@robbiebunting.com or call me direct at (843)842-0805.

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We are selling our listed properties and our marketing programs are working in a big way for our seller clients.  We just closed on a 3 bedroom villa on the Island that had been listed with 4 previous agents before the seller came to us to get the job done.

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Listed below are the market trends for Hilton Head Real Estate for the month of August.  This is a snapshot of the activity on Hilton Head and shows the activity at various price points. When sellers are positioned correctly with the big three(condition, location and price) the DOM(days on market) is applicable.  The information below should be factored in when buying or selling in the Hilton Head Area.   If you would like for me to summarize this report simply email me at robbie@robbiebunting.com or call me direct at (843)842-0805. Read the rest of this entry

I believe short sales are misunderstood and under-marketed.  For some reason the majority of buyers walk in or call us about foreclosures and never ask about short sales.  Seems to me the benefits of the short sale out-weight the faster closing foreclosure in many ways for all involved.  While short sales in the past got a bad rap, when we put a negotiator into place we are now 90% successful on closing our short sales.

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If you have purchased a second home, lot or rental property in the Hilton Head Area (or are thinking about it), you are in for a break.  Governor Nikki Haley signed in a bill this week that will encourage investors back into the Hilton Head Island Real Estate Market. This bill will give home site owners and second home owners the opportunity to pay 25 percent less in property taxes or the fair market value in taxes on the property, instead of paying taxes on the sale price of the property. Read the rest of this entry