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MCVL Realty Expands to 3 MLS’s

MCVL Realty has built a niche serving the rural area between the Charleston/Mount Pleasant and Georgetown/Myrtle Beach metropolitan areas. Geographically, this is a huge niche extending 40 miles from end to end, but because of it’s rural nature, the number of active properties is only in the hundreds. By focusing exclusively on this niche, we […]

Spring 2015 Market Update

November through February are traditionally very slow real estate months. Between the holidays, the cold weather, and the upcom-ing tax season, there is typically just not a lot of buyer activity. It’s normally served as a time for me to check off a long list of tasks that have been stacking up on my to-do […]

Fall 2014 Market Update

Summer in the lowcountry brings sweltering heat and high humidity, but it also brings great real estate market activity. This summer was no different with 29 properties selling in McClellanville and Awendaw in the months of June, July and August. Eight of those properties (5 lots and 3 homes) came from McClellanville’s small but desirable […]

Summer 2014 Market Update

As we reach the halfway mark for the year we are finally able to make some year-over-year comparisons and across the board we are seeing marked improve- ments. The market is moving from warm to hot quite quickly with a definite shift from a buyer’s market toward a seller’s market. The first half of 2014 […]

Spring 2014 Market Update

The first quarter of 2014 has proven that the local real estate market is emerging from its slump! Home sales are up and inventory is shrinking indicating that we should soon see a changing of the tide from a “buyer’s market” to a “seller’s market”. Land inventory remains high, making it a great time to shop […]

3 Ways You Can Help Toms River New Jersey

What do the people of Toms River, New Jersey have in common with the people of McClellanville? Well not a lot, other than generous caring hearts.   23 years ago, in the darkest hours of McClellanville following Hurricane Hugo, footage of the shrimp boats leaning on houses, trees through homes, and an entire town covered […]

Small Homes on the Rise in McClellanville

The downturn in the economy has many downsizing their needs. The average size of homes built in America dipped for the first time in decades and when asked about the expectations for the home of 2015, Stephen Melman, Director of Economic Services at the National Association of Home Builders says that builders are anticipating that […]

Spring Brings Rebirth in a Small Town

We’ve had a mild winter this year and spring is already beginning to show her colors, but in many ways it has seemed like winter for years, I am reminded today however, “No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.”  ~Hal Borland This morning I am being continually reminded of a rebirth that is […]

Charter School and Sewee Summit Breathe New Life into McClellanville

If the overall state of the world has got you down, I wanted to share a little good news with you.  In the past couple of months we have seen great strides in resolving McClellanville’s two greatest deficits; Education and Employment. This summer brought news that the Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School had gained […]