Update your villa’s kitchen and baths!

If you own a villa or are looking at a villa that is in dire need of remodeling, we have asked our remodeler to provide a one stop shopping experience for your kitchen and bath!  He has done some pricing and found terrific deals that offer the opportunity to transform your villa.  If you are listed for sale or thinking of selling, or just want to enjoy your villa, this is a great time to remodel!  As an agent, this is great information  to know when you are selling a villa that needs updating! Read the rest of this entry

Do you dream of living on Hilton Head Someday?
Let’s assume you own a home free and clear in Ohio, or have a small mortgage.  If you are over 62, you can get a Reverse Mortgage on the current property, and use the proceeds to purchase a Hilton Head  home or villa!  And the best part is that you have no payment on the home “up North”.  Reverse Mortgage Program. Read the rest of this entry

If you are ready to start your Hilton Head area spring gardening, here are two ideas.

1. Plant a medicinal herb garden(enjoy the article below) or contact Kaycey Hadl to plant a herb garden for you!  Not only does her company do terrific landscape design, they also provide installation and maintenance.  There email is anchorland@gmail.com
2. Call Christine at Sea Pines CSA for a truckload of Mulch for your flower beds.  Of course, you may have to wait for delivery(there were 28 loads in front of mine and I have to wait a week or two), but the mulch is free(with the exception of any gate fees).  The phone number for the free mulch is (843)671-1343.

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By Todd Brooks

Indications show that the 2010 rental season will be better than the 2009!

The landscape of the vacation rental industry has changed over the last several years.  The trend has been to book vacation plans closer to arrival date.  The vast amount of information available on the Internet has enabled the potential guest to check availability and have numerous selections to choose from, eliminating the “sense of urgency” that we experienced in the prior years.  As the economy weakened, the mindset of the traveler was to hang on to their money as long as possible. Read the rest of this entry

If the market is not coming to you, you must go to the market!

Today, the Hilton Head real estate market is determined by home buyers.  If a property is getting little to no activity and has not yet had an offer, it can be assumed that the property is out  of  market.  Agents that have these properties listed will start tweaking their marketing programs and increasing their efforts often to no avail.  It is up to the seller to fix this by adjusting the value  and this nursery rhyme gives you the reason!

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Why would you not want to be on every website in the World?

Because over 87% of all real estate purchases start on line, we post your Hilton Head Property on practically every website we can.  Having many different websites for your property is like having several billboards around the world.  You simply do not know how the buyer is going to search or find us, but we know that we have the web covered.  Below are the bigger websites we have listed our properties for sale on.  Read the rest of this entry

We have attached the link to the 2010 February Market Study.  This report shows the activity in the real estate market in a very recent snapshot.  Below is a quick summary of this report: Read the rest of this entry

Big News!

Jane and I had the best January we have had ever in real estate with 7 sales transactions and almost 4 million in real estate sales or listings.  Combined with February, Dunes Marketing had Big RESULTS thru February:

Transactions and dollar volume up almost 50%!

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