Dear Clients, Friends and Fellow Associates~

This Fall we are pleased to be offering a FREE 1 year AHS warranty with the purchase of one of our listings or sales.  Our buyers and sellers will get this absolutely free.  If you are an agent we will pay for this on behalf of your client if you sell one of our listings.  If you are a buyer we will include this service with our $500 Travel Allowance when you Fly & Buy this fall!

Happy Fall Buying Spree! 

Robbie Bunting

& Jane Hyers

AHS® Home Warranty available for all life’s events

Many people are not aware of home warranties until they are involved in a real estate transaction, but AHS® offer its home warranty directly to you regardless.

Selling your house – AHS® Home Warranty is the perfect marketing tool. It can help your house sell faster and for a higher price.

Buying a house Buying a new house is an exciting experience. It is also probably the largest investment you’ll ever make. Problems don’t move out when you move in.

Currently living in a home A home warranty from AHS® allows you to focus on more important things in life than repairs.

Rental property or vacation home An AHS® Home Warranty is convenience for those with tenants who like to request service in the middle of the night.

Taking care of a parent or your child’s home An AHS® Home Warranty can’t prevent system or appliances form breaking down, but it can help make covered repairs or replacements easier and less costly.

AHS® is a nationwide provider  just tell us where your home is located

Regardless of age, make, model, or dwelling type

The covered items must be domestic grade and in good working order at time of purchase. Commercial grade items are only covered specified by the manufacturer for use in a residential application.

Consider your dwelling type – AHS® has a home warranty for your residential dwelling and does not require the dwelling to be owner-occupied. Residential dwelling must be under 10,000 square feet types include single-family homes, new construction, condominiums, townhouses, mobile homes and multiunit dwellings.

Since your home is one of your biggest investments, it only makes sense to protect it. Right?

AHS® covers many of the most frequently used items items we as homeowners take for granted until something breaks down.

Customize your coverage Select from many packages available for your dwelling and life’s event. Whether you are going through a real estate transaction or a current homeowner. AHS® has a home warranty plan for you. Several option packages and single item options are available to customize your plan to fit your individual budget and lifestyle. No home inspection necessary!

Did you know that there is a 60% chance that a major system or appliance in your home will fail in the next yearo repair and replace

Average retail replacement costs System and appliances are becoming more and more complex, making them more costly to repair and replace. Check out some of the average retail repair and replacement costs for many common home systems and appliances.

An AHS® Home Warranty can be a helpful financial management tool. It helps protect you against many of the costs associated with repairs and replacement that could put a serious dent in your budget.

The good news in real estate is finally moving from the back pages to the headlines in major newspapers and magazines.  One very important factors that effects the value of real estate is the Law of Cause and Effect.

Because of all the Good News out there, we are seeing more buyers in the buy real estate on the Island.  Last week on Hilton Head we sold 4 oceanfront homes which is more than the entire year and my phones are busy as we put together contracts for our buyers and sellers.  

Below are just some of the GOOD NEWS ARTICLES that we would like to share with you. 

USA TODAYIDEAL LIVING . COM

Island Packet ` New Homes Show Market Rebound

Island Packet - Profits, home prices lift Dow above 9,000

Island Packet - Home Mortgage rates continue to fall

NY Times - Recovery Signs in Houseing Market Stir Some Hope

This news will have effect on the supply and all bets are off once the inventory corrects itself.  In the meantime, lets make a deal.

All the best,

Robbie Bunting

Big Internet Marketing Update! 

We’re continuing to spread the good news about our properties.  We have just registered with ListHub, one of the real estate industry’s premier networks for on-line listings management.  Our recent listings will be found on these additional real estate websites by the beginning of next week and the inquiries will come back to our our companies website:

Our property listings are featured on:

• RealEstate.Yahoo.com (a.k.a. Yahoo Real Estate) which is approaching Realtor.com’s traffic!
• RealEstate.aol.com (a.k.a. AOL Real Estate)
• Cyberhomes.com
• Military.com
• Backpage.com
• Walmart.com classifieds
• Local.com
• Lycos.oodle.com (a.k.a. Lycos classifieds)
• CLRSearch.com
• InvestorLoft.com
• OceanHomesUSA.com
• MyREALTY.com
• PropBot.com
• Enormo.com
• OpenHouse.com
• ResortScape.com
• Overstock.com real estate
• eRealInvsetor.com
• DotHomes.com
• Fizber.com
• Our properties are also featured on:
• robbiebunting.com
• visualtours.com
• DunesMarketing.com
• HiltonHeadMLS.com
• Realtor.com

