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Each year the REALTORS® Association chooses one among them as their Realtor® of the Year.  It is not an easy task, and the recipient must meet the following criteria:

This Realtor® should be a member in good standing for the past three years, a full-time licensed active broker or sales licensee working day-to-day in the real estate field, who has demonstrated the following behaviors:

  • Is actively involved in civic or community affairs
  • Promotes a positive image of the Association and our industry publicly throughout our community
  • Demonstrates leadership, earning the respect of fellow Realtors through professional business practices
  • Is honest and trustworthy, displaying the highest degree of unquestionable integrity and moral character with…

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As a Realtor and Hilton Head Island resident of forty years, it amazes me the variance in price on a lot of home related services. One would expect a variance of perhaps 20% but the list below often has variance's in price that sometimes are in the 40% plus range. Clearly, it pays to get at least two estimates and check references as "cheapest is rarely best"

Roofing.  30 year asphalt shingles by a known manufacturer such as GAF or Owens Corning are pretty much the same. Yet estimates for re-roofing our house, apples to apples went from $12,000 to almost $17,000.

Air Conditioning replacement. 13 SEER 4 ton Carrier....... apples to apples. $4200 vs $7,000? Try to get it done in the Fall or Spring when they are least busy. Also, "big name company" …

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Another reason Hilton Head Island is Special, those little green signs. You can't travel too far on Hilton Head without seeing one. About four feet high and always saying the same thing: "This (insert #) acre site is protected from commercial development by the Town of Hilton Head Island" Sometimes the parcels are only three or four acres; sometimes close to 100 acres. In total, in the last 15 years close to 1000 acres of prime commercially zoned land has been purchased by the Town and left in its natural state or developed into parks. Much of this land is right along the "main drag", HWY 278. So what could have been a gas station or a shopping complex remains: "a bunch of trees". What could have been near ocean condos or homes is now soccer fields and…

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With the holidays quickly approaching, sellers often wonder whether to market their property during this busy season.  “Many sellers think buyers are preoccupied with holiday festivities to even consider looking at real estate in Bluffton or on Hilton Head Island. This may have been the case years ago, but in today’s world, smartphones and tablets have taken over and travel with their owners to every destination. The reality is, the home buying season is year round.” states Carl Schroeder, 2014 Hilton Head Area Association Realtor of the Year and Foundation Realty team member. Here are a few reasons to list Hilton Head Island Real Estate during the holiday season.

  • Beautifully decorated homes appeal to the seller’s emotional side.
  • By marketing a…

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