General
Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
Media taking it easy on housing market story
We scour the real estate message boards, and one constant theme among real estate agents is that the media has fanned the flames of the housing crisis, scaring away precious customers. Au contraire. If...
Population shifts make only temporary census
North Carolina is the sixth fastest growing state in the land. Its wide-ranging array of golf courses includes some outstanding and reasonably priced daily fee options, like Tanglewood Park near...
Good Charlotte: Southern city market strong
Amid an avalanche of continuing bad news for real estate nationwide, Charlotte, NC, continues to stand out in terms of price stability. In the latest S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices in 20...
Have a great holiday season and a happy new year
New articles here will be a little sporadic over the coming days as I enjoy the holidays with my family and head to South Carolina for a week of relaxation and golf. Hey, even the folks running for...
Not such a loonie idea, eh?
Canadians are a natural market for homes in the Low Country, like this one in Pawleys Plantation. Open Letter to All Real Estate Agents Along the Carolinas Coast: I was in my local Barnes & Noble...
Photo finishers: Part two
Yesterday, I shared some notes and photos from a few of the best finishing holes I played this past year. Below are three more. The 18th hole at Royal Lakes presents a quadruple dose of trouble for...
Photo finishers: 18th holes reflect, define their courses
When I watch a golf tournament on television, I am disappointed if the finishing holes do not provide high drama. The best of them - Harbourtown and Pebble Beach come to mind - make even a...
Emerging trend nothing to sneeze or snore at
I must be behind the curve. I was surfing the Zillow.com site looking for houses for sale in the Low Country of South Carolina and came across one that offered, among other things, a "snoring room." ...
Stable real estate market with great weather and golf
The brutal weather in the northeast this weekend, which included two separate snow storms and a thick coating of ice, got me thinking ahead to our trip to South Carolina between Christmas and New...
What Starbucks says about buying real estate
My subject today is coffee, or more specifically how coffee has taught me a lesson about expectations and the proverbial "sure thing." Stick around for the end and I will come round to the subject...
Aberdeen to Trump: You're hired!
Donald Trump will have his way after all in Scotland, where he has plans to build two golf courses, a luxury hotel and nearly 1,000 condos on the coast near Aberdeen. With strong input from local...
It's academic: Coldwell Banker survey reveals wide price range for homes in college towns
College towns like Chapel Hill, NC, offer excellent golf, such as the University of North Carolina's Finley course. The most expensive and least expensive houses in college towns in the U.S. are about...