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2017 Hilton Head Island & Sea Pines Real Estate Market Review

I'm delighted to report, Hilton Head Island's real estate market for 2017, was healthy and posted positive sales numbers year-over-year. We had more buyers falling in love and following through on their dreams than we've seen in years, resulting in an 8.8 percent increase in homes sold island-wide. The irresistible draw of the island's active lifestyle raised the median price for a home on Hilton Head by 3 percent to $535,000.

Several of our oceanfront communities had outstanding years with double digit gains to their median home values. They include Sea Pines, Shipyard, Palmetto Dunes and Folly Field.  

Island-wide, the villa market had a successfully busy year with a 19.3 percent increase in sales transactions. The median price of a villa rose…

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Hilton Head Island: 3 tips to buying real estate in 2018

There's a wonderful thrill in being emotionally ready to purchase real estate on Hilton Head Island and disappointment in seeing your dream property sell to another before you could harness your intentions. With our inventory as tight as it's been lately, this is becoming the challenge for buyers in our market. As this trend continues to unfold, there are 3 tips you can take to avoid this situation from happening to you:

Tip 1: Establish a good working relationship with a local Realtor

Buying real estate on Hilton Head Island is a process of discovering your options, within your price point, and matching your desires to the area of the island that has the most meaningful activities and amenities for you and your family to enjoy. Our gated and…

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View FEMA's new FIRM maps for Sea Pines Plantation: Are you in Zone X?

After more than 30 years, and using the latest technology available, FEMA has finally updated and released their highly anticipated preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Beaufort County showing how a 100-year flood event is likely to impact your property. As a result, big changes are in the making for flood insurance requirements on a number of properties around Hilton Head Island, including Sea Pines Plantation. Homes that are presently required to carry flood insurance for mortgage purposes will no longer have that requirement if they're located in FEMA's newly created Zone X (Shaded and Unshaded).

Homes in Zone X (Shaded and Unshaded) are being reclassified onto higher ground with a moderate to minimal risk of flooding. This creates…

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The Sea Pines Resort's Best Address For a Fun Filled Family Vacation

There's an old axiom to purchasing real estate, "location, location, location." That's exactly what folks have in mind when purchasing a villa or townhouse in Turtle Lane Club at The Sea Pines Resort.

Turtle Lane Club is a private gated oceanfront enclave of 13+ acres nestled in the heart of Sea Pines Plantation. It's located only steps away from the extraordinary top-shelf amenities offered by two of The Sea Pines Resort's finest attractions.

The first is the fabulous Sea Pines Beach Club, where you can embrace the ocean while dinning either indoors or on the seaside patio at Coast. You'll also discover the island's finest libations are served upstairs with endless views of the Atlantic Ocean at the sophisticated Ocean Lounge.

The Plantation…

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The Sea Pines beaches after Hurricane Irma's storm surge

By the time Hurricane Irma passed across Hilton Head Island it was downgraded to a tropical storm and behaved much like a typical winter nor'easter. 

The winds were blustery and persistent and they gusted above 60 mph during the heaviest rain bands but none of this caused any real damage. Our problems came from the storm surge created by the massive size of Irma as she drifted north over the west coast of Florida and pushed a 4 foot wall of water up the east coast from Jacksonville to Charleston. This happend exactly as we were having an 8 foot king tide. The tidal gauge at Fort Pulaski recorded Irma's high water mark to be 12.24 feet which was just shy of Hurricane Matthew's record of 12.50 feet.

Our beaches took the same hit as they did during…

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Purchasing your oceanfront home in Sea Pines Plantation

Life can take on a certain splendor for you and your family when purchasing your oceanfront home in Sea Pines Plantation. Whether you become a full time resident, a seasonal owner, or for use as an investment property, you'll discover the peace and tranquility along our 5 miles of pristine beach to be deeply satisfying to the soul and life affirming. 

Sales of our oceanfront homes have been moving at a clip in 2017 and we're on pace to have one of our best years in the last decade. We've already sold 3 homes and we have another 4 homes under contract that are scheduled to close before the end of the year. In 2016 we sold 5 homes and in 2015 we sold 3 homes. In a good year, we'll sell an average of 6-7 oceanfront homes. With a great variety of…

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Purchasing your beach home at The Sea Pines Resort

Few things are as peaceful as hearing the sounds of the surf and smelling the Atlantic Ocean breezing through our majestic pines. If you and your family are beachcombers at heart, then purchasing your beach home at The Sea Pines Resort is a dream come true. With no busy roads to cross over, and only steps to our sandy shores, owning a beach home on a "T-Road" in Sea Pines is ideally suited for those who love being at the beach.

"T-Roads" in Sea Pines Plantation are cul-de-sac roads along the beach and they are named after birds. You'll find them located from the ocean gate, starting with Canvasback, and traveling down North and South Sea Pines Dr., for about 5 miles, until you reach Gadwall Rd., which overlooks the Calibogue Sound. There are 28…

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“The Hilton Head Lifestyle Revisited” by a 48-year resident-writer.

Not long ago, a reporter called from Bloomberg News. He had a few questions about real estate on Hilton Head Island. His first question was: "Why are people drawn to Hilton Head?"

Having lived in Sea Pines by the beach for 43 years, my response was: "The natural beauty of the Island is the big draw, not just world-class golf, tennis facilities or miles of beach. We live in a unique environment with a subtropical climate where it is green all year long. We seldom see snow but see a lot of wildlife. When you live on an Island, you live close to nature. Outside of the study by my house, there is a "deer walk". It is a path that the human eye cannot see. Deer have been traveling that path for as long as I can remember. They stroll over fallen pine needles,…

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