Lady’s Island is a picturesque place to live and has the unique ability to provide its residents with the best of two worlds – the quiet peacefulness of a slow, rural life as well as proximity to all the action of Beaufort, Port Royal, and the Sea Islands. Lady’s Island homes for sale are known for showcasing miles and miles of stunning landscape vistas, being on large lots, and giving residents access to community boat ramps, equestrian facilities, and maritime forests. In this charming, lowcountry haven, you’ll find homes that burst with traditional Southern character and invite you to live in harmony with nature as you’re surrounded by live oaks, Spanish moss, palm trees, lush waterfronts, and wildlife galore. One popular place to buy a home on Lady’s…

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Palmetto Bluff is a place that almost has to be seen to be believed. The community stretches across 2,000 acres of picturesque lowcountry landscape and includes residential communities, a private club, and a resort. While all of that doesn’t sound too out of the ordinary for South Carolina, Palmetto Bluff continuously exceeds expectations by proving that delight is in the details. And in this community, every detail has been meticulously designed and accounted for.

Part of what makes Palmetto Bluff so special is its location. The way the warm light of the morning sunrise reflects off the softly lapping waters of the surrounding waterways, the way live oaks and palmetto trees seem to outnumber people, and most importantly, the way the community’s…

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Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina is unlike any other place in the world. The 5,200-acre coastal development holds the title of the first luxury resort on an island that is world-famous for luxury resorts. And while having a reputation as the oldest among a cohort of state-of-the-art developments may initially conjure up images of outdated architecture, rusty pipes, and cracked sidewalks, the Sea Pines Resort is nothing but elegant and contemporary. Sea Pines has remained one of the most popular resorts on the island for decades due to its plethora of amenities, commitment to maintaining and updating its facilities, abundance of real estate options, and an environmentally friendly attitude that seeks to blend with and enhance the…

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It’s no surprise to those of us living in South Carolina’s low country that the area has gained significant national attention in recent years. After all, we enjoy some of the country’s most pristine beaches, impressive lifestyle amenities, and stunning waterfront properties. It’s especially unsurprising to those of us who have spent decades in the local real estate business to learn that the place we call home has been recognized by major publications as an emerging luxury real estate market. Earlier this year, Mansion Global published an article titled: “Forget Florida—South Carolina Low Country Is the Top U.S. Luxury-Home Market.” In June, The New York Times published a piece with the title: “Riverfront Luxury in South Carolina’s Lowcountry,” which…

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When you type #beaufortsc into Instagram’s search bar, you’ll be instantly bombarded with more than 200,000 photos of charming Southern architecture, white sandy beaches, Labradors playfully jumping off deep water docks, views of sunsets framed with Spanish moss hanging low from thickets of oak trees, proud fishermen holding up their latest catch, and dolphins leaping from blue water. From an outsider’s perspective, it looks too good to be true, but for residents of Beaufort, South Carolina, it’s just everyday life.

With a population of just under 14,000 people in the City Of Beaufort packs a big punch into a relatively small city. You’ll never be short on things to do, learn, or experience, which is exactly what has earned Beaufort so many accolades.…

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Today, Hilton Head Island is home to a vibrant paradise of vacation homes, luxury resorts, fine dining, and every kind of watercraft imaginable. Wherever you look you’ll see families playing on white, sandy beaches, tourists exploring the Harbour Town Lighthouse, and golfers strolling through deluxe courses. It’s hard to imagine a place as modern and luxurious as this has a deep history dating back to America’s founding days, but indeed, the roots of Hilton Head Island run deep.

The island has been inhabited for thousands of years, though not as densely as it is today. It was originally the home Yemassee tribe, which lived on the island for thousands of years before the arrival of European settlers. In 1663, only 20 years after the Mayflower arrived in…

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There are few places as rich with American history as Bluffton, South Carolina. It was incorporated in 1852 as a one-mile square town, gaining its name from the fact that its location is on a bluff above the May River. During the Antebellum Era, which lasted until 1860, Bluffton was a bustling, wealthy town known for producing sea cotton. Its location made it a hot spot for shipping and trade, and it came to attract many wealthy families. However, Bluffton got quite the shake-up in June of 1861, when it became the site of the first shots fired in South Carolina in the Civil War. The conflict caused widespread damage and forced nearly all of the residents to evacuate. After the war, Bluffton struggled to recover, as many of the town’s former families lost…

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Beaufort, South Carolina is a place bursting with beautiful scenery, friendly people, and layers of history, but the real heart and soul of the place is the water. The Beaufort area has a seemingly endless number of rivers, tidal creeks, islands, and marshes, making it a boater’s paradise and a spectacular place to call home.

While the waterways here are abundant, they are not all created equal, and to be a well-educated homebuyer in the Beaufort area, you should also be knowledgeable when it comes to the types of water sources that surround you. The most sought-after properties are often only accessible by water and have deep-water private docks. But what does “deep water” mean, exactly? To truly be defined as deep water, the dock must have at least…

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