Isle of Palms: Looking into the Future

As an Agent and property owner on Isle of Palms since 1991, clients who are looking to move to the area ask me about the mix of vacation rentals to permanent property owners.
Below is a perfect recap from The Island Eye News of the Isle of Palms Council meeting as they tackle the growing concern [...]

ABC News covers the end of the summer at Folly Beach

Check out this recent ABC News video about the official end of the summer season – Labor Day at Folly Beach.  Susan St. Hilaire, Dunes Properties’ very own Director of Vacation Rentals is quoted.  For Dunes, it has been a great summer and we have welcomed all kinds of visitors to our beach front condominiums [...]

Beach Vacation-House vs. Hotel

We have some beautiful,  stunning,  multi-million dollar properties on our vacation rental program.  People often walk by on the beach, looking at these houses overlooking the ocean, with their big decks and a group of people having a ball on the roof top cabana and think they could never afford to rent a place like [...]

Looking for a Beach Property that Cash Flows?

It is easy to be fearful right now, news is not good and the future is uncertain. One thing I can tell you is that prices are low right now. If there were ever questions about the rate of return on beach property, buying low is always a good start. Historically, vacation property does well, [...]

Staying on Folly Beach

I love Folly Beach. Even though I live here in Charleston, a few times a year I rent a beach house or condo on Folly to “get away from it all”… but not too far. When I stay out on Folly with friends or family, although I am 15 minutes from my “regular [...]

Charleston City Slicker

If you have an Apple iPhone or iPod Touch, here’s your chance to experience Charleston, S.C., like never before. Charleston City Slicker ($9.99) uses iPhone’s location services to guide you through what many consider the greatest historic district in the U.S. City Slicker has produced over an hour of high-definition video documenting 20 points of [...]

Folly Beach – A Wonderful Secret

What is it about Folly Beach that keeps people coming back year after year? Of course it’s the beach but it’s more than that. Folly Beach is a special town that is literally the “Edge of America.” We are a one stop light town with guests that come back every year, sometimes 3 or 4 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]