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As rising interest rates make it more expensive for people to buy homes, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Monday that the Federal Housing Administration is reducing the insurance premiums people pay monthly on FHA mortgages. The annual premium that people will pay is dropping 25 basis points — from 0.85 percent […]

Most of 2016 offered the same monthly housing market highlights. The number of homes for sale was drastically down in year-over-year comparisons, along with days on market and months of supply. Meanwhile, sales and prices were up in most markets. Unemployment rates were low, wages improved and, as the year waned, we completed a contentious […]

The low inventory crunch will continue into 2017, as will an increase in prices across all price ranges and property types. Eager buyers will vie for fewer available homes, making affordability a challenge for the unprepared. Nevertheless, optimism abounds among busy agents. For the 12-month period spanning January 2016 through December 2016, Pending Sales in […]

The housing story for the past 12 months remains the same. Demand is high, supply is low and interest rates have been steady. Finding ways to motivate homeowners to be home sellers will be key over the next year. For the 12-month period spanning October 2015 through September 2016, Pending Sales in the Hilton Head region were up […]

As anticipated at the outset of the year, demand has remained high through the first three quarters of 2016, propping up sales and prices despite heavy reductions in inventory and months of supply across the country. With rental prices and employment opportunities in a consistent climb, year-over-year increases in home buying are probable for the rest of the year […]

Drivers on Hilton Head Island will continue to cruise along the Cross Island Parkway toll-free for about another month.Officials with the S.C. Department of Transportation have decided to extended a suspension of the toll that was put in place during the recent Hurricane Matthew evacuation, SCDOT spokesman Pete Poore said Tuesday. Drivers will have until […]

Hurricane Matthew took a toll on Hilton Head’s beaches, but the town says they will not have to start over on their re-nourishment project.  Work resumes this week on the part of the beach where they started work back up as the initial active construction zone. The town says the majority of the sand they […]

Registering with FEMA is the first step to getting federal disaster assistance. FEMA will ask you to provide information about the property damage you sustained from Hurricane Matthew, proof of your identity and residency, insurance and other documentation to help determine your eligibility. After you apply, FEMA will send you a copy of your application […]

Applying for Individual Assistance from FEMA Homeowners, renters and business owners must register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to be eligible for federal disaster assistance for Hurricane Matthew damages and losses in South Carolina. Disaster survivors may register in any of the following ways: Online at DisasterAssistance.gov; On the FEMA Mobile App; Calling 800-621-3362 (FEMA) Applicants […]

There are so many reasons why so many of us call Hilton Head, Bluffton and the surrounding Lowcountry, “Home.”  Asking the question, “Why do we live here?” reminds us of how grateful we all are, and why we love sharing everything the area offer to to those interested in moving to the area or buying a piece […]