Hilton Head Real Estate

Greetings from Hilton Head Island~

If you are considering the sale of your property in the Hilton Head Area, choosing the right broker can make the difference between sitting and selling. As a Hilton Head Realtor for now over 25 years, it is my goal to offer you the best strategies, the best marketing programs and our full time dedication to getting your property sold. Read the rest of this entry

Happy Half Year!

As we are now half way through 2010, I wanted to wish my clients and friends a very happy half year!  As we stated at the beginning of 2010, the market is changing.  We have seen positive improvements take place and we also can see challenges ahead.  There are also several vanishing opportunities worth noting.  All in all, the first half was a great improvement over 2009.  In fact, my company and I doubled our sales and volume in the first half of 2010 compared to the first half of 2009.  We are very happy to be busy with buyers once again. Read the rest of this entry

Now is the time to get off the fence!

Last month in June, we rocked and sold eight properties, just Jane and I.  If you are thinking of selling, now is the time to get on the market or price your property to sell.  It will not do any good to evaluate price in December when Hilton Head Island has fewer visitors and everyone is thinking of the holidays.  Hilton Head Island is seasonal and we have buyers looking for properly now. Read the rest of this entry

The gulf stream is 70 miles from Hilton Head Island. 
Located off the coast of Hilton Head Island, the gulf stream has pushed storms past our coast line, kept our temperatures warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer and will hopefully push the oil away from our shorelines.  This “river” or current in the Atlantic Ocean is the super highway. Read the rest of this entry

Flood Insurance on Hilton Head Island

While we have found that most Flood Policies are assumable and we have closed our Hilton Head homes with the new buyer assuming the sellers policy, Congress has extended the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through September 30th.  The bill is retroactive and will cover the lapse period from June 1, 2010, to the date the law is enacted. 

National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010

Senate passage of the National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010 (H.R. 5569), reauthorizes extension the NFIP until September 30, allowing currently stalled transactions to move forward. The bill is retroactive and covers the lapsed period from June 1, 2010, to the date of enactment of the extension. Any new policy applications or renewals that were signed and submitted during the lapsed period will be effective from the date of application. In the case of waiting periods, the waiting period will start from the date of application.

Hilton Head Retirees take note

States are wooing retirees with tax breaks.  Considering everything, listed below are the states that tax experts say offer the best deals for residents older than 65:

Georgia, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, New York, South Carolina, Delaware  and Louisiana Read the rest of this entry

The Good Ole Days

While we have been selling up a storm on Hilton Head Island, there are still some sellers and agents that seem to be waiting for the good ole days.  Those good ole days gave sellers lots of showings and offers to consider in the sale of their property.  For listing agents the good ole days meant they could sit back and wait for a buyer or another agent to bring them offers on one of their many listings regardless of price, condition and even location.  For the buyer agents, the good ole days meant they did not have to shop or sort through thousands of listings to find the perfect one, all they had to do is show the one or two that were available and ask the buyer to decide on one or the other.  For the buyers, the good ole days meant you had to decide quickly or you might lose the better property in negotitaion or by another offer.  The good ole days were simple, but they are gone and we as agents, sellers and buyers need to move on. Read the rest of this entry

Hilton Head Sellers and Buyers must be aware of the “Principle of Substitution”

Sellers and buyers on Hilton Head need to be aware of the “Principle of Substitution” as it can either kick them in the butt or help them negotitate an incredible deal.  This simple principle states that when several similar properties are available, the one with the lowest price will get the greatest demand. This principle also assumes there is not much time between the comparison of the properties.  In other words, the lowest priced property will always sell first when it comes up on the market. Read the rest of this entry

Hilton Head Island

In life some things never change.  The natural beauty of Hilton Head never seems to change in this constantly changing world.  The beaches, the communities, the shopping, the dining, the waterways and the attitude on Hilton Head Island seem to be a constant we all crave in this changing world.  As a Hilton Head Realtor, I get to drive around this Island everyday and show the features, advantages and benefits of life on an Island.  The great thing about selling this Island is some things never change. Read the rest of this entry