Charleston Peninsula

Are you looking for a home with some Craftsman Style in Charleston? Here are five to see.

If you love the Craftsman style and want to live on the Charleston Peninsula, Wagener Terrace and North Central are chock-a-block full of cottages to be had.  Most of the homes in these neighborhoods were built between 1940 and 1960 so you can get the charm of historic details with the solidity of older construction. 2917492 – Details: 858 RUTLEDGE...

Update on the Handy Man Specials in Wagener Terrace and North Central

Update 5/11/2010 – See updates in bold below! In August, when I last wrote a post about the resurrection of Handy Man Specials in Wagener Terrace and North Central – there were a list of homes on the market.  Since then, all the ones in Wagener Terrace have either been taken off the market (118 Grove St which had a...

The Resurrection of the Handy Man Special in Charleston – Wagener Terrace and North Central

Update 9/15 – Since I wrote this blog, two more handy man specials in Wagener Terrace and North Central have gone under contract at 144 Hester St and 9 Laurel, and the price has been reduced on a few others. Back in May, I noticed what I thought could become a trend in handy man specials* and created this blog...

A grand Charleston estate for sale – The Sword Gate House

A grand Charleston estate for sale – The Sword Gate House

On this blog, I try to post properties which I consider to be special, unique or a deal you cannot miss.  You will rarely see mention of something just because I or my company represents it. The Sword Gate House at 32 Legare, a grand Charleston estate for sale, meets the criteria for what I mention to you. This home...

The many and varied neighborhoods of the Charleston Peninsula

Living in Charleston is an experience unlike any other.  Urban but close to nature, historic with all the conveniences of modern living, lively, peaceful and utterly romantic – it’s the best of all worlds.  On this Peninsula we call Charleston, we are surrounded by rivers and live in vastly different neighborhoods.  We eat at fine restaurants and walk to work....

Charleston is not Disneyworld

Resorts, hotels, golf courses, dining and entertainment, shopping galore and recreation for all!!! This is the call of two places that share much in common.  Both are major tourist attractions, both see 100s of thousands of visitors a year, both are beautiful and cheerful and set your eyes agog with the veritable rainbow of colors lining their streets. But Disneyworld...

So what exactly is the Charleston Single House?

So what exactly is the Charleston Single House?

The Charleston Single House is an architectural style associated with Charleston, SC and refers to homes built one room wide with double covered piazzas (Charlestonese for porch). The homes can be many rooms long and multiple stories high.  Some are 10 feet wide, some are 25 feet wide, but they always sit with the narrow part of the house facing...

Home Sales on the Charleston Peninsula – Makin’ it Snappy

Some of the numbers in my previous post “Home Sellers Finally Get It” looked downright scary.  Homes on the market for over 700 days.  700!  And these are just the ones that have recently sold.  Who knows how many others are out there still sitting and waiting to be rescued?  One would think that with stats like that, very little...

Charleston Peninsula Home Sellers Finally Get It

Charleston Peninsula Home Sellers Finally Get It

For the past couple years we’ve been watching and waiting as real estate sales plummeted, yet home sellers held firm on their asking prices.  Call it stubbornness, pride or disbelief,  but people weren’t budging.   Well, they are now – whether by force, generosity or pure exhaustion.  If you are in the market for a new home in Charleston, or if you have been eyeing...

So What’s in a Name? (Charleston Idiosyncrasies – Part 1)

Everything if you are a Charlestonian. Pinckney, Tradd, Calhoun, Gibbes, Anson, Ravenel, Legare (pronounced Luh-gree), Manigault, Aiken, Huger (pronounced Hugh-gee), Middleton…. These are names you hear over and over in your Charleston goings and comings.  Perhaps you drove down a street of that name, or wandered past a soaring mansion with a plaque bearing that name, or met someone at...

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