Want to buy a lot and build your dream home in Charleston? Here’s what it will cost you.

I’ve been dreaming up my dream house for decades. Do you do that? My current daydreams swirl around a home with Contemporary Lowcountry architecture, L-shaped with a long view across something beautiful. And a pool. I must have a pool. So with these imaginings and my personal research, coupled with my experience working with developers and architects, I know what...

New on the Market: A Waterway Dream – 42 Intracoastal Court

As I snuggle into the couch by the roaring fire on my porch, cold chardonnay cradled in my hand, I look out over the water and muse over the last boats heading home to turn in for the night. Where did they go today? What grand adventure did they have? Carousing around the Harbor? Tying up at Morris Island? Meandering...

Houses in Charleston are in High Demand – A Good Home is Hard to Find

You all know I like to use numbers to tell a story…And the story is this. There are very few homes to choose from in the Charleston metro’s most popular neighborhoods – both ON the Peninsula, and in the surrounding areas. If you are interested in buying a home in one of these neighborhoods in one of the ‘hot’ price...

The Charleston Area Real Estate Market 2005-2011: The good, the bad, and the truly horrifying…

As you know dear readers, every once in a while I like to run some numbers, because just like photos or videos, they can tell you an interesting story. For this look back at the Charleston real estate market over the past 7 years, I looked at 6 different areas, and tracked the sales volume, the number of sales, and...

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Having a Sunday Funday in Charleston – Nothing Could be Finer

All work and no play makes Kristin a very dull woman. Thus, this past beautiful, clear, no precipitation in sight Sunday afternoon, my husband and I decided on the spur of the moment that a Charleston Sunday Funday was in order. So we rang up his brother and girlfriend, found out they were happy to oblige, and we were on...

Isle of Palms, Sullivan’s Island & Folly Beach – Are They Coming Back?

Since it’s the summer and the beach is on almost everyone’s mind, I thought I’d do a post about our island real estate and how it has fared over the past 10 years. In doing my monthly newsletter in which I compare year over year sales, AND of course from just paying attention to what’s going on, I have noticed...

One of Those Extraordinary Days in Charleston

Enjoying the waves at Isle of Palms and a Ravenel Bridge Sunset.

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