Charleston Real Estate Blog

Because man can't live on pizza alone (darn), Charleston snagged 3 spots in Southern Living's May Edition for Carolina's Best Burgers. Of course my absolute favorite, Poe's Tavern in Sullivan's Island was included along with The Macintosh on Upper King Street and Moe's Crosstown Tavern on Rutledge just above the ...

There's good news for the procrastinators among us. Income taxes aren't due as usual on April 15th this year, they are due today, April 17th. Since April 15th fell on a Sunday, the Internal Revenue Service extended the deadline by a day. But Monday was Emancipation Day in Washington DC marking the day when President Abraham Lincoln signed ...

You can always count on Google to have some fun on April Fool's Day. This is my personal favorite from a variety of goodies. Go Ro! Don't be a fool, it's April Fool's Day.

Like many others across the country, I have my mega millions tickets and am fantasizing about what I'd do if I won the largest lottery in history. And on my short list of things to buy would be a home in Charleston, specifically in the historic district in downtown Charleston. (And a beach house and a little place in the North Carolina ...

Happy Saturday. It's always fun to share really bad pictures that pop up in the Charleston MLS from time to time. Tilt! Does this home have structural issues or is the photo just taken on a sharp angle. Notice the bottom left of the photo where the person walking down the street is scurrying away from the home rather quickly just in ...

A look back, a look ahead.For fans of numbers, 2011 was a terrific year starting on January 1 only to be outdone on November 11th. 2012 will have some good dates too.The Charleston real estate market performed very well during 2011. Home sales were higher, prices were down only slightly and there was significant improvement in reducing ...

I think there are and I'll bet you think so too. In just one day last week, I went from Lowes to Belk to 5 Guys and had Time Warner, our illustrious cable operator out for service and all 4 requested a survey to make sure that I was happy with their product or service. Believe me, if I wasn't, I'd be sure to let them know just like I ...

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 ...

Will there be any Black Friday deals in Charleston real estate? This year seems to be about the most over hyped Black Friday that I can recall but if there are any Black Friday deals in the Charleston real estate market this year, at least you won't have to get started shopping at either 10PM or Midnight in order to snag one because ...

Has anybody else noticed how rushed everything is around the holidays as if the stores are going to run out of stuff whether it's food, clothing or whatever and how the parking lots have turned into a NASCAR race for the best parking space. But what is usual at this time of year is that the Charleston real estate market slows a bit with ...