Real Estate News – David and Lisa Fleming – Hilton Head Island Real Estate

April 12, 2023

Why Hilton Head Island remains a safe haven for golfers (and everyone else)

The old joke goes, the South Carolina Lowcountry has attracted two types of people over the past 300 years: pirates and golfers. As one of the country’s most unmistakable landscapes, this collection of barrier islands...

March 31, 2023

Mortgage rates fall for the third week in a row

Washington, DC – CNN — Homebuyers saw another week of falling mortgage rates, with the average rate dropping last week for the third week in a row, according to data from Freddie Mac released Thursday....

February 28, 2023

Explore America’s Favorite Island

Many destinations around the U.S. can lay claim to beautiful beaches and fresh cuisine, but it is rare to find a place that has it all: the scenery and the soul, the culture and the...

February 6, 2023

Forget Florida—South Carolina Low Country Is the Top U.S. Luxury-Home Market

U.S. luxury home buyers looking for more space, a strong return on investment—plus an enjoyable place to live—might want to consider the booming Southern waterfront communities Hilton Head Island, Bluffton and Beaufort, South Carolina. The...

January 5, 2023

What’s ahead for Beaufort County’s housing market in 2023?

Last year, the Beaufort County housing market witnessed towering mortgage rates, soaring inflation, record-high prices and even a Zillow economist calling Hilton Head the “new Hamptons.” For the past two years the market was largely...

December 12, 2022

What Does a Cooling Real Estate Market Really Mean?

As mortgage rates climbed in October 2022 to their highest point in 20 years, those actively buying or selling a home were left to wonder how they should move forward. In a matter of months,...

November 2, 2022

Is the US headed toward a housing crash? Experts say it’s not 2008.

Sharply rising mortgage rates, a steep decline in home sales and a record price slowdown have raised concerns that the housing market could crash. The mortgage rate reached over 7 percent this week, the first...

October 28, 2022

Fed’s soothsayers see signs of an inflation downshift

WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Is the U.S. economy stuck with such high inflation that it will take a recession to fix it. Or are prices about to crater and leave the Federal Reserve with...

October 24, 2022

Home prices are finally falling. But how low will they go?

The US housing market is in the midst of a major shift. After two years of stratospheric price appreciation, home prices have peaked and are on their way back down. But what homebuyers and homeowners...

March 9, 2022

The South’s Best Beach Towns 2022

When Southerners close their eyes and imagine the perfect beach town, there’s no shortage of inspiration. From state to state and coast to coast, everyone sees something different. There will be sand, and there will...