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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Rick Puplava of Southeast Inspection Services on Hilton Head Island shares with us ideas for buyers when they are purchasing a home or villa in the Hilton Head Area.  Rick offers inspections and invited the buyer along to learn more about the property that they are purchasing.  He also suggests having the property reinspected prior to closing with his services for $89.00 for the re-inspect fee.

Southeast Inspection Services can be reached at (843)757-1950 or email rpuplava@yahoo.com

Recently, a Hilton Head property pended after 900 days.  It had also been previously listed for sale for for 500+ days previously with another agent, bringing it to a grand total of over 4 years on the real estate market.  Sellers need to know that there only three reasons a property does not sell including condition, location and value. Because the condition and location were excellent, the only thing wrong was the value. Read the rest of this entry

Whoever controls the buyers, controls the real estate market on Hilton Head Island.  Year after year Dunes Marketing Group’s closed sales volume puts them into the top 3 of all companies in the area.  This is not done without great leadership and sales skills.  Dunes Marketing is one of the few real estate companies that boasts offices in high buyer traffic locations that are easy to walk into.  With these locations, Bill Baldwin, Director of Sales and Marketing introduces his agents and his company to these buyers and leads the market.  This short video gives you an introduction to Bill Baldwin and his winning team. Read the rest of this entry

May market reports provided by South Carolina REALTORS® in cooperation with the Multiple Listing Service of Hilton Head are listed below.

May Monthly Indicator – Click Here

May Housing Supply – Click Here

If you are interested in receiving market reports for your neighborhood, street or complex via email as they occur in real time, please email us at robbie@robbiebunting.com.  This report is great if you are an owner or a future buyer in a particular area of Hilton Head Island.

April 1st is tomorrow and with it comes no surprises.  Hilton Head real estate sellers that go to market will get sold.  Last week we sold 11 properties and almost every week the number increases in the selling season.  If you are a seller and wondering why you are seeing few or no buyers, value is directly related to showings.  If you have few showings, but no offers, your value  may be a little off.  If you have no showings your value is really off.   When a seller sees lots of buyers and agents in and out of their property, chances are they will sell soon. Read the rest of this entry