Charleston Real Estate Market Blog

We will be hosting an open house this weekend in Rivertowne Country Club in Mt. Pleasant.  We are very excited about this new listing, since Rivertowne is one of the most desirable communities in Mt. Pleasant!  We’ve priced the house very well for the lot size, upgrades, and location.  This single story home has one of the most open floor plans in Rivertowne.  The house sits on a corner lot and has .49 acres.  The backyard is one of the largest you’ll find in this price range. It is fenced, sodded, and has plenty of room for pets or outdoor activities!  The lot sits across from the 12th hole of Rivertowne’s golf course, which was the Arnold Palmer LPGA Golf Course for 2007.  Neighborhood amenities include the golf course, swimming pool, tennis courts, and

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Today’s market benefits two groups of buyers:  first-time buyers, and buyers moving up.  It is an excellent market to buy, especially if you don’t have a current home to sell.  For this reason, we’re seeing a lot of first-time home buyers opting to buy instead of rent.  Since these first-time buyers are not having to make contingencies to sell a home before buying another, they are able to use that negotiating power elsewhere (price, for example). 

 

Even if you have a home to sell, it’s a very good time to move up.  It may take a little while to sell your current home, and you won’t get for it what you would have gotten even a year ago.  But, remember that you’ll also be paying considerably less for the home you’ll buy if you’re moving up.  For

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For home buyers looking for newer houses on James Island, we’ve included a list of the most popular neighborhoods.  These are also some of the newest communities on James Island.  Click on the neighborhoods to view the homes currently for sale!

 

Jamestowne Village is known for its Charleston style houses.  These were built from 2002 to 2004, and current prices range from $270,000 to $290,000.

 

Ocean Neighbors is one of the closest communities to Folly Beach with newer homes.  Built from 1999 to 2005, these homes range in price from $290,000 to $425,000.

 

Lawton Harbor was built from 2002 to 2004.  Prices right now are from $310K to $350K, so it does not have as big a range in price compared to other newer communities.

 

Westfield Place

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James Island is one of the most popular areas to live in Charleston, SC.  While some buyers want newer homes, many buyers seek older homes for the larger lots and the brick exteriors.  On James Island, you’ll find these two features more in the older homes than the newer homes. 

 

The majority of residential communities in this area are older, established neighborhoods.  So, you’ll find quite a few to choose from.  We’ve included some of the more popular established communities on James Island below.  You can use the links to see the homes for sale in that neighborhood.     

 

Riverland Terrace is a marshfront community that overlooks John’s Island.  Many buyers like this community because it’s within walking distance of the Charleston

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Many of the Charleston areas (like James Island) have a much larger selection of condos on the market compared to townhouses right now.  However, there is quite a demand for townhouses in this area since so many buyers want a close proximity to downtown Charleston and to the beach without the high cost.  Condos and townhouses are a great way for buyers to have the best of both worlds – yes, location and affordability!  However, given the choice between condos and townhouses, many buyers opt for townhouses so that they can share fewer walls with neighbors and sometimes have a private backyard.

 

Condos fall under a different type of property ownership than townhouses – with condos, you legally own the space of the condo and share ownership of common

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We started this Charleston real estate website a little more than a year ago in hopes of becoming the most user-friendly real estate website in Charleston, SC.  Our goal hasn’t changed since then – we’re still trying to be as user-friendly and as helpful as possible.  In the past year we’ve added lots of new features to the site, and it’s doing much better than we could have hoped for!  We’re in the top 10 placement for Charleston real estate websites, and we average more than 13,000 viewers every month.  So, our hard work has paid off!

 

We’re about to make some changes to the site – there will be some additions as well as some “tweaking” of our old features to make things run more smoothly.  We hope that you’ll enjoy the work we’re doing to the

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We’ve also added a new page to the site that shows which James Island neighborhoods are usually zoned for which schools.  The list includes neighborhoods as well as apartment complexes, so it’s all of the information we have.  We’ve been told that this list is even more accurate than the MLS.  However, we always confirm any information that our clients need before they buy.  This James Island school list is quite helpful, though!

In response to the many questions we get about Mt. Pleasant neighborhoods, we have added 14 more neighborhoods to the page on our site.  Of course, there are still some communities in Mt. Pleasant that are not on our list, but we’ve included the 35 most popular subdivisions in the area.  We’ll continue to add info to the neighborhoods pages, but we wanted to let you know of the update so that you can search for Mt. Pleasant homes by neighborhood (scroll to the bottom of the page to see the updated list)!

James Island does not have nearly the selection of townhouses in comparison with the selection of condos available.  But, there are some great townhouse communities in the area.  Below you’ll see three of the newest townhouse neighborhoods on James Island.  You can use the links to see more information and MLS listings for each neighborhood.

 

Meridian Place is one of the more popular townhouse subdivisions.  Current townhouse prices start around $170,000 for 2 bedrooms and 2 baths.  The 3 bedroom / 2 bath townhouses start just under $200,000.  Even though these townhouses were built from 2001 to 2004, they’re still some of the newest ones you’ll find in the area.  And, some of the units have attached garages.

 

Eaglewood Retreat has some of

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Home buyers generally like Meridian Place townhouses on James Island because they are relatively new, and they’re in a great location.  Folly Beach is about a 5 minute drive, and downtown Charleston is less than a 10 minute drive.  Meridian Place has some of the lowest monthly regime fees that you’ll find on James Island (approximately $67 per month), and the fees cover maintenance of the common areas, landscaping and irrigation for the individual townhouses, a termite bond, and access to the walking trails and tennis court.  Few townhouse or condo neighborhoods have walking trails, and Meridian Place also has several ponds throughout the community.  Each townhouse has a backyard that is fenced, and the owner is responsible for maintaining the backyard. 

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