Isle of Palms Real Estate Market Update
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009Fort Moultrie is the name of a series of citadels on Sullivan’s Island built to protect the city of Charleston, SC. The Fort, built primarily of palmetto logs, was commissioned on Dec. 19, 1809. Fort Moultrie inspired the state flag and state nickname (Palmetto State) of South Carolina.
Is Charleston’s Real Estate Market Improving?
Sunday, March 30th, 2008There are over 10,000 homes on the market in the Charleston Area and most of them stay on the market for an average of four months. But the buyers are starting to come out of the woodwork. According to many Real estate agents from all over the Lowcountry open houses are full and things are [...]
Home Sales in February Up!
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008According to the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors, Charleston area home sales are picking up. In February, home sales increased almost 10%. 636 homes were sold in February up from 579 in January. There were 1,144 under contract last month, showing an increase in the number of homes under contract as compared with 1,006 homes [...]
Home Sales Nationally Increased
Saturday, May 26th, 2007According to the Wall Street Journal’s article by Jeff Bater, new home sales increased sixteen percent in April. This is the largest increase in 14 years. However, the prices of the new homes declined. But, this does show that the inventory is slowly dwindling off the shelf and does look very promising for the real [...]
New York Times Fan of Isle of Palms, South Carolina
Saturday, March 17th, 2007The Charleston, South Carolina area has a lot of fans. Recently the New York Times has published three separate articles about the area. I thought you might enjoy their most recent article about Isle of Palms & Wild Dunes. The article dated March 16, 2007 was written by Elsa Brenner and is entitled, “Near Charleston, [...]
Isle of Palms Business Council–Newly Formed Committee
Tuesday, March 13th, 2007My previous blogs discussed the issue of short term rentals in Isle of Palms. The controversial issue has a lot of proponents and opponents. So…not all are in agreement but the issue has united the Isle of Palms business community according to the Post and Courier article of March 13, 2007. According to the P&C, [...]
CTAR’s President Shares His Views on the Isle of Palms Short Term Rental Issue
Monday, March 5th, 2007The President of the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors recently wrote a letter to the Editors of the Post and Courier and the Moultrie News in regard to the Isle of Palms short term rental situation we previously blogged about. In our blogs, we try to show you perspectives from all sides of an issue. [...]
“Save Isle of Palms” Signs
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007Have you noticed the “Save Isle of Palms†signs? What are these and what do they mean? Recently a group of residents came together and formed the “Save Isle of Palms†committee. They want to limit short term rentals on the island. More specifically, they want to have a minimum short term rental rate of [...]
The Future of Isle of Palms Rentals–Unknown
Saturday, February 10th, 2007Sullivan’s Island placed restrictions and now prohibits no new short term rentals on the Island (currently Sullivan’s Island short term rentals are less than 100–and these are grandfathered-in), and now Isle of Palms is considering following this trend according to ABC News 4. Many homeowners are frustrated with the noise and believe building is out [...]
Village at Wild Dunes Under Construction But Making Progress
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007The Wild Dunes new condo complex is slowly making progress. The final concrete slap was poured on Friday, January 26, 2007. The $183 million project known as The Village at Wild Dunes began the building process in December of 2005. There will be a total of 5 buildings with approx. 256 luxury condos. Currently 40% [...]
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