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        <description>Hilton Head Island SC Real Estate Blog by Rick Turner &amp; Associates. Understand Hilton Head &amp; Bluffton SC Real Estate Trends. Explore and view all MLS listings with multiple photos and mapping software. Your Realtors representing Hilton Head Island So</description>
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            <title>Hilton Head Has Best January/February ... Ever!</title>
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We sensed that sales were booming but had no idea how much. A little digging into MLS archives revealed the extent of the boom. In the first two months of 2013 the Hilton Head Area MLS, which includes Bluffton, Okatie and Beaufort, recorded 329 home sales, more than any January/February since MLS has been keeping computer records. 


Obviously, this is beginning to push prices up, so if you are interested in the Hilton Head Area, please call us to take advantage of still super low prices and the banks, who are still "giving" money away at under 4%. For more details about our real estate market go to www.HiltonHeadMarketInfo.com.


If you want to own in this area, this spring may literally be the best time EVER to purchase! Go to our MLS search engine, www.HiltonHeadRealEstateSearch.com, take a look around, pick out some properties of interest and email us with your questions or to schedule an appointment.
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            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:27:00 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>HILTON HEAD PRICES ON THE RISE</title>
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Hilton Head area home prices are on the rise! If you are going to buy here, now may be your best opportunity ever ... before prices rise further.  See chart below.





Hilton Head area real estate sales - best in seven years!




Another way to ascertain the vitality of a real estate market is the pace of sales. According to data from the Hilton Head area MLS that pace in 2012 was the best in seven years, even topping the pre-recession year of 2006! This rapid increase in the number of property sales is the primary factor behind the above referenced boost in prices. For more details about our real estate market go to www.HiltonHeadMarketInfo.com.




 
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            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:06:00 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Thanksgiving Sales Jump 42%</title>
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Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the many things we are
thankful for, and there were a lot of home sellers out there that were thankful
that their Hilton
Head Island home sold the week of Thanksgiving.



Thanksgiving week is typically a good week for buyers
looking to buy homes, villas/condos and lots in the Hilton Head Island area.
This year was a blow-away year for buyers with sales up 42% over last year.
Last year during Thanksgiving week they &quot;gobbled&quot; up 37 properties
for $9.5M. This year the week produced 53 sales for a total of $13.3M.



The Hilton Head Island area real estate market has been the
best in the state for three years running with sales in 2012 so far at a seven
year high.



Thanksgiving may be
over but the market is still hot and the perfect time to buy is now. ..
Visit our
website, to find properties of interest, and email me or give us a call at
(843) 816-0796 with your questions or to schedule an appointment. Rick Turner
and Associates  Expect More. Get More!



Go for it!


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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:27:37 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Where Are Mortgage Rates In the Hilton Head Island Area Headed?</title>
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We have seen mortgage interest rates reach historically low levels and with 2013 quickly approaching, it leaves us wondering where rates in the Hilton Head Island area are headed. No one knows better where rates could be headed than the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) who deals with this on a daily basis. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is the national association representing the real estate finance industry, an industry that employs more than 280,000 people in virtually every community in the country. A recent article in Market Watch had this to say:

&ldquo;After reaching record lows in 2012, mortgage rates are expected to creep up slowly in the year ahead, the Mortgage Bankers Association predicted.

Rates on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage are expected to average 3.8% in the fourth quarter of 2012, rising to 3.9% in the first quarter of 2013 and eventually rising to an average 4.4% by the fourth quarter of next year.&rdquo;

Interest rates could easily increase by over a full percentage point by next year making now the perfect time to buy a home on Hilton Head Island. Visit our website, www.HiltonHeadRealEstateSearch.com, to find properties of interest, and email me, or give us call at (843) 816-0796 with your questions, or to schedule an appointment. Rick Turner and Associates  Expect More. Get More.
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:55:54 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Hilton Head's Luxury Market Surging</title>
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The Housing market in the Hilton Head Island area is surging. Not
only is the real estate market as a whole surging in the Hilton Head area, so
also are luxury home sales. The number of homes sold for over $1M are up from
87 sold in the first 10 months of 2011,to 99 in 2012, which is a 14% increase.
Here are the specifics.
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2011 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 



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87 homes sold for total of $149.8M



o&nbsp;&nbsp;
69 homes in the $1Ms



o&nbsp;&nbsp;
12 homes in the $2Ms



o&nbsp;&nbsp;
2 in the $3Ms



o&nbsp;&nbsp;
2 in the $4Ms



o&nbsp;&nbsp;
2 over $5M



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2012 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;



o&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 99 homes sold for total of $177.9M



o&nbsp;&nbsp;
75 homes in the $1Ms



o&nbsp;&nbsp;
13 homes in the $2Ms



o&nbsp;&nbsp;
6 in the $3Ms



o&nbsp;&nbsp;
3 in the $4Ms



o&nbsp;&nbsp;
2 over $5M



Even more compelling for the luxury home buyer is that
the average price is up 4.4%. With the real estate market expected to continue
improving, high-end buyers should strongly consider purchasing this winter to
avoid higher prices after the strong spring market. By the end of spring,
prices could easily be up another 4.4% which would mean for the average luxury
home the price would be about $79,000 higher. Thats a lot to pay for.

AND GET THIS! Banks are still giving money away. In
the high-end jumbo market, buyers can borrow up to 80% at:
&middot; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.5% for
a 30-year fixed-rate loan,
&middot; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Or 2.65%
for 10/1 ARM (30-year amortization, rate is fixed for the first 10 years and
then floats annually).

Luxury home buyers are urged to take advantage
of todays once-in-a-lifetime reduced prices before they rise any further, and
todays historic low interest rates. Visit our website, www.HiltonHeadRealEstateSearch.com, to find
properties of interest, and email me or give us a call at (843) 816-0796 with
your questions, or to schedule an appointment. Rick
Turner and Associates  Expect More. Get More.



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Baby Boomers represent the largest generation in the history
of America. A few years ago a Fortune
Magazine article reported there were 77 million Boomers in the country,
which is three times any previous generation in history. 