 Last year, we were able to add our properties to the following sites:

• LeadingRE.com (a.k.a. RELOHomeSearch.com)
• FrontDoor.com (HGTV’s real estate website)

 
As of April 2009, all of our properties are also posted on the following real estate websites:

• Trulia.com
• Base.Google.com (a.k.a GoogleBase)
• Zillow.com
• Locale.com
• Oodle.com
• Homefinder.com (formerly HomeScape.com)
• Vast.com
• Hotpads.com
• Craigslist

Our goal is to get the word out about our great listings.  If you would like to visit one of these properties please visit www.robbiebunting.com right now or any of the sites above!  If you would like to recieve or review our marketing package please email or call on us anytime.

See you on the web worldwide!

Best Regards,

Robbie Bunting &
Jane Hyers

Sort: Tour ID Ascending Tour ID Descending Price Asscending Price Descending Beds Ascending Beds Descedning Baths Ascending Baths Descending

Just Click on a photo to see a VISUAL TOUR!  Thank you

15 Deixler Lane $99,000 15 Deixler Lane     (7 photos)	46 Sedge Fern Drive $149,000 46 Sedge Fern Drive     (1 photos)	213 Turnberry Village Villa $329,000 59 Carnoustie Road 2 Beds / 2 Baths 1351 Sq. Ft. (11 photos)	987 Inverness Villa $459,000 60 Carnoustie Road 2 Beds / 2 Baths 1350 Sq. Ft. (16 photos)
73 Skull Creek $490,000 6 Village North Drive 3 Beds / 2 Baths 1393 Sq. Ft. (4 photos)	309 Barrington Court $499,000 77 Ocean Lane 1 Beds / 1.5 Baths 862 Sq. Ft. (8 photos)	2205 Edgewater Villa $599,000 50 Verbena Lane 4 Beds / 3 Baths 2150 Sq. Ft. (10 photos)	701 Barrington Park Villa $599,000 75 Ocean Lane 3 Beds / 2.5 Baths 1482 Sq. Ft. (12 photos)
3 Interlochen Drive $599,900 3 Interlochen Drive 4 Beds / 3.5 Baths 2450 Sq. Ft. (14 photos)	378 Fort Howell Drive $629,000 378 Fort Howell Drive 4 Beds / 3.5 Baths 3389 Sq. Ft. (9 photos)	5 St George $697,000 5 St George 4 Beds / 4 Baths 2434 Sq. Ft. (19 photos)	58 Heath Court West $729,000 58 Heath Court West     (5 photos)

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Listed below are helpful links for buyers that are researching the real estate market in the Hilton Head Island area.  As well, we have additional resources to help you in your scouting.  One very popular program is our free MLS lynx system that emails you in real time properties as they are listed for sale.   Let us know if you would like this set up for you. 

Hilton Head Buyer Links:

Dear Friends, Clients and Fellow Associates~

As the world digs itself out of this recession, this might not seem like the best time to jump into real estate. But for those willing to invest for the long term, 2009 will be the year of the property bargains on the Island.

Right now, the buyer is being rewarded for making an offer as the very best locations are being listed for sale.   It takes time, patience, and in some cases, a little bit of creativity to find these properties, but in our opinion there will never be a 2009 timing opportunity like this one.   The properties are almost never identified as a value, but by researching purchase date, motivation, locations and condition we have found and negotiated some incredible deals.  Many of our buyers are using cash, but some are finding owner financing or land contracts to sweeten the deal.

We all know we cannot “time” the bottom of the market.  The key is not to lose “time” in our lives waiting for a sign or signal.  My wife told me once “Don’t take a chance on time” and I am sharing this with you because your time spent enjoying this Island Paradise is more valuable than the dollars you might save waiting for a better one.

