Colonial Lake Fall Festival November 8 – Bring the Family for some Fun!

Everyone in Charleston, come on out Sunday, November 8th from 12-5 to enjoy our beautiful Colonial Lake Park and a fun family day of activities, games, music and getting to know your neighborhood residents and businesses.  The Real Estate Studio is hosting this event in honor of the Charleston Parks Conservancy and their Park Angels to support [...]

Honor Marks at The Real Estate Studio

One of my favorite things about working at The Real Estate Studio is that it really is a beautiful place to spend the day.  Besides the fact that it’s open and bright with clean, modern décor, the exposed brick walls offer the perfect backdrop for an ever-changing array of local art.  Every six weeks or [...]

Market Statistics…Downtown Charleston Inside the Crosstown

So much has been written in the last week about the recent rise in home sales for the Charleston area.  The local news publications and stations all covered the 7% increase (compared to September 2008) with a cautiously optimistic outlook. The first sentence of the Post and Courier article declares “Charleston has finally hit a [...]

Short Sale…no thanks. Just show me a motivated seller.

Everybody wants a deal, and now is the time.  Don’t believe it’s the time to buy Real Estate yet?  I disagree.
I must admit as a Realtor I may sound somewhat biased, but I practice what I preach.  I’m a Buyer myself.  I’ve purchased 3 homes myself in the last 2 years and tried for a [...]

Things are looking UP

Over the last year, we have seen the enormous effect of the media on the general health and well-being of our economy.  More doom and gloom results in well, more doom and gloom.  A recent turn to more “optimistic” coverage  has seen people whispering “recovery” for a few months, and now it seems the numbers [...]

A New Way to Find Your Home – Pedal to Properties

Pedal to Properties of Charleston is a fun, health-conscious way to help you find your new home. The concept originated in Boulder, CO in 2007 and was featured in the New York Times, Fortune Magazine, and the Wall Street Journal and is now expanding nationwide. Charleston is the first in the country to become a [...]

The Real Estate Studio offers a glimpse of the Charleston experience with local art

In June 2007, Dunes Properties opened a location in the heart of Charleston’s historic shopping district that was less “office” and more retail store, designed to help guests discover everything they want to know about visiting and living in this glorious Southern city. Since then, this original concept has evolved into something greater. The [...]

Feelin’ a bit proud in Charleston, SC – Our Real Estate Studio is the Office of the Future

Ok so normally it is against the rules to do too much horn-tooting on a blog but today, I just can’t help myself.  I am so proud of our company!!  Here’s an example of the beauty of social networking, the power of an innovative imagination and a “can-do” attitude.  The Dunes Properties Real Estate Studio [...]

King Street Sip + Stroll, sponsored by The Real Estate Studio

It’s that time of year again when Charleston is filled with droves of hungry and thirsty revelers that run the gamut from culinary adventurers to true gastronomes. The annual BB&T Charleston Food and Wine Festival got underway on Thursday evening and is going strong at venues all over town. Last night, we were once again [...]

Change is coming

At The Real Estate Studio, the downtown location of Dunes Properties at 214 King Street, we’ve noticed that even with the chillier weather and sagging economic outlook, people have been coming in to search Charleston area real estate. This marks a noticeable change from recent months when the pronounced slowing of the national market [...]