The Cost of Living in Charleston, SC – Planning Your Move to the Holy City

The Cost of Living in Charleston, SC – Planning Your Move to the Holy City

Charleston is truly unlike any other city on earth. With that being said, many newcomers flock to this wonderful city each year in order to get a taste of Charleston’s award-winning sights, events and restaurants. An astonishing number of people love Historic...
Charleston Area Market Stats through March (and other news)

Charleston Area Market Stats through March (and other news)

Normal spring increases in sales activity, coupled with relaxing COVID-19 policies, created a very busy March real estate market as buyer demand continued largely unabated in the face of rising home prices and mortgage rates. Existing home seller and new construction...
Charleston Area Market Stats through February (and other news)

Charleston Area Market Stats through February (and other news)

Mortgage interest rates ticked a bit higher in February, but remain below their February 2020 levels. Interest rates may rise a bit further in coming weeks, but according to Freddie Mac chief economist Sam Khater, “while there are multiple temporary factors driving up...
Charleston Area Market Stats Through January (and other news)

Charleston Area Market Stats Through January (and other news)

  January started off strong for the housing market, with healthy buyer demand and strong market fundamentals. A robust increase in housing starts in December points to an active year for new construction, but higher material costs, especially lumber, and a...
Charleston Area Market Stats through December (and other news)

Charleston Area Market Stats through December (and other news)

What a strange year! It was certainly weird for all of us at dunes properties and I’m sure you and yours also! So many vacation reservations had to be canceled or rescheduled while our Charleston islands were closed to the public this past...
Charleston Area Market Stats through November (and other news)

Charleston Area Market Stats through November (and other news)

“November saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average top 30,000 for the first time, while mortgage rates reached new record lows again. These new records have provided encouragement for buyers to move forward on home purchases, which continued to remain strong overall for...