The links below will help you start your Island reseach from your computer.  As well, we have additional resources, ideas and programs that will allow you to find the perfect property.  Just let us know and we will put you into our research loop.

Wishing you much success,

 
Robbie Bunting & Jane Hyers

Here are some helpful links to get you started:

Dear Friends, Clients and Fellow Associates~
 
This week will be spotlighting the Top Ten Reasons to buy property in Port Royal with its 1,173 acres and its beautiful 3 miles of watefront.  Also spotlighted is the Top Ten Reasons to buy property in the 800 acre Shipyard Plantation with its ocean access and central location…enjoy!

Shipyard Plantation

• It has great Beach!  A major attraction for Shipyard residents, guests and visitors is the community Beach Club on the oceanfront.  The Beach Club events include Mens and Womens group, educational events and multiple social gatherings. There is a convenient walkway to the beach, restrooms, showers, and over 400 beach storage lockers that are rented by property owners below the Beach Club. 
• It has great security!  Shipyard has two gates in two different areas of the Island. Shipyard offers 24 hour security and roaming patrols.
• It has great golf!  Three nine-hole golf courses, recognized as some of the best in the country by the Senior PGA Tour, are available to residents and visitors. Shipyard also features a tremendous practice facility. 
• It has great neighborhoods! There are two residential neighborhoods that wrap around 27 holes of golf. 
• It has a great location. Coligny Plaza is less than one mile and there is easy access to restaurants, stores, banks, movie theaters, a local hardware store, and the the post office.
• It has great bikepaths.Bicycling is very popular in Shipyard, and there are more than twelve miles of bike paths.  Along gorgeous lagoons these paths complete the community, making it one of Hilton Head’s most desired communities.
• It has a great Hotel! The Crowne Plaza Hotel adds restaurants, Health Club, lounges and conference facilities.  Some of the Residents and Guests favorite dining spots are located at the hotel including Signals, Docker’s, Portz, and Brellas Café.
• It has great Tennis!  Shipyard is also home to the Van der Meer Tennis Center. This club has been ranked as one of the countries top twenty- five clubs.  Tennis Magazine has dubbed Shipyard Racquet Club, built for Billy Jean King, one of their “50 Greatest Tennis Resorts in America.”  
• It has a great master plan.  Shipyard was developed with special consideration given to complementing rather than competing with nature.  It just feels good as you wind through the community by bike or even in a car. 

Shipyard Properties for sale and thier price ranges
Shipyard Homes                    $343,000 to $769,000
Shipyard Home-sites           $269,900 to $399,000                                    
Shipyard Villas                       $182,900 to $599,000

Port Royal Plantation

• It has a great neighborhoods.  Port Royal offers two very distinct neighborhoods.  One is completely private and limited to permanent residents and long term rentals.  This community offers 900 single family residences.  The other neighborhood offers second homes, resort villas and the Westin Hotel.
• It has a great beach. Port Royal stretches over 3 miles of shore line with Atlantic Ocean beach and winds around to the sand covered walking beach of Port Royal Sound.
• It has a great master-plan.  The unique Port Royal Plantation has over 1250 acres and 2100 homes with oversized lots.
• It has great security.  Completely Private Security Gate with access for owners and their guests(no short term rentals) and a 24-Hour Full Area Coverage by Port Royal Security.
• It has a great waterfront club.  Private Port Royal Beach Club offers an olympic sized swimming pool and kids pool overlooking the Port Royal Sound.  This recreational facility also offers members club house(for private functions), playground, basketball and beach access. 
• It has great history.  Once 60,000 union troops lived here and this was also the landing for Captain William Hilton’s discovery.  As well, the steam gun and Fort Sherman are remnants left by soldiers during the civil and Spanish American wars.
• It has great tennis.  Port Royal Racquet Club offers 16 courts with Clay, Grass and Hard Court Surfaces.  No matter where you choose to live, as a tennis player you may want to look at the membership programs offered here.  Inside the gates are Four tennis courts, two of which are lit for members and guests.
• It has great golf. Port Royal offers 54 holes of legendary golf nestled within one of Hilton Head Island’s most pristine plantations along the Atlantic coastline. Designed by some of the best golf architects – George Cobb, Pete Dye and William Byrd with the Barony, Planter’s Row, and Robber’s Row.
• It has great Hotel.  The Westion Resort, the only 4 star hotel on the Island, provides a health club that locals can join(or day visit), an excellent seafood buffet and fantastic dining choices. 
• It has great neighbors.  Events include women’s Friday morning coffee, men’s friday lunch group, numerous social clubs, speakers and special holiday events are just a few things that make this community great.

