Seeing the Big Picture… a View of Charleston from Above
One of the best views of the Charleston area is from the air and I have always enjoyed taking clients up in my plane so that they can get a bird’s-eye view of the Charleston peninsula and the outlying islands. Until you see it from the air, it’s hard to conceive how much water there is all around us and the layout of the roads and streets. Typically we leave from the Mt. Pleasant Airport, just a...
tropical blunder
There's not much to do today on the Charleston Coast. All dunes properties' offices closed at noon in preparation for tropical storm Hanna. So, more rain and later tonight, some windy conditions. And although a tropical storm is not that big a deal; contrary to the TV weather people who make it out to be horrific, (as they broadcast, unshaven, and hooded, from the beach, in between lunestra...
Downtown Charleston Real Estate – A story told by the numbers.
The other morning as the rain from Tropical Storm Fay watered my plants for me, I sat down with a cup of coffee and my laptop and decided to indulge in two of my favorite hobbies – real estate cruising and numbers crunching because surprisingly, my agents are reporting a dramatic increase in sales over the past few months.I took at look at how the Downtown Charleston market has been...
Charleston adds “Adventure Town” to her long list of merits
As a concierge at The Real Estate Studio, I have spent many hours extolling the virtues of our lovely town to visitors and locals alike. I could go on forever about our award winning restaurants, the historical significance of our plantation homes, the majestic beauty of our beaches, the unparalleled splendor of our local architecture, our thriving arts community and eclectic galleries…....
Ghostly Gourmet and Spirits: An Evening with the Spirits
Spend an Evening with the Spirits on Poogan's Porch. The Daily Journal publishes "On the Menu" every Tuesday. (Subscribe here.) The column provides the latest news from the Charleston area's extensive culinary community. Here's an excerpt from this week's column: "Ghostly Gourmet and Spirits: An Evening with the Spirits" features a prix fixe menu of Poogan's typical Lowcountry cuisine, including...
Charleston featured in Travelocity.com’s new web tool: ExperienceFinder
I love Travelocity. I used to surf and compare the 5 "big" travel sites every time I was planning a trip, just to see if I could save a few bucks here or get a better flight there. But I noticed that I always seemed to go back to Travelocity.com when it was time to book. It's an easy site to navigate, and I love the "FareWatcher" function that will automatically email me when any flights from...
Caviar and Bananas
When I moved to Charleston from New York City two years ago, I found it hard to adjust in one significant way. I missed the endless options for food delivery. In Manhattan, you can get any type of food at any hour delivered directly to your door (or doorman). In Charleston, you could get pizza or Chinese. Now don’t get me wrong, I know that Charleston is an exceptional city when it comes to...
Inc.com Says Charleston SC Area’s Business Climate Good
Charleston, North Charleston and Summerville climbed up the list of the best cities to do business, according to a recent ranking by Inc.com magazine. The three-city metropolitan area ranked No. 6 of 30 midsize cities, up from 15th last year. Communities in South Carolina benefited from growth in tourism, logistics, manufacturing and technology, the magazine said Inc.com bases its rankings on...
Charleston SC Area Condo Prices Spike
According to Charleston Business Journal's Daily Journal, median home prices for the Charleston region remained flat for July 2008 at $215,000, following trends set in the first half of the year. The sale price of condominiums and co-op units were bright spots, according to the article. "The median sale price was $375,000 last month, compared with $198,064 in July 2007, an 89% increase. Total...
Do You Need a Real Estate Agent?
The Home Front, U.S. News & World Report's housing market blog, has a feature called Housing Rumble. It matches up opposing sides of an issue in an online debate and lets readers vote on the winner. This Rumble asked: Do you need a real estate agent to sell your home? It featured Jay Thomson, a blogger and real estate broker in Phoenix, and Greg Healy, vice president of operations at...