March 31, 2009

A Very Bright Light

It’s the light at the end of the tunnel. That’s what I’m talking about, and oh boy, is it bright. Funny how things change so fast, especially when you least expect change. Only three years ago optimism was rampant. So, I wonder why we were all so surprised by the dramatic change in our [...]

September 6, 2008

tropical blunder

There’s not much to do today on the Charleston Coast. All dunes properties’ offices closed at noon in preparation for tropical storm Hanna. So, more rain and later tonight, some windy conditions. And although a tropical storm is not that big a deal; contrary to the TV weather people who make it out to [...]

August 31, 2008

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 [...]

July 24, 2008

What the (real estate) customer wants!

If you have never been to an Apple Retail Store, do yourself a favor and stop in the next time you are in a city that has one. Those of us in Charleston are eagerly awaiting the opening of the new Apple Retail Store on King Street, just a few blocks from our new dunes [...]