The links below will allow you to visit some great properties in Port Royal.

Port Royal Homes                         $343,000 to $   769,000
Port Royal Home sites                $325,000 to $2,495,000
Tennis Village Villas                    $329,000 to $   799,000

We hope you enjoy these benefit lists.  Next week we will hi-lite Long Cove and Folly Field.  If you would like a complete ownership package that includes maps and best buys please let us know. 

Be sure to visit our website to see all of our great listings(click listing link at the top of the page).  We stand ready to open the doors for you anytime on any property in the Low Country. 

Thanks to our great sellers and buyers that are working to turn this economy around.  

Happy Summer Days on an Island….
Robbie Bunting & Jane Hyers
800-932-3652
islandrealtor@hargray.com

Dear Friends, Clients and Fellow Associates~
 
The window of opportunity for trades is not forever.  Trades have flourished in this market because sellers are looking for creative alternatives to reducing expenses or want to move up.
 
The key to a succesful trade is to negotiate the difference.  It really does not matter what the selling prices are once you have arrived at the difference.  This can be established from a recent appraisal or even fair comps from 2 years ago.  The difference is the difference.  Here is a list of trade properties.  Please email me if you have a property in mind that you would like to trade.  Thank you.

1. A 1 bedroom Beachwalk + a four bedroom remodeled home – looking to trade for a ocean oriented rental home or deepwater residential home up to $1 mill. 
2. A 2 Bedroom Turnberry($329) – looking to trade up to a 3/4 bedroom villa in Sea Pines, Shipyard or Palmetto Dunes up to $550,000
3. A 3 Bedroom Queens Grant($349) – Looking to trade up to a harbor or marina view with 3 bedrooms ($600)
4. Leamington Lagoon lot ($729,000) Will trade for a rental home or villa of equal or lesser value.
5. Haig Point waterfront 5BR home($1,895,000) will trade for improved commercial up to $4,000,000. 
6. Daufuskie Oceanfront 3 BR penthouse($1,000,000) Will trade for an oceanfront lot at Bloody Point.
7. A 4 bedroom Palmetto Hall home($639,000) will trade for a 2 bedroom villa up to $350,000 in Shipyard, Palmetto Dunes or Sea Pines
8. Large 1/2 acre lot with private dock ($569,000) will trade for a rental property or commercial property of equal or less value.
9. Brand new 5 bedroom oceanfront Home ($4,995,000) Will trade for an oceanfront lot/teardown or oceanfront villa.  Alternative looking to trade up to 200 unit apartment complex(A or B quality) anywhere in the southeast. 
10. A 2 Bedroom Oceanfront Hampton in Palmetto Dunes -Will trade to a 2 bedroom Wendover, Huntington, Abbington or Captains Cove.
11. A 5 bedroom Leamington home ($1,995,000) – Will trade to an oceanfront/near ocean villa ($700-)
12. A 4 Bedroom Palmetto Hall Home($975,000) will trade for a lot, villa or smaller home under $500,000.
13. A Big Palmetto Hall Lot($250) will trade for a gated home on the Island that is truly exceptional in a gated community up to $1 mill.

You can view many of the above properties by clicking My Listings.  Please feel free to call me if you would like to discuss the process or email me at robbie@robbiebunting.com.  Thank you.

Happy Trading~
 
Robbie Bunting
& Jane Hyers
 
P.S.  Thanks to our great sellers and buyers that are turning this economy around!

For Sellers:

Home Sellers: Is 2009 the Right Time to Put Your Home on the Market?

As 2009 winds down, savvy home buyers are looking to leverage the Obama Administration’s Tax Credit to their optimum advantage. Slated to end on November 30th, the tax credit is sure to create some activity with buyers as 2009 winds down and the November 30th deadline looms. This might be an ideal time for some home owners to put their home on the market and take advantage of this in 2009 versus waiting until 2010. However, NOW may be the the time to move on this for many home owners.

