Charleston Real Estate Blog

Some say the blog is dead. But 5 years ago today I hit the publish button for the first time and at just a couple of posts short of 1600, today is the celebration of the 5 year blogiversary of the Charleston real estate blog. I had no idea what I was going to do when I first started writing and like many other bloggers, it took some ...

I'm not sure why so many real estate websites and blogs (including this one) feel compelled to advise their visitors about changing their clocks from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time or (why we all seem to have a little weather widget) but as I near the 5th blogiversary of the Charleston Real Estate Blog and writing nearly 1600 ...

The administration is to announce a turbo-charged HARP (Home Affordable Refinance Program) today in Nevada, the foreclosure capital of the United States designed to allow underwater homeowners who are current on their mortgage to refinance at lower rates if their loans are owned by either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac in a streamlined ...

by readers of Conde Nast Traveler. And it's been the big buzz around Charleston and the Charleston hospitality industry for the past day. As an example, my wife who is in the hospitality industry came home last night and the first words out of her mouth were, "Charleston's number 1". Charleston debuted in the Conde Nast ...

My first computer was an Apple and I'm fairly certain my last (whatever it will be called) will also be by Apple all thanks to Steve Jobs. I watched television coverage last night of his passing, woke early this morning and read many articles on the Internet and here are a few favorites to share with you. Steve Jobs was insanely great and ...

... and my website is PINK this month. Based on the number of visitors to CharlestonOnlineHomes.com during October, I'll make a generous contribution to Susan G. Komen For the Cure. Join me by making a donation too! Here's a partial screenshot.

Good news! Inman News is a leading source for real estate news and information for both real estate professionals and consumers. The problem with sharing their content was that it went behind a pay wall requiring membership to read the story 24 hours after publication. That just changed as Inman recognized that's not how the ...

The honors and awards just keep on coming to Charleston and most especially in the food scene. Sean Brock's Husk was just named by Bon Appetit as the best new restaurant in America. Andrew Knowlton at Bon Appetit writes “Talented young Southern chefs, perhaps realizing they'd grown up with a food culture that was already ...

Trader Joe's has a lot of fans from around the country and finally we're getting a local store in Mount Pleasant at the site of the old Hungryneck Antique Mall right around the corner from Whole Foods. Many clients I've worked with from around the country who have relocated to Charleston asked me where our Trader Joe's was ...

... and please let me know what you think. I've had my current website with Point2 since 2003 and I've been very fortunate that many people have told me they really like it. And it's not going away since I just renewed for another year but I've wanted a WordPress site for some time now and Jeremy Blanton just designed my new ...