Charleston Real Estate Blog

It's that Sunday again, time for the world's largest oyster festival, The Lowcountry Oyster Festival at Boone Hall Plantation this Sunday from 10:30 to 5. Presented by the Charleston Restaurant Association, the Lowcountry Oyster Festival is a charity fundraiser benefiting The Ronald McDonald House, Hospitality Heroes, Hollings Cancer ...

I'm not complaining.  I hear it's been pretty mild everywhere this winter, well maybe not everywhere since Seattle had a record snowfall the other day and aren't those Boeing employees who moved to Charleston probably pretty happy they chose to live here because this winter is nothing short of crazy. In the 10+ years ...

South Carolina (and from what I'm hearing, especially Charleston) will be the center of the political universe for the next 10 days as the Republican primary heads to the South. The bad news, the ads have already started. The good news, lots of money will be spent by the candidates and most especially by the media covering the primary. And ...

With all the talk about agent reviews these days, even better than a good review or a testimonial might be a very happy client who thanks you with dinner at one of Charleston's finest restaurants. It's pretty traditional for a real estate agent to buy a thank you / housewarming gift for their buyers. It's a little more unusual for a ...

The Charleston MLS just changed vendors who handle showing appointments and I attended an orientation seminar yesterday. The company, ShowingTime, is headquartered in Chicago (which just happens to be my hometown) and the 3 representatives who visited Charleston were simply thrilled with not only our beautiful and historic city but our weather ...

... for the candidate of your choice but most importantly, just vote. Elections are being held today for Mayor in Charleston and North Charleston. Mount Pleasant is holding an election for town council. Joe Riley, the long time serving Mayor of Charleston is running once again and Keith Summey, the not quite as long time serving Mayor ...

The most famous architectural style of home that you'll find in Charleston is the Charleston single house. It's been said that the reason the narrow side of the home faces the street is that property taxes were based on the width of the lot and the tax burden was minimized by building the home in this way. Whether that is fact or ...

... is today at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Daniel Island. Get involved!

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 ...

Although I'm not a professional landscaper, I do enjoy gardening. But I can't help but wonder who some businesses and homeowners hire to do their landscaping when you see a crepe myrtle hacked like this well before it was time to prune back the tree. And there is a name for it because it's far too common. Crepe Murder.