Everyone loves new!  Have you ever thought that owning a brand new home on Hilton Head Island for $250,000 was even impossible?  We just learned about this new home offering on the Island located just off Spanish Wells Road. Whether buying for a second home, rental or permanent residence you will love these brand new floor-plans, the lush subtropical surroundings and this gated comunuity.

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Whether buying to add rental income to your portfolio, buying to live or buying for a second home you will love these brand new Floorplans at Bridgepointe.  BridgePointe is situated in the heart of Bluffton, South Carolina which puts you minutes from Hilton Head’s beaches and in the center of a subtropical lifestyle that is warm and close to the ocean. Read the rest of this entry

The update below is from Scott Bunting from Bunting Construction on Hilton Head Island.  We have asked him to take a look at where we have been to get a better understanding of where we may be going.  These market trends help us better adapt to this changing market and help us guide our clients and customers as they research Hilton Head Real Estate. Read the rest of this entry

Sellers have the option of waiting for a purchaser before they make a move or we can help them get creative and move faster.  As the market has changed, new opportunities have popped up including selling high, buying low, trading and building on Hilton Head Island.  Many of our sellers are taking advantage of these timing opportunities to make their move and they are saving money and time.

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In the last few years, financing for home sites and construction loans have been very difficult to find.  Now with the incredible values that these home sites offer, we have found a lender that is not only on the Island, they make their decision locally.  South Carolina Bank & Trust offers Lot and Construction-Permanent loans with rates as low as 3.75%.  Building a new home can once again be an exciting alternative for prospects looking to move.

Local Decisions and Personal Service

At South Carolina Bank and Trust(SCBT) they make local decisions, and are ready to be your full service, community bank.  They have a wide range of mortgage products from 1 to 10 year ARMS as well as conforming and jumbo fixed products.  Feel free to contact Andrew for your mortgage needs, contact Andrew Phillips at 843-342-1957

If you are in the planning or building stages of your home or villa and and want to be more kind to our Island, take the items on Bunting Construction Companies GOING GREEN CHECKLIST into consideration.  Below are some ideas to consider in your Hilton Head Property:  Read the rest of this entry

The construction industry on Hilton Head is looking up for 2011, especially in the second home market.  The Wall Street journal stated that the second home market is on the rise and mentioned that Hilton Head Island is no exception. Read the rest of this entry

If you have been searching for a new home in the Hilton Head Area under $500,000, we have designed a program to help you.  We have scouted the area and found a Top builder that will construct a brand new home for $499,000 including the cost of the land*.  This price is based on several homesites we have identified in Palmetto Hall on Hilton Head Island that are offered below $100,000.  An appraiser on Hilton Head recently said “I think in 2011 the smart buyers will realize that with lot prices so low building will be a great alternative.” Read the rest of this entry

We are seeing a slowing in the refinancing and I guess the market thinks that we will see rates back in the 4% range.  “All my banking clients don’t see a return to those rates.  I guess I must agree that we maybe turning the corner on rates and property values”, said Bruce Goff a local appraiser on Hilton Head Island. Read the rest of this entry

The Director of Sales at Dunes Marketing Group, Bill Baldwin was recently quoted in the local Island Packet stating that the Hilton Head real estate market bucks the downward real estate trend reported nationally.  Now I really don’t know how a newspaper makes money, but as a Hilton Head homeowner and a realtor on the Island, I think I would read the paper more often and even advertise more frequently if the paper had more news like this in the headlines. Read the rest of this entry