2013 has been an exciting year thus far for our local Bluffton-Hilton Head real estate market! We’ve seen record transactions as the first four months of the year were the best in our MLS history! On a national level, home prices are up 8% from last year and Barclays’ analyst, Stephen Kim, predicts that home [...]
The Best Time to Buy Items for Your Home
Click image for link to original blogpost We all know that May is a good time to stock up on picnic and barbeque supplies here in the South Carolina lowcountry as we anticipate springtime cookouts, but did you also know it is the best time of year to get significant discounts on kitchen accessories, cookware, [...]
Lowcountry Events – May 2013
You would think that all the festivities surrounding April’s 45th Annual RBC Heritage Golf Tournament on Hilton Head would have worn us out, but the fun continues throughout the South Carolina Lowcountry during the glorious month of May! Here is a sampling of some area events you won’t want to miss, so come on out and visit [...]
Gateway Realty Spotlights Local Real Estate Market on WHHI-TV
Be sure to tune in and watch Gateway’s own Johnny Ussery and Tom Jackson on WHHI-TV’s “Talk of the Town” twice a day beginning tonight at 5pm and continuing through Monday, May 6th as they share what’s really happening in the local real estate market! Find out where all the Baby Boomers are headed, what the [...]
The Power of Community
Boston, Massachusetts. April 15, 2013. Patriot’s Day. A day celebrating the power of the human spirit, the will to endure, the amazing ability of the body to be pushed beyond reasonable limits was marred by such a horrific tragedy that it has left the nation stunned and lives forever changed. While we breathe a [...]
2013 Heritage Golf Tournament Schedule
Gateway Realty Welcomes You to the 45th Heritage Golf Classic on Hilton Head Island! There is just nothing quite like the RBC Heritage Golf Tournament for those of us blessed to call the South Carolina Lowcountry home. We enjoy the opportunity to show the world how special our little corner of the world is. While [...]
Staging Sells Homes Faster
Before Vacant. Cavernous. Cold. Too big. Potential buyers looking at the home above had these reactions when they walked into this overwhelming space. Unable to envision their own furnishings in this room or how to place their furniture, homebuyers just couldn’t picture themselves in this grand living area. Frustrated with lots of showings but [...]
Sun City Shines!
Welcome to the golden years! Times sure have changes since my grandparents’ retirement days – no more knitting by the fire and rocking on the front porch of the 100 year old farmhouse. Today’s mature adults are enjoying active, vibrant lifestyles in exciting social communities such as our own Sun City Hilton Head. [...]
Lowcountry April Events
April is one of the most exciting months in the South Carolina lowcountry! The local calendar is packed with fabulous events - highlighted by the RBC Heritage Golf Classic – and everyone is eager to be outside enjoying the perfect spring weather and the beauty of our natural environment. Check out some of the great stuff happening [...]
2013 First Quarter Stats Confirm Prime Time for Real Estate
We have all been hearing that real estate is making a resounding comeback in 2013, and the real numbers coming out during the first quarter of the year give credibility to the optimism. In fact, the housing market is rebounding faster than originally predicted which has caused many analysts to revise their original conservative forecasts. As home [...]
