Every month I send out a newsletter that includes events, news articles and statistics on real estate in the Charleston Metro area. As the year draws to a close, I’ve noticed some trends that I thought worthy of discussion. So check out the stats below and read my interpretation of them. Let me know if you agree, disagree or have...
1. Your stuff is great, but it’s ugly. Please don’t be offended. We’ve all got beautiful things collected over the years and comfortable furniture that we would never get rid of, but buyers do NOT want to see it. They want clean, uncluttered, and newish. You have to be able to give them the space to envision their things in...
I was taking a walk this morning when I caught this guy standing on the sidewalk looking for his breakfast. Here in Harleston Village around Colonial Lake in Downtown Charleston, we see a huge variety of nature on a daily basis – herons, pelicans, loons dipping for fish, and even schools of 30-inch spot-tail bass! To me, Colonial Lake is...
For years I’ve dreamt about the City Market becoming more than just a tourist destination selling schlocky knock-off purses, jewelry and kids clothes. I’ve envisioned a market more like Seattle’s Pike Place or New York’s Grand Central Market – with flowers and baked goods and local artisans. Much progress has been made in that direction as for the past...
For this series, I am just going to take a look at what is available on the Charleston Peninsula. Yes, I know you can do a search on your own but wouldn’t you agree that sometimes it helps to have the inside perspective? While at first glance, $200,000 seems expensive for what you get, consider the significant savings over time...
For the past few years, we’ve decided to have our company party on the Sunday of the annual King Street Holiday Parade. Why? Because our office is on King St and because it’s a whole lotta fun. So each of these Sundays starting about Noon, we have a pot luck, employees, agents, friends and lots o’ family and kids down...
