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New Lock ?n Leave Vacation Townhomes Released in Hampton Lake - Bluffton, S
2008-06-09 15:59:00 Hampton Lake, the first private lake community in the Hilton Head Island/Bluffton area, announced the release of 11 Vacation Townhomes located next to the community’s award-winning Lakeside Amenity Village . The Vacation Townhomes, designed to be lived in or used by owners, visitors and vacationers, will be available in three different floor plans, offering two-and-three-bedroom configurations. With construction ...
Bluffton has Gone ?Cowboy? and Hilton Head has Gone Just Odd
2008-05-22 21:06:00 Over the past few days, there has been a few strange ?animal occurrences? in Bluffton and on Hilton Head. On Monday, a wayward goat ? yes, goat ? found itself on the Charles E. Fraser Bridge, the west end of the Cross Island Parkway. After attempts of corralling the animal, the goat decided one of it?s best option was to jump; ...
Longfield Stables are Now Open - Palmetto Bluff Equestrian Center
2008-05-22 16:02:00 The newest equestrian center in the Bluffton area is Longfield Stables at Palmetto Bluff. This newest equestrian center is, clearly, the largest and most amenity-packed in the area. The 173 acre facility will offer 24 hour care service for both Palmetto Bluff owners, as well as any transient visitors who are participating in one of ...
Farmer?s Market Opens in Bluffton/Jasper County Area
2008-05-21 20:36:00 A regional farmer?s market has opened in Jasper County, just south of Ridgeland, SC. The market will offer both a wholesale auction for area grocers, restaurants and churches, as well as a retail market for the public. The organizers of the market cited a growing desire for fresh, high quality and local produce from both the ...
Building Green in Bluffton May Become Easier with Improved LEED System
2008-05-08 16:01:00 I recently had a conversation with my sister-in-law, a higher up at one of the local Bluffton/Savannah surveying and land planning companies, about how it is possible to to construct “green” buildings using the smartest practices available in the Lowcountry, and of LEED standards, while still falling short of the highest levels of LEED certifications. If that seems confusing, don’t feel ...
We Have Hit Bottom, The Worst is Over - Wall Street Journal et al.
2008-05-07 21:00:00 A number of financial experts are stating that the worst is over for the credit crisis, and that we are nearing the shallows of decline in the housing market. Today, the folks at Yahoo Finance have offered a post about the recent article in the Wall Street Journal, a few comments by John Thain and Henry Blodget as ...
Will RESPA Reform Help Future Bluffton,SC Homebuyers?
2008-04-16 16:46:00 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - HUD, for short ? is in the process of reforming the Real Estate Settlement Procedures ACT ? RESPA. Since it?s inception in 1974, the goal of RESPA was to protect real estate buyers in a number of aspects during the mortgage process including: to help consumers become better shoppers for settlement services and to ...
Bluff Fest - June 28th - Bluffton High School Stadium
2008-04-14 17:51:00 The inaugural Bluff Fest will take place June 28th at the Bluffton High School stadium. The event will be a combination of the Independence Day celebration and a wing cook-off. There will also be Live entertainment, Booster Club concessions and a pie bake-off at this first ever Bluff Fest. Last year, there were cries from local Bluffton ...
Short and Sweet SPAM at the Bluffton Real Estate Blog
2008-04-11 15:22:00 Even with two SPAM filters at this site I find that computer geniuses will still find ways to post comments. Obviously, this SPAM is coming from web site designers offering promises of gaining better page ranks for their clients at unsuspecting owners/writers of high ranking blogs. In some- cases, I find almost impossible to differentiate from a comment left ...
Tradition Hilton Head - HGTV Special
2008-03-24 13:24:00 The HGTV Green Home was finally reveled to the world last night on the HGTV special. If the recent hits to this site are any indication, the home appears to be a huge success. So far this morning, I have had inquiries about the Tradition Hilton Head Development from as far away as ...
Rose Hill Golf Course to Reopen this Fall
2008-03-20 15:07:00 I recently noticed the two signs in front of Rose Hill Plantation announcing the reopening of the golf course this September. This should offer a huge sigh of relief to the home owner of Rose Hill. For over two years, the courses have been closed and the Texas company which purchased the course from the Rose Hill POA filled for Bankruptcy in 2006. In ...
Bluffton SC Real Estate Blog - We’re No. 1!
