With interest rates at historic lows and prices still in favor of the buyer, owning a vacation rental property is less expensive than at many times in the past. The short-term vacation rental market in our area is off to a strong start in 2012 and positive growth in number of renters and rental rates (compared to last year) is expected for the remainder of the year. Read the rest of this entry

We study market trends and know that there are some times of year that are better than others to sell Hilton Head Properties.  If you have considered buying or selling real estate these seasonal trends can be your friend.  We looked to Zillow to show the Best Selling Seasons on Hilton Head that took place last year. Read the rest of this entry

The other day a client asked what we were doing to market our Hilton Head properties internationally.  The next day a buyer from Europe purchased one of my oceanfront listings and I quickly started researching ways that we have reached out to these buyers with our marketing.  I found that just in the last year we went international with our Multiple Listing Service and now reach out to international buyers with our listings promoted and published in six languages including French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Try it yourself and click here to search the Hilton Head MLS in the  language of your choice.   As well, I am a member to an international network of 35 countries, 17 time zones, 46 languages, and 15,000 communities through our association with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World.  Bottom line…we are going international in our marketing of our properties. If you would like to explore or marketing programs and go international with us just call direct at (843)842-0805 or email us anytime at islandrealtor@hargray.com.  Merci!

The perfect order

As in life, timing is important in every real estate transaction.  I have spent 25 years learning timing techniques for my clients and their Hilton Head properties.  These timing benefits allow my Hilton Head sellers and Hilton Head purchasers to take advantage of the market and the timing opportunities offered.

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Our listings are red hot on Hilton Head Island

Our sellers are averaging 218 tours per week on their Hilton Head Properties.  With this average it is easy to see our marketing programs are working.  The world wide web is effective with a proactive marketing program and your Hilton Head Realtor has you covered!   Read the rest of this entry

Multiple offers on Hilton Head Island.

If you are a Hilton Head buyer or seller you need to know that we just sold a villa over asking price and had 3 offers on a home listing.  In fact we had 3 cash offers over asking price on one of these properties.  By the way, this property was not a short sale or foreclosure and was priced over a quarter of a million dollars.  It was far from an easy layup.  In fact, for the first 3 days after adjusting the price and before our second marketing blitz started…nothing happened on this Hilton Head property. Read the rest of this entry