It’s that time of year again! Beloved by visitors and locals alike, the Hilton Head Hospitality Association will host their 25th annual Winefest this coming Saturday, March 13!
Always a popular event, Winefest will be held at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn from noon to 4pm. Tickets are $40 and include admission to the event, wine tasting and a souvenir glass! Premium, early (at 11am on the 13th) admission will be sold for $60, while a “Designated Driver” (for those not imbibing!) pass is also available for $10.
We’ve just listed an adorable home in the Lawton Woods neighborhood of Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island! 4 Sorgum Lane is a charming patio home just minutes from the beach! Featuring an efficient, light & bright floorplan including spacious great room with vaulted ceiling & fireplace, kitchen with adjacent laundry room, master suite with vaulted ceiling, two sizable guest rooms, fantastic screened porch plus a 1 car carport. Open space to side and rear makes this feel like full-size lot! Terrific residential cul-de-sac, and just minutes to beach, Sea Pines Forest Preserve, Lawton Stables, schools and more. Truly a great buy! Check it out:
After 150 years, the “Big Red” flag that flew over South Carolina’s Citadel during the Civil War has finally been returned home to the Charleston-area school!! Way back in November we told you the story of this historic flag and it’s significance to both The Citadel and the state of South Carolina and now we’re happy to reveal that the flag is back home in the Palmetto State after many years in a museum in Iowa! Following a 1,200 mile journey aboard a specially designed climate-controlled 18-wheeler, Big Red will reside at the famed Lowcountry school for the next four years, when it will be returned to the State Historical Society of Iowa. A “big” thanks to our great neighbors to the north in Iowa for allowing us to borrow “Big Red”!!
We are very happy to share that the owner and broker-in-charge of Hilton Head Island real estate company Collins Group Realty, Chip Collins, has qualified for the Boston Marathon! An avid marathoner and accomplished athlete, Chip’s time in this past weekend’s Albany Marathon was good enough to earn him a spot in the big Boston event next month! Congrats Chip…we’re all so excited for you!!
Below you’ll find the Hilton Head Island and Bluffton market pulse reflecting last week’s real estate activity. The number of owners reducing the price of their home, villa and/or lot rose for the third straight week while the number of both newly pending and successfully closed properties jumped for the second week
Feel free to call or email us with any questions/comments you may have on these latest numbers, and have a great week!
Below is the MLS report for all listings on Hilton Head Island and Bluffton for the week of March 6, 2010. Please review the following and let us know if you have any questions on the statistics.
Active (New listings): 176 (Up 12% from last week)
Homes: 99
Villas: 42
Lots: 35
Pending (Accepted contracts, but not yet closed): 88 (Up 18% from last week)
Homes: 54
Villas: 27
Lots: 7
Sold (Closed contracts): 65 (Up 4% from last week)
An Advisory for Real Estate Investors in the Hilton Head Island/Bluffton Area.
Are you on the fence about buying real estate because you are concerned about on-going carrying costs?
Market conditions have boosted the long-term rental market tremendously…so much so that the folks at Miller Long Term Rentals on Hilton Head Island are telling us they NEED more homes to rent ASAP! They told us this week that in some cases, they have placed renters in as little as a week’s time…and there is a steady demand for quality rental homes in today’s market.
Here is a general description of the homes that are in the highest demand by renters at this time:
3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, single-family detached home
2 car garage
1,800-2,400 HSF
Located within a gated community/plantation
Unfurnished
On Hilton Head Island or in Bluffton
Rental payment of around $1,500-2,100/month
So…if you are in the market, let us help you find the RIGHT property at the RIGHT price and plug in the RIGHT rental-income for a best-case scenario purchase.
Email us directly…or go on-line to www.CollinsGroupRealty.com, and search the MLS database for properties that look interesting to you!
In the meantime, check out this in-depth rental anaylsis to see the fact and figures..
We’ve just listed a beautiful Lowcountry style home in May River Plantation in Bluffton! Situated on nearly 3 acres of prime, pristine river front, 77 Pine View Drive features a private floating dock, private pool, and fire and horseshoe pit…and that’s just outside!!! Inside, no detail has been overlooked! Check it out!!
Itching to step inside some of the Lowcountry’s most spectacular new homes? Now’s your chance! The Hilton Head Area Home Builder’s Association is hosting their annual Parade of Homes tour starting this Friday, March 5th. Homes will be open to the public on March 5-7th and again on March 12-14th. Participants will be able to view 8 newly constructed homes on Hilton Head Island and 7 properties in Bluffton.
The event is free of charge…pick up a free tour guide and gate pass at the Home Show this weekend at the Mall at Shelter Cove or click here to find a location near you!
Tell us, have you been to Home Shows in the past? Did you pick up any ideas for your own home or did you fall in love with one of the models?
Beaufort County will hold it’s annual Household Hazardous Materials Roundup this coming Saturday, March 6th from 9am to 3pm at the Public Works South location in Bluffton! A great opportunity to safely dispose of the hazmat we’ve all got laying around our homes, the county will collect dangerous substances such as paint, turpentine, anti-freeze, oils, insecticides as well as prescription and over-the-counter medication and much more!
Simply box up your hazardous materials, pop them in your trunk or tailgate and the on-site team will take it from there! Please note that this collection is open to residents of Beaufort County only. For a complete list of the items eligible for disposal, please click here: http://www.bcgov.net/SolidWaste&Recycle/Welcome.php
Proof that he had fun...regardless of what he might tell you!
As mentioned in our previous post about the Hilton Head Island Chamber Golf Week, our very own owner and broker-in-charge Chip Collins took a turn on the catwalk in the week long celebration’s fashion show!
Modeling the latest in men’s golf apparel, Chip strutted his stuff in front of a boisterous crowd (including our own Hilton Head Island Realtors Ann Eden and Joan Weaver!) and undoubtedly left them clamoring for more!!
