Real Estate News

Charleston real estate market rallying, commercial brokerage grows, hotel auction wraps up

A rebounding construction industry, growing population and stabilizing economy are helping to bolster the metro Charleston housing market. Builder magazine, in its 20 Healthiest Housing Markets for 2010, ranks the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville area fifth healthiest nationwide. Notably, building permits totaled 2,916 in the region in 2009 and are forecast to increase another 5 percent to 3,065 permits this year. Read More

Hunters Ridge

New backers refurbish, upgrade once-downcast apartment complex off Ashley Phosphate Road

The project might not be categorized as urban renewal, but the results are striking all the same. Two developers are fixing up Hunters Ridge, a 30-year-old Dorchester County rental complex that has seen better days. “It’s a unique situation,” says Lindsey Hillman, owner of Coastline Property Solutions, which is managing the apartment village. Read More

62 Ocean Point

Creekfront Wild Dunes home in cozy, island’s-end neighborhood touts rooms with a view

Sit out on the balcony – take your pick which one – and you can watch a water taxi ferry passengers to Dewees Island or spy a bountiful fishing hole. Nothing going on? Then maybe you’ll witness the Intracoastal Waterway “parade” of yachts traveling from the Northeast to Florida or catch a foursome attack the par 3 16th hole at the championship Links Course. Those are a few of the visual attractions at 62 Ocean Point on the Isle of Palms, all possible without budging from the 4,356-square-foot abode’s various decks. Read More

Gentle Bend

Quiet riverside neighborhood of finely appointed townhomes, lofts benefit from newly discounted prices

Whenever companies tout big investments – in metro Charleston or elsewhere – the focus tends to be on direct job creation and financial impact. But there’s a harder-to-measure ripple benefit throughout the economy, and nowhere is it more prevalent than in the housing market. Take the Boeing Co.'s decision to locate an assembly line in North Charleston for its 787 Dreamliner jet, investing several hundred million dollars and creating 4,000 jobs. “We are so close to Boeing,” says Kate Creech, community sales manager with The Beach Co. at Summer’s Bend on the Ashley, a 114-townhome and loft community in lower Dorchester County. Read More

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SIM Group hires, magazine cites Kiawah Island, William Means redesigns Web site

Upscale, midtown Daniel’s Orchard at Historic Summerville has added a veteran real estate agent as a sales associate. Liann Mitchell has joined The SIM Group Sales & Marketing. She is working onsite at Daniel's Orchard, located in the heart of Summerville. The community includes both single-family homes and townhomes starting at $279,900. Read More

7-B Dockside Condominiums

Rental in tall building downtown provides privacy, dramatic Harbor scenes

This residential high-rise has topped Charleston’s streetscape for decades. Even today the 204-foot-tall Dockside Condominiums stands out: It is the second highest structure in the city behind St. Matthews Lutheran Church.Built in 1975 before stiffer height restrictions, the building has 18 stories and 142 units. Read More

6219 Old Jacksonboro Road

Elegant country house exemplifies perks, privacy of rural road paralleling U.S. Highway 17 South

The pecan trees, 10-acre lake and country setting drew Brenda Gilliland to the 3.2 acre property minutes from Ravenel. It was the appropriate spot for a roomy, 2,800-square-foot ranch with finished room over a two-car garage. The house, with cedar shake-style siding accents, was completed in 2007. Read More

Soft Landing

National builder shows off economical, energy-efficient, personalized homes in Dorchester County

Home savings can be gauged a few ways. There's the purchase price, expenses such as the power bill and remodeling to fix what you don’t like. According to builder KB Home, buyers can save in all three of these categories in its offerings at Waterside Landing in Summerville. The national company is constructing at least 36 homes in the neighborhood, off Dorchester Road. Read More

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Top-selling Realtors feted, commercial real estate women to meet, Summerville village adds builder

They are the real estate elite for 2009, at least as chosen by the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors. The association recently tapped 172 brokers in the tri-county area for its Realtor of Distinction awards. The annual award goes to the top producing agents. Read More

312 Edenton Road

Goose Creek home for lease has plenty of room for family, executive on the go

Consider this: spacious surroundings, water views, central location – all for less than $1,500 a month. If that sounds like a good sales pitch for a home, that’s half right. It is indeed a home off Liberty Hall Road in Goose Creek. But in this case, the house is for lease. The home’s bountiful attractions and less than onerous price show that tenants can wind up with nice living quarters without spending too much. Built in 2005, the house is at 312 Edenton Road, on a cul de sac in the expanding Liberty Hall Plantation neighborhood. The two-story, 2,659-square-foot dwelling has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and a large yard. Read More

Townhome TIme

Builder garnering sales with landscaped, affordably priced properties in Park West

Let’s face it, East Cooper has a high price tag, especially for working-class individuals and families. Finding a new residence in Mount Pleasant for less than $200,000 can be difficult. But it's not out of the question, according to national builder D.R. Horton. It is constructing 28 townhomes on Park West Boulevard that in some cases beat – albeit just barely – the $200,000 figure. The dwellings are priced from $199,900 to $244,000. The neighborhood, Mansfield at Park West, has attracted interest and a few buyers since sales started in November. Read More

1851 Ion Ave.

Grandiose home near Sullivan’s Island lighthouse supports family, social, outdoor activities

Few homes sport a media room inside, volleyball court in the backyard, lighthouse across the street and the Atlantic Ocean about 200 yards away. At 1851 Ion Ave., those perks are just a sampling. The 8,400-square-foot home on three levels is one of the largest on Sullivan’s Island. Read More