McClellanville Boardwalk Bridges Silver Hill and the Historic District
It was 2007 and I was a year into my real estate career in McClellanville, when I pitched my idea to spend the town’s Greenbelt funds on boardwalk. Never let it be said that the wheel of government turn slowly, because in just 15 years the town has finished those plans! Seriously though, I want … Read more
Two New Developments Proposed in Awendaw
The Post and Courier published a public notice on March 4th about two separate requests to the town of Awendaw for subdivisions. Subdivisions requests at a Town Hall meeting are nothing new, but ones of this size have enormous ramifications for the growth of Awendaw. The public notice is very unclear and indicates that both … Read more
Smashing Our Own Records
In the spring issue of our magazine, I reported the sale of my listing at 642 Thomas Pinckney Court for $1,580,000. At the time it was the highest priced sale in McClellanville in the last 15 years. Not to be outdone, Oliver Thames sold the house right next door at 650 Thomas Pinckney for $2,100,000 … Read more
Fall 2019 Market Report
The stock market is hitting all-time highs while interest rates reach new lows. We’re seeing historically low unemployment rates and wages are on the rise. The booming economy is driving a strong real estate market across the country and here in the lowcountry. The market fundamentals suggest things should continue on this pace, other than the routine … Read more
What About Paradise Island?
For the purpose of the last article, “Defining Awendaw”, I focused most of the discussion around the blurry line between Mount Pleasant and Awendaw. Paradise Island on the northern shore of the Wando River across from Park West, Carolina Park, and Pepper Plantation creates a myriad of its own complexities. It’s in unincorporated Charleston County … Read more
Defining Awendaw
Since our founding in 2010, MCVL Realty has identified itself as “specializing exclusively in the McClellanville / Awendaw area”. You would think with such a claim that if anyone were to know the Awendaw boundary, it would be us. Unfortunately, the problem is not so much “where” the boundary is, but rather “which” one you … Read more
The Convenience Conundrum
We live in a world where all of the knowledge of the world is a few keystrokes away on a device that we can carry around in our pocket. Anything you can imagine can be ordered and delivered to your door within two days. There is a near-infinite amount of streaming content to entertain us. … Read more
Growth and the Future of The Bulls Bay Area to be Determined by Awendaw
Fear of growth and development is on the minds of Bulls Bay area residents as urban sprawl creeps outward from Mount Pleasant (watch the growth of the area using the Growth Tool below). Builder D.R. Horton has begun work on their latest development known as Bee’s Crossing which plans to squeeze 90 homes onto 32 … Read more
McClellanville’s First Spec Home in a Decade Sells Before C.O. Granted
That title may not make sense to everyone so let me define a couple of terms here. A “Spec Home” is one built as a speculative venture. It is a new construction home built for sale by the builder without having a specific buyer in mind and is sold for profit. “C.O.” stands for Certificate … Read more
MCVL Realty Sells McClellanville’s Most Expensive Home
On March 25th, 2019, 642 Thomas Pinckney Court sold for $1,580,000. The property was listed by Daniel Bates of MCVL Realty and went under contract after 24 days on the market. Excluding large acreage plantation tracts, this is the second highest valued sale in McClellanville history topped only by the previous owners purchasing this same … Read more