If you would like to find out if now would be a good time to put your home on the market, I am offering a free consultation for a limited time to help home owners weigh the pros and cons in order to make the best decision. To take advantage of this offer, please contact me today to schedule an appointment. Don’t miss out.

Thank You,

Robbbie Bunting

P.S.  As all homes are part of the same food chain this can have a trickle up effect to more expensive properties.

Dear Friends, Clients and Fellow Associates~

This week will be spotlighting the Top Ten Reasons to buy property in Sea Pines Plantation with its 5,000 oceanfront acres spanning 1/3 of Hilton Head Island.  In addition, we will be spotlighting the Top Ten Reasons to buy property in Ward 1 ~ which included Jonesville Road…enjoy and be sure to check in next week for Shipyard and Port Royal Top Ten Reasons to buy! 

Sea Pines Plantation

1. It has great Beach!  Spanning South Beach to South Forest Beach and the ocean gate, you will enjoy the dolphins frolicking, sea birds swooping, pelicans floating, the sand and the waves of one of the prettiest beaches in the world.  Sea Pines offers five miles of Atlantic Ocean beach and if you get thirsty as you explore stop at full-service Sea Pines Beach Club and Surfside Grill half way through.
2. It has great security!  Sea Pines installed Hilton Head Island first security gates in 1967.  Security personnel also patrol the plantations streets, and they can (and do) issue tickets fining offenders for the infraction of plantation rules.
3. It has great Marinas!  Harbour Town Marina is the place to see and be seen with its circular design. Fantastic dining, live music entertainment, unique shopping and every water sport available. Harbour Town has a Gregg Russell Playground and a tree house for children, as well as a nature center.  South Beach Village the second marina in the Sea Pines Resort is designed after a New England fishing village and is located at the southernmost tip of Hilton Head Island. Nature tours, dolphin tours, kayaking, and para-sailing are only a handful of the activities available near the home of The Salty Dog Cafe.
4. It has great golf!  72 Holes of Golf that is!  Sea Pines contains the island’s first golf course, the Ocean Course with its sweeping views of the ocean from the 15th hole.  The newly acclaimed Heron Point and the Harbour Town Golf Links which has been home to the PGAs Verizon Heritage Classic since 1969, when it was first won by Arnold Palmer. The Members Only Club Course comes with a membership purchase to the Sea Pines Country Club.
5. It has pristine open spaces!  1,300 acres of parks which includes the Forest Preserve which covers approximately 605 acres that meander through lagoons and salt marshes. Here you will find a Wildflower Meadow, a thousand-foot-long boardwalk, the Low Ropes Team Building Course, and miles of bike trails and walking paths. Even fishing is allowed with the correct permit.
6. It has great shopping and dining!  The resort features 20 different restaurants from casual to elegant such as the Harbor Town Grill.  Restaurants, bakeries, cafes, bars and ice cream shops are woven throughout Harbour Town, Sea Pines Center, and South Beach Marina.
7. It has great Bike Paths! With over 15 miles of leasure trails which are perfect for walking, biking or in-line skating.  These trails wander all through Sea Pines into nature trails, the Baynard Ruins, the beach clubs, the front gate, the communities and the marinas.
8. It has cool stables!  Lawton Stables is home to 50+ American Saddlebred horses. Lawton Stables not only English riding lessons to residents and visitors, but also pony rides for children and guided tours through Sea Pines incredible natural Forest Preserve.
9. It has great Architecture!  The look blends 1960’s Modern, California Modern, Japanese Architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Aldbrass house, and the local vernacular style, or “Low Country Architecture” together and it feels good. It is categorized by large overhangs, screen porches, low roof slopes, earth tone colors, and landscape with native plants rather than formal southern plantings. The desired effect is to blend the house into nature rather than to stand out.
10. It has great Tennis!  With over 100 Tennis Courts and The Sea Pines Racquet Club which boasts 23 clay courts and offers private and semi-private lessons with a center court and all past whispers of past Family Circle Tennis Tournaments.

