Downtown Charleston Real Estate – A story told by the numbers.

The other morning as the rain from Tropical Storm Fay watered my plants for me, I sat down with a cup of coffee and my laptop and decided to indulge in two of my favorite hobbies – real estate cruising and numbers crunching because surprisingly, my agents are reporting a dramatic increase in sales over [...]

Charleston adds “Adventure Town” to her long list of merits

As a concierge at The Real Estate Studio, I have spent many hours extolling the virtues of our lovely town to visitors and locals alike.  I could go on forever about our award winning restaurants, the historical significance of our plantation homes, the majestic beauty of our beaches, the unparalleled splendor of our local architecture, [...]

Ghostly Gourmet and Spirits: An Evening with the Spirits

The Daily Journal publishes “On the Menu” every Tuesday. (Subscribe here.) The column provides the latest news from the Charleston area’s extensive culinary community.
Here’s an excerpt from this week’s column:
“Ghostly Gourmet and Spirits: An Evening with the Spirits” features a prix fixe menu of Poogan’s typical Lowcountry cuisine, including fried green tomatoes, buttermilk fried chicken [...]

Charleston featured in Travelocity.com’s new web tool: ExperienceFinder

I love Travelocity.  I used to surf and compare the 5 “big” travel sites every time I was planning a trip, just to see if I could save a few bucks here or get a better flight there.  But I noticed that I always seemed to go back to Travelocity.com when it was time to [...]

Caviar and Bananas

When I moved to Charleston from New York City two years ago, I found it hard to adjust in one significant way. I missed the endless options for food delivery. In Manhattan, you can get any type of food at any hour delivered directly to your door (or doorman). In Charleston, you could [...]

Tips for First-Time Home Buyers

It’s a buyers market and first-time home buyers are eligible for new tax breaks, according to this Wall Street Journal article.
The article explains the tax break, who qualifies, and briefly discusses using an individual retirement account (IRA) to fund a down payment on a home.

Inc.com Says Charleston SC Area’s Business Climate Good

Charleston, North Charleston and Summerville climbed up the list of the best cities to do business, according to a recent ranking by Inc.com magazine.
The three-city metropolitan area ranked No. 6 of 30 midsize cities, up from 15th last year. Communities in South Carolina benefited from growth in tourism, logistics, manufacturing and technology, the magazine said
Inc.com [...]

Charleston SC Area Condo Prices Spike

According to Charleston Business Journal’s Daily Journal, median home prices for the Charleston region remained flat for July 2008 at $215,000, following trends set in the first half of the year.
The sale price of condominiums and co-op units were bright spots, according to the article. “The median sale price was $375,000 last month, compared with [...]