Change is coming

At The Real Estate Studio, the downtown location of Dunes Properties at 214 King Street, we’ve noticed that even with the chillier weather and sagging economic outlook, people have been coming in to search Charleston area real estate. This marks a noticeable...

Staying on Folly Beach

I love Folly Beach. Even though I live here in Charleston, a few times a year I rent a beach house or condo on Folly to “get away from it all”… but not too far. When I stay out on Folly with friends or family, although I am 15 minutes from my...

Dunes Properties is 20 years strong

Friday was the 20th Anniversary of Dunes Properties. There wasn’t a big fanfare about it- no party, no “drinks all around!”, no commemorative t-shirts. These are tough economic times and everyone, besides being reserved about expenses, are keeping...

Charleston vs. the National Market

Clearly the Charleston peninsula retail market inside the Crosstown is much stronger than the national market we have been reading about. By the end of October, there were 244 residential closings versus 341 at this time last year. Importantly, according to MLS data,...