The great real estate opportunities include:
Homes              $349,000 to $8,500,000

                    Villas                  $225,000 t0 $2,170,000

                    Home-sites      $194,000 to $3,895,000

               Please enjoy these virtual tours in Sea Pines that my company offers:

12 Evergreen Lane          
17 Oyster Catcher         

Jonesville Road Communities

1. It has great water access.  Jonesville Road has two partial deep-watercreeks running down each side.  On the right is Jarvis Creek with its view of Calibogue Sound and unspoiled Shoreline.   On the other side is Old House Creek which is a tidal creek that offers access to the inter-coastal waterways.  Both creeks offer boating, crabbing, fishing and exploring.  Homeowners along the creek put in docks and boat lifts to enjoy these waters.
2. It has a great new communities. The new developments include The Paddocks, Shearwater, Graham Lane The Barn, Wayward Cove and Jonesville.  This was the last area to get water on sewer on Hilton Head and it is a place time forgot.  It offers a relaxed feeling with architecture that is Southern Vernacular at its best, blurring the lines between indoors and out.   Jonesville offers a sanctuary on the Island for a vanishing way of life.
3. It has a great location.  Convenient to both the South End and the North End of Hilton head Island Jonesville is located off Spanish Wells Road  home-sites. Follow Spanish Wells Road to Jonesville Rd. Turn onto Jonesville Rd – The Paddocks is .7 mile on right.  Although it’s a secluded refuge, it’s just one minute from the Cross Island Parkway, which puts you close to dining, shopping, schools and beaches.
4. It has great fishing and crabbing.  The docks for The Barn or the town crabbing dock on Jonesville are a great place to take the kids(grand-kids?) or a special friend to spend an afternoon an hour before or after high tide which is called “slack tide”.  All you really need is a chicken neck a string and a net. Get ready to belly laugh when you finally try to get them in the cooler.  Oh be sure to bring tongs as you do not want to get pinched!  It is easier to let them go!
5. It has great stables.  The stables of Sandy Creek will take you back in time.  It is 8 acres with 32 stalls, tack room, feed room, wash rack, and rest rooms.  Residents and guests are greeted by these gentle giants as they spend time in there paddocks.  They offer up to one hour trails that loop back through the low country.
6. It has great neighbors.  The neighbors have either lived here all their life or built a new home and moved here.  You will find that these neighbors share their love for the outdoors here.  You will see them boating, walking, jumping off a dock, kayaking and biking.  Many have moved from the larger communities to discover an intimate lifestyle.
7. It has a sunny dirt road.  Although Miller Road is the dirt road that connects Spanish Wells and Jonesville, this road is symbolic for the life-style you will find down these roads.  It represents a trip through time where neighborhoods flow together like the tides and where nothing is a hurry. 
8. It has a Hilton Head zipcode.  Although this community has a “Bluffton Feel” this community is located on the Island and offers convenience to everything on Hilton Head Island including the beach, shopping and dining. 
9. It has great natural beauty.  The marshes come to life with tree swallows, rails, hawks, crickets and crabs making marsh music throughout the 4 seasons.  The sunsets over Jarvis Creek is a long smooth drink of calm and is to be enjoyed on the crabbing dock off Spanish Wells.  The homes, communities and natural beauty are to be enjoyed by all.  Come visit, you do not need a gate pass. 
10. It has room to grow.  If you are looking for value and bang for your buck, come see these great homes and properties.  As new residents move into or build the neighborhood will grow!

Here are the price ranges of all properties in the Jonesville Area:

                               Home               $325,000 to $1,270,000

                              Home-sites     $  84,000  t0 $1,700,000

                           Please visit these virtual tours and properties in Jonesville:

                                                  212 Jonesville Road 
                                                  219 Jonesville Road

                                                  201 Jonesville Road

We hope you enjoy these benefit lists.  If you would like a complete ownership package that includes map and best buys please let us know.  Be sure to visit our website to see all of our great listings.  We stand ready to open these doors for you anytime.  Thanks to our great sellers and buyers that are turning this economy around.  Good Job, Good Job! 

Happy Summer Days on an Island….
Robbie Bunting & Jane Hyers
800-932-3652
islandrealtor@hargray.com