2008-03-10 16:39:00 The Bluffton, SC Real Estate blog has reached the number one page rank on Google, using the keywords Bluffton SC real estate. I’m proud to say, this is quite an achievement. I-n the Web 2.0 era, it has been proved that nearly 80 percent of all home buyers will use the Internet as their first source for information when searching for property. It also proves that a blog can provide great exposure without having to pay search engine providers for top page ranks. A quick search through the other search engines such as MSN, Yahoo and Dogpile (a compilation of all search engines) has the Bluffton SC Real Estate blog ranked at a minimum of 14th (MSN). The search on Dogpile places the Bluffton SC real estate blog as 10th. But the Bluffton SC real estate site is only one of two site that had placed in the top ten which are NOT sponsored sites; meaning all of the other sites had paid for their pla...
Tradition Hilton Head - HGTV Green Home Tour and FAQs
2008-03-04 14:46:00 The HGTV Green home, part of the Tradition -;Hilton Head development in Hardeeville, SC, will be open for tours starting the day after the first airing of the special Green Home program on HGTV. On March 23 at 9:00 p.m. the Channel will air the Green Home Special. The tours will begin the following day and will be offered through May 18. ...
Challanges of a Real Estate Blog in Bluffton, SC
2008-02-26 16:11:00 There are often times when it appears that I may ignore this site for a few weeks. Well, I really don’t ignore it. I read and respond to any new comments on a daily basis, I check the viewer statistics and reply to any Market Condition sign-ups when they arrive in my e-mail, and, most ...
HHI & Bluffton MLS Report - January 2008
2008-02-05 20:23:00 The most recent Monthly Activity Report shows Hilton Head Island and Bluffton real estate is off to a relatively improved s-tart, compared to last year. A few of the most historically active segments of both Bluffton and Hilton Head (Sea Pines, Hilton Head Plantation, Sun City and Bluffton-Off Plantation) each showed, on average, twenty less listings per region. For ...
Mortgage Information For the Bluffton and Hilton Head Area
2008-01-30 14:26:00 Need local mortgage information? Chris Crowe is a mortgage broker for BB&T and has been an area resident since 1991. He also writes a local blog which provides some of the best area information on mortgages. His site is frequently updated with information on mortgage rates, new home building statistics and recent housing trends. This is a ...
Flickr - A Few Great Bluffton Photos
2008-01-16 19:56:00 We have far too many cameras in our house. Just recently, we just bought our daughter her first digital camera for her 8th birthday. The hard drive on our computer is filled with birthday, holiday and special event photos, and most of our saved images are of family, friends or food – Prior life, though my hubby is ...
HHI MLS - Real Estate Year in Review
2008-01-07 18:09:00 2007 may well be remembered as one of the worst years in real estate for the Bluffton and HHI area, statistically, but statistics are rarely the full story. A great many of the buyers who purchased a home may one day look back on this year as the year they found a great bargain. The Market Conditions Page of this ...
I?m Still Here - Busy in Bluffton, South Carolina
2007-11-28 15:01:00 This is supposed to be the slow time of year in real estate? I must have missed that memo. There is a lot going on in the Bluffton and Hilton Head Island area, in regards to real estate and new developments. Besides my busy schedule, the greatest activity- in Bluffton is the potential developer annexation of nearly 100 more acres into ...
Pecan Pickin? in Bluffton, South Carolina
2007-11-12 23:26:00 However you pronounce them - pea-cans or pea-cons - these tasty nuts are a staple ingredient in many southern sweets and pastries, and if you know where to look, they’re free for the taking. Back when Bluffton was a sleepy fishing village and riverfront retreat there were also a number of old plantations such as Belfair and Rose Hill who’s ...
Green Home Builders and Developers of Hilton Head and Bluffton, South Carol
2007-11-08 18:24:00 Since the HGTV Green Home is almost sure to be in or around the Bluffton, South Carolina area, there has been a recent “coming out” party for other real estate developers who are following the growing national trend of building environmentally friendly homes. A few local developers are offering homes which follow the guidelines set by The U.S. Green Building Council ...
When is The Best Time to Buy Real Estate? Hilton Head Island and Bluffton,
2007-11-07 15:09:00 I was recently contacted by a reporter from another local news publication about an article focused on how the Bluffton, South Carolina real estate market compares with the rest of the country. After about four recent interviews I have realized it is best to perform these interviews via e-mail rather than phone or in person, mostly ...
Hampton Hall in Bluffton, SC Recent Pending Sales Hit a Yearly High
2007-10-31 15:00:00 There are seven home closings pending in Hampton Hall for the month of November, more than double the number of closings of any other month this year. Year to date, there have been 20 closings in Hampton Hall at an average sale price of $527,500. Only three resale lots have sold so far this year in Hampton Hall. A number of ...
Berkeley Hall - Great Opportunities at a Top 5 Golf Community in Bluffton,
2007-10-30 13:28:00 It has been a while since I have mentioned that there are five top ranked golf communities from the 100 selected by Travel Leisure + Golf right here in Bluffton, SC but it’s worth repeating, especially right now. Currently, there are a number of extremely low priced lots on the market in Berkeley Hall. A number of these ...
