Local Real Estate News

Being prepared makes buying a home easy

Being prepared and knowingwhat to expect in any situationusually creates a better outcome, wouldn't you agree?Purchasing real estate intoday's market has challenges,but most of these can easily beovercome by knowing whatto expect. (full story)

Real Estate briefs

Local companiesmerge, expand (full story)

Rose Hill pros to manage Rose Dhu equestrian center

A jockey who will be inductedthis summer into the horse racing Hall of Fame has taken thereins at Rose Dhu Creek equestrian center in Bluffton. (full story)

Real estate notes

Frederick + FrederickArchitects recently won the"Best before and after" awardin the 2009 Southern HomeAwards through Southern Living Magazine.The Southern Living awardwas based upon the principals'own home -- a remodeledQuonset hut in Beaufort.The Fredericks bought thepropertyin1992andhavesince incorporated it into alarger home and remodeledtwice. (full story)

What's the buzz at Tradition Hilton Head?

On U.S. 278 near the entrance to Tradition Hilton Head in Hardeeville, cars stream by, headed toHilton Head Island or I-95. Only a few drivers glance toward the piney woods or notice a rutted dirtroad leading to a small pond, a stand of tupelo gum trees and a half dozen wooden boxes. (full story)

Palmetto Dunes: Upscale improvements

Travel + Leisure Family magazine recently ranked Palmetto Dunes on Hilton Head Island as the top family resort in the United States and Canada. (full story)

Options for those considering foreclosure

Drivers leaving Hilton Head Island pass a billboard that says: "Foreclosure Affects the Entire Family." While foreclosure rates on Hilton Head and in Bluffton aren't nearly as bad as in Florida, California and other areas of the country, the economic downturn has impacted people from every socio-economic sector in the Lowcountry—from school teachers to corporate executives, longtime locals and second-home and lotowners. "At one time, we could generalize a typical client," said Debbie Kidd, housing director for the Homeownership Resource Center, a division of Family Services, Inc., in Charleston. "Now the clients come in from all walks of life, from the single parent low-income household, to two income, six-figure salary folks with homes on the ocean." (full story)

Hampton Lake’s Lakeside Village, home built in Ridgeland nab top industry honors

A new community in Bluffton won the homebuilding industry’s “Oscar” this week, when Hampton Lake received top honors from the National Association of Homebuilders and Professional Builder magazine. (full story)

Dean promoted at Coldwell Banker

Trish Dean has been promoted to broker-in-charge for Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners’ office in Bluffton. Her responsibilities will include overseeing daily operations, providing brokerage advice and guidance to sales associates, and performing all other broker duties. (full story)

Eighth Annual LightHouse Awards recognize the best of the best

The builders of the Lowcountry’s most beautiful homes got their chance to shine last week at the annual gala hosted by the Hilton Head Area Home Builders Association and SunTrust Bank. (full story)