Hilton Head buyers that are agonizing over a 1% counter offer from the seller are missing the point and usually the property in today’s market.  It is easy to understand why a buyer stays put on their offer in a declining market, but that option is going, going, gone.  Just look at Zillow pricing for Hilton Head over the last year.  It shows an improvement of almost 10%.  A buyer that gets sticker shock in an improving market, just may have to wait for the next recession to buy a home. Read the rest of this entry

Hilton Head Island has celebrated the Heritage since 1969.  While golf is the main attraction, the RBC Heritage is a tradition where we gather together to enjoy the rites of spring.  It is a time when Islanders, tourists, touring pros and volunteers enjoy azaleas in full bloom, new and old friendships, fabulous weather and a week full of fun.  The Heritage is much more than just great golf, its about tradition. Read the rest of this entry

Investors are once again moving into the Hilton Head Real Estate market.  Some are looking for return and have no plans on using the property while others are adding it to their portfolios with the expected fringe benefits of using it when it is not rented.  We welcome back these purchasers and think they will like what they see.  In fact, Yahoo Finance, just ranked the Hilton Head Market as one of “5 Best Markets to Buy a Home” and we have listed some reasons why. Read the rest of this entry

Whether you are just beginning your vacation property rental program or if you want to boost your rental income, we have photographers, cleaning companies, rental companies, free websites, fee websites and ways to get your Hilton Head Property into the short term rental market.  You can make your rental home hassle free or you can run it like a business, either way this step by step guide will help you crank up the rentals on your Hilton Head vacation property. Read the rest of this entry

Home and Car Insurance on Hilton Head Island

We had a client ask us about insurance a few months ago and we suggested she contact our friends Robbie and Brook at Turbeville Insurance Agency in Beaufort.  She told us that she not only save over $1,000 on our policy and got better coverage, she also saved hundred on her auto insurance.  This kind of savings may benefit our clients, so we are passing it on to you.

Hilton Head Island home and wind insurance

The short video above with Robbie Holmquist offers information about Home Insurance in the Hilton Head Area of South Carolina.  Robbie presents a new wind policy that can be combined with a Home Owner policy with the possible benefit of saving on the premium with more coverage.  Contact Robbie Holmquist or Brooke Cucinella at (843)524-4500 or emails:  brookec@tiasc.biz or robbieh@tiasc.biz.

If you are looking to buy or sell a home or villa in Hilton Head, Bluffton or Daufuskie, please visit www.HiltonHeadRealEstateNews.com .  Thank  you.

Every residential Hilton Head community that ever had a vacant home-site has a ARB which is an acronym for Architectural Review Board.  Just like a Hilton Head POA, the board is made up of members from the community, professionals and adminstrators that make decisions about the architecture based on the covenants of the community.  These review boards protect the residential integrity of their community and help uphold property values from these efforts. Read the rest of this entry

We love Hilton Head at this time of year!  The pace is slower, the properties are easier to access and the negotiations more relaxed.  If you are a seller, there are steps that we can take to close out your property by year end.  If you are a buyer there are present opportunities that are available now that will be gone come the new year.  Listed below are some of the benefits of buying or selling now.  Of course, we would like to be your real estate agent that assists and provides the important market research that can help you save money.  Read the rest of this entry

Congratulations to Don Peterson with the Alliance Group, the winner of the iPad2! John Robinson, President of the Association drew the winner of the iPad raffle from our MLS tour.  Be sure to email to congratulate Don, because we have not told him yet!  The turnout was unbelievable at 57 Heath Court West with the best golf and lagoon views in Leamington and 120 South Shore Drive on the Oceanfront.  Both of these homes are located in the private residential beach community of Leamington(community benefit list).

Please note the following:

1. 120 South Shore is Listed under Villas because the regime handles all the outside maintenance.  If this were listed in homes it would be the newest 6 bedroom oceanfront on the Island under $3 mill and the least expensive 6 bedroom oceanfront home in a plantation.  Be sure to look under villas to find it.
2. 57 Heath Court West was completely remodeled in 2007 and is better than new!   We had several comments from agents that were surprised how new this home looked and felt.  The remodel was extensive from head to toe making this fabulous location one of the best on Hilton Head Island!

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Thank you for again for participating in our iPad MLS tour giveaway.  Happy Selling, Robbie Bunting

Do you dream of building a new home some day on Hilton Head Island?  Let me tell you about a school teacher that I met that lives in a beautiful home on the Island.  What a great forward thinker.  She not only bought a lot, but she also built her dream home 10 years before she retired.  She than rented the home until she was ready to make her move.  Twenty years ago, like right now, land was cheap, mortgage rates were low and construction was affordable.  Amazing what you can learn from a school teacher. Read the rest of this entry

In their retirement and golden years baby~boomers want warm weather and the Hilton Head ocean nearby.  Do not wait to long to make get your foot in the door on Hilton Head Island as boomers are now turning 60 at the rate of 8,000 a day and represent 38% of our total population in this country.  The way I see it based on 2.5 million visitors per year to Hilton Head Island, we have over 950,000 of  these Baby Boomers visiting the Island with about 50,000 of them turning 60 years old every year for the next 17 years.  Our recommendation is to be ahead of this herd!  We are just beginning to hear the rumble.