Coastal Living Holiday Coastal Cottage in Palmetto Bluff - Bluffton, SC
2007-10-29 13:19:00 Turns out, the home I predicted as the HGTV Green home is actually the Coastal Living Holiday Coastal Cottage! I knew there was something hush hush about this home. I guess the greatest difference between the HGTV Green home and the Coastal Living Holiday Coastal Cottage ? besides the environmental aspects ? is ...
What?s New at the Bluffton SC Real Estate Blog
2007-10-25 15:28:00 There have been a few improvements at the Bluffton SC Real Estate Blog. First, you can now check the market conditions of the Bluffton/Off Plantation section of the Hilton Head Island/Bluffton MLS. Updates will be posted quarterly, or more frequently (monthly) if any significant changes occur. Second, it is now possible to sign up for real ...
A Crazy Time for Canadians to Buy Real Estate in Bluffton and HHI - It?s Ju
2007-10-22 12:58:00 It?s no secret that the US dollar is losing ground to other currencies around the world. Most recently, the Canadian dollar - fondly referred to as the Loonie due to the the bird on the dollar coin - has even surpassed the US dollar for the first time in over three decades. A stronger Canadian dollar offers great opportunities ...
Hilton Head Island, Bluffton and Beaufort - Now The Treasured Coast
2007-10-19 14:09:00 Three regional Chambers of Commerce, Hilton Head Island/Bluffton, Beaufort and The Beaufort County Black, have teamed up to present the area as The Treasured Coast. While the term Lowcountry has been previously used as a general geographic tag, this is the first time a group has made an attempt at “naming”, or placing a distinct title to the ...
River Road - The Newest Release in Plametto Bluff, Bluffton
2007-10-12 01:31:00 The marketing and sales team at Palmetto Bluff has announced the newest release, River Road, Palmetto Bluff’s Garden District. This extension of Wilson Village is the ultimate blend of Town and Country living with its coastal village architecture and proximity to natural open spaces. The neighborhood will feature: A limited number of homesites on Palmetto Bluff’s ...
Cora Bett Thomas - Bluffton, South Carolina Luxury Real Estate
2007-10-04 23:29:00 It has been just over a year since I decided to hang my license with Cora Bett Thomas Realty and Associates and it dawned on me that I really never gave CBT much mention. Why? I?m not sure, since Cora Bett Thomas R&A, fondly referred to as CBT, is the No. 1 luxury real ...
HGTV Green Home in Bluffton - Update
2007-10-02 16:22:00 A few new photos of the green home have been released. It appears, ahem, the home is not in Palmetto Bluff but, possibly, in Traditions or even Hampton Lake. By the looks of the lot this is clearly not Palmetto Bluff. So, I?ll swallow my pride and admit to being wrong, just this once. I?m as anxious as ...
Celebrity Chefs visit Bluffton?s Palmetto Bluff and the Lowcountry
2007-09-18 16:38:00 The TV show No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain is one of my favorite programs. Last night the episode focused on the Lowcountry and, more specifically, the Charleston area. While not one of Bourdain?s more exotic shows, typically filled with endless beer drinking, Marlboro smoking and stomach wrenching foods, it did capture the laid ...
Wesbury Park - Tax Saving Advantage of a ?Pocket Community? in Bluffton
2007-09-12 23:21:00 Over the past five to seven years the Bluffton Town Council has annexed four large tracks of land into the town. These annexations have amounted to more than 32,000 additional acres, making Bluffton the fifth largest town in South Carolina. While annexation into the town of Bluffton offers mutual benefits for both parties ...
Summer is over! Let the Fun Begin in the Bluffton Area
2007-09-04 18:04:00 For most, Labor Day marks the end of summer. But, in the Bluffton area, this extended weekend is the kick-off to one of the most enjoyable times of the year. Almost like clockwork, the weather begins to cool, festivals begin, and lets not forget about the shrimp and oysters. Currently, it is 78 degrees ...
What the HGTV Green Home Brings to Bluffton
2007-08-27 18:12:00 For the Bluffton area, the national exposure brought about by the building of the Green Home will mean more than just a free million dollar home to a lucky contestant. It could, very well, expose the true thinking of the local population who wish to preserve Bluffton as the pristine coastal fishing village for which it’s ...
First Look - HGTV Green Home in Bluffton!
2007-08-23 01:27:00 I feel I?m the investigative reporter? If you?ve been following the hush hush thread about the HGTV Dream/Green Home, you?ll know there is a lot of secrecy about the actual home and location. Well, after some prodding, prying and Geraldo Rivera-like thinking (sans the vault thing), I offer a few recent photos of the well guarded structure in Bluffton. There has been chit-chat about the ...
Bluffton Historic Society Shoots Down One More Developer
2007-08-03 18:40:00 A local developer, wishing to build 10 structures on .44 acres, was denied permission for the project due to a desire to include a new street in the Old Town area. The commissioners also declared the buildings were too repetitive in nature. While the developer has had successful history with other projects in Old Town, ...
Indians welcome Bluffton baseball team
2007-07-29 18:47:00 Their T-shirts, in the school colors of purple and white, carried the words “We will always remember.” Members of the Bluffton University baseball team were honored by the Cleveland Indians on Saturday at Jacobs Field. Five players from the Ohio college were killed in a March bus accident. Coach James Grandey, athletic director Phillip Talavinia and 25 ...
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The Bluffton Bed
2007-07-11 18:00:00 The romantic scrolls and warm cognac finish conjure up images of old southern homes is the highlight of this Bluffton Bed. It is made of wood solids and veneers and solid metals, with outstanding attention to detail. The impressive solid wood posts and delicate finials anchor the solid cast metal focal points in the ...
The hidden jewels of Bluffton real estate
2007-06-20 21:14:00 While Bluffton has become synonymous with extraordinary golf communities and large corporate-built developments, there are a number of great hidden jewel neighborhoods which would be difficult to find without the help of someone in the know. For the individual seeking seclusion in an area not mandated by the restrictions of a property owners association, there are a number of not-so-well-known communities ...
The Piggly Wiggly is now open - What a year for Bluffton
2007-06-13 21:43:00 Today was the grand opening of the new Piggly Wiggly on the Bluffton Parkway. Of course, I, along with half of Bluffton, made their way to check out the newest area selection of produce, meats, frozen foods, baked goods and libations. The element of humor has to be acknowledged in that the opening of a Southern grocery store ...
Greenway pulls the plug on low income housing for Bluffton
2007-06-06 23:07:00 An ongoing debate between a local developer, the Bluffton Planning Commission and the Bluffton Town Council ended abruptly yesterday as the developer retracted his application for a low income apartment complex on Buck Island Rd. The Bluffton Planning Commission first rejected the proposal from Greenway Development, LLC, but soon after the Planning Commision?s decision was then overturned by the Bluffton Town Council. ...
Newest stretch of Bluffton Parkway opens today.
2007-06-05 14:55:00 Today, area motorists will be able to travel from Burnt Church Rd. to SC 170 on the completed section of the Bluffton Parkway. The newest, and most awaited, phase of the Bluffton Parkway serves to answer concerns for safety as well as convenience. The level of excitement over a local road project may be unprecedented, but ...
Bluffton Area Schools - Part 2 - The Recent News
2007-05-31 15:56:00 The new Superintendent ? Dr. Valerie Truesdale will begin her tenure at Beaufort County starting tomorrow, June 1st. Dr. Truesdale was previously the Superintendent for Oconee County Schools, also in South Carolina. The improvements made while Dr. Truesdale was with Oconee County are well documented, and the similarities between the two school districts were a ...
i?M IN A bLUfFTOn sTAtE OF mIND, aS wELL
2007-05-30 18:51:00 A short while ago on the Active Rain site Maureen McCabe wrote a post asking other agents what level of involvement they have with the ?back end? of their blog. In other words; how much an agent is involved with the technical aspect of their sites and how much attention they pay to site meters and statistics. The ...
Lobsters in Bluffton? One developer thinks so!
2007-05-23 20:14:00 In the process of putting together a new page for this site, offering information on one of the newest developments in the area, I came across an interesting image. First, let me say I think this is a great new development even though it will end up being nearly six times the size of Old Town Bluffton when completed. Each of ...
Tabby - Bluffton?s historic building material
2007-05-22 16:27:00 Tabby, a type of concrete made from burning oyster shells to extract the lime, was the earliest form of hard surface building material in Beaufort County. In fact, Beaufort County was the heart of tabby production on the east coast. St. Augustine FL was the only other area known to utilize this laborious process to construct ...
Belfair Plantation - One of Bluffton?s extraordinary golf communities
2007-05-22 02:23:00 Belfair was established in 1811 when William Telfair of Savannah married Betsey Bellinger. The Bellinger and Telfair names were united to name their new plantation Belfair. The property had changed hands a few times over the next century, but had remained a working plantation throughout the years. Now a luxurious 1,100 acre private golf community is situated ...
Pricing your home to sell in Bluffton
2007-05-17 18:25:00 The two greatest factors affecting the current home prices in Bluffton are the number of homes on the market and the number of buyers there are for those homes. Any real estate market is hyper-local and your home?s value is in direct relationship to the other recent sales within your immediate area. As the number of available homes ... |
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