Real Estate

If you are thinking about buying or selling real estate in 2017, here are some things to consider when hiring a Realtor. There can be a lot of anxiety in finding the right person to help you — after all, you’ll be spending a lot of time with this person throughout the process, and he or she will be helping you through arguably one of the biggest decisions of your life. How can you find the right Realtor?

Weichert Realtors - Coastal Properties, which serves the greater Hilton Head Island area, is pleased to announce Amy McCormick has been named assistant manager of its Bluffton office. In this role, McCormick will help oversee the daily operations of the Bluffton office, coordinate agent trainings provided by Weichert and assist with the mentoring and coaching of both new and current real estate agents at Weichert to help the company grow its market presence. McCormick came to Weichert Realtors - Coastal Properties with many years of project management experience after working in the commercial printing industry.

As Realtors returned to the area following Hurricane Matthew, they did what they do best: help the community and their homeowners.

Area Realtors sprang into action, assessing their listings to guide their sellers and buyers in what for many was their first experience dealing with a natural disaster. State and local real estate associations offered guidance and tips on handling various hurricane-related issues, but no one could predict for sure how the storm would impact the local real estate market.

Real estate service stayed ahead of technology, even before the days of high-speed computers

Multiple Listing Service of Hilton Head Island is celebrating 40 years serving the real estate industry on Hilton Head Island and surrounding areas. Always at the forefront of changing technologies designed to help its members be more effective, the island MLS was chartered in May 1976 and now facilitates $3 billion in real estate transactions annually.

Weichert Realtors-Coastal Properties owners/brokers-in-charge Joe and Karen Ryan welcome Missy Yost to the agency's sales team. Yost worked as a real estate paralegal for 15 years before moving from Cincinnati to Bluffton.She is a member of the Hilton Head Association of Realtors.

ENGEL & VÖLKERS is a premium lifestyle real estate company with 800 shops in international markets including Beverly Hills, New York, Atlanta, Dubai, London, New Orleans and Toronto. Just one year ago, this global company chose Hilton Head Island for their first shop in the South Eastern United States and are already flourishing. Part of that success is attributed to the strength of the Engel & Völkers global referral network.

COASTAL PROPERTIES CHARITY EVENT RETURNS TO OLDFIELD

One of Okatie’s most popular events returns this fall for a 10th consecutive year. And local charities will once again benefit from the generosity of the event’s supporters.

DOYLE JOINS RICHARD MACDONALD & ASSOCIATES

Joey DoyleCharter One Realty is pleased to announce that Joey Doyle has joined the company as an agent and a member of Richard MacDonald and Associates, a top-producing real estate team in the Lowcountry. Doyle will welcome clients at the company’s North office on Hilton Head Island. Doyle joins more than 130 established real estate professionals at Charter One Realty.

THERE ARE AMAZING REWARDS THAT COME WITH OWNING RENTAL PROPERTY HERE IN THE LOWCOUNTRY. 

You’re able to enjoy your own piece of paradise: a place to relax, rejuvenate and reconnect with family and friends. As a Lowcountry property owner, you can take advantage of beach parks built just for you and enjoy discounts on golf, retail and restaurants. Your property can be a place to create long-lasting memories for years to come, and it could become your future retirement home.

With the start of a new school year, September ends the summer holiday and signals everyone to fall back into a routine. What does this mean for our area’s real estate market?  Traditionally, most people think that summer is the busy selling season. While that may be true in many parts of the country, the fall brings many potential buyers to our area.