Living in Charleston

Why Charleston Ain’t Cheap

Down here at The Real Estate Studio at 214 King St, we get a great mix of visitors to Charleston coming in our door.  Over the past year, when conversations are inevitably struck up about real estate in Charleston, I have noted that 50% of the interested folks are WAY off in their estimates of what Charleston real estate costs....

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...

Why Charleston?

So before we move on, I must address the inevitable question – “Why Charleston?”  For those of you who have been here or live here – you understand and another word need not be said.  For those of you who haven’t – only one word is necessary.  Magic.  It is a place of beauty, mystery and history that draws you in...

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