You’ll find a range of waterfront homes in Charleston, SC. This broad category of homes includes marshfront, deep water, shallow water, tidal creek, riverfront, pondfront, and beachfront. So, waterfront homes in Charleston can either be on fresh water or salt water.
The most expensive waterfront real estate in Charleston is beachfront homes. Charleston has six beaches to choose from, and each has its own style – Folly Beach, Isle of Palms, Sullivan’s Island, Wild Dunes, Seabrook Island, and Kiawah Island. Because Charleston beach houses can be so expensive (they start a little under $1.5 Million), many buyers gladly take a condo or townhouse instead in order to stay under the million dollar price range.
If you’re looking for a waterfront home…
Charleston has many areas with luxury real estate. Whether you’re looking for beachfront, waterfront, or historic homes, Charleston has a great selection of high end real estate.
Downtown Charleston's fine homes are some of the most photographed homes in the low country, and homes downtown are featured regularly in magazines like Southern Accents and Coastal Living. Real estate prices depend on location, views, and historical relevance. Most of these homes have private courtyards, large porches, and classic Charleston architecture. And, some of these homes have spectacular views of the Charleston Harbor.
Mt. Pleasant has quite a few luxury home neighborhoods. I’on and Dunes West are nationally known for their fine homes. Rivertowne, Hibben,…
James Island is one of the most popular areas to live in Charleston, SC. Its close proximity to downtown Charleston and to the beach makes it one of the most desirable locations in the area. Downtown Charleston and Folly Beach are both within a five to ten minute drive from most places on James Island.
This high demand from home buyers combined with a relatively low supply of houses drive up James Island real estate prices. Some of the other cities in the Charleston area have an almost excessive supply of housing, which can hurt the local real estate economy. However, the city of James Island has restricted building permits partly in an effort to preserve land and wildlife, and partly to keep the James Island real estate market in…
Town homes and condos are so similar that people often confuse them or use the two terms interchangeably. So, I’ve included a set of questions you can ask yourself when you’re visiting Charleston properties in order to distinguish condos from townhouses.
How are the properties attached? Town homes and condos are always physically attached in some way to other town homes or condos in the development. If the property is not attached to another property, it is a single family home (or house). If the property is attached on one (or on either) side to another property – but it doesn’t have a property above or below it – you are most likely looking at a townhouse. If the property is attached to other properties on at least one of its sides and has a…
With so many nationally ranked golf courses in Charleston, SC, golf is a huge attraction in the area. Some of the best golf courses are located in Mt. Pleasant and Kiawah Island, but you’ll find plenty of options throughout the Charleston area. In fact, there is at least one golf course in 12 of the 16 Charleston areas. Total, Charleston boasts 22 public and private courses and 13 golf course communities. Most golf courses in Charleston are open to the public and don’t require you to live in the golf community to play. However, there are a few courses on which you can only play by proof of residence or by invitation from a resident.
Homes in Charleston golf communities generally offer large common areas and better than average amenities, such as…
When you come across a listing on the website that you like, you have the option to save it as a Favorite listing. A lot of our prospects use this feature because it’s a great way to keep track of the Charleston home listings that you like. It can be overwhelming to sort through a lot of listings and either write down or print out the ones that match what you’re looking for in a home. That’s why we created this feature on our site!
To save a listing as a Favorite, just click the link “Save to favorites.” This link will be in a light blue box under the main picture of the listing. You can check your Favorites anytime by logging onto our website and clicking “View Your Favorite Listings” on the right side navigation bar. You can save as many listings as
I wanted to make sure you knew that our website shows all the listings on the Charleston MLS. A lot of people ask us about that, since many websites show only some of the listings (i.e., just their company’s listings, or listings in a certain price range, etc.). Also, we’ve written all of the information on the site ourselves. A lot of website owners get a third party to write their content – and often, these writers have never even been to Charleston! So, we hope that you’ll find the information on our site useful. Our goal was to make the most user-friendly and informative real estate website in Charleston – and the positive feedback we’ve gotten from clients I think speaks for itself!
If you have any questions about a specific listing, know that…
Insurance can also play a big role in the affordability of the homes you consider. Insurance is not as expensive in areas that are further inland (like Summerville, for example, where flood insurance is rarely required). However, in the areas closer to the coast (the beaches, of course, along with James Island, West Ashley, downtown Charleston, and Mt. Pleasant), many of the homes require flood insurance if they are located in certain flood zones. In some of the lighter flood zones, the homes don’t require flood insurance, but it’s recommended that you get it (and the policies are quite low in cost).
Insurance prices vary according to where the home is located and which company you choose. When our clients are ready to make an offer on a home, we…
We get a lot of questions about real estate taxes in Charleston, so I wanted to just talk briefly about taxes. As a general rule of thumb, you can expect to pay about $750 in taxes for every $100,000 of the purchase price of the home. So, for example, you can estimate paying about $2,250 every year in taxes for a house that you paid $300,000 for. This is, of course, simply an estimate – but buyers generally find it pretty helpful. Also, taxes are generally a little less for Berkeley County real estate and Dorchester County real estate compared to real estate in Charleston County.
Buyers often ask what the current taxes are for a home. Although it’s possible for us to look up what the current owner paid last year in taxes, this is not a very accurate…
Prudential is by far the top real estate company in Charleston. A lot of home buyers see our signs and advertising and assume that we’re one of the top companies. But, they don’t have actual information to compare us with the rest. So, we’ve included some statistics below that were taken from the MLS along with other information about our company.
Prudential:
sold 47% of properties on the MLS in 2007 – that’s almost 4 times what our next biggest competitor sold.
participates in 1 out of every 3 home sales in the MLS.
has been the top selling real estate company in Charleston since 1991.
is the largest real estate company in Charleston, with over 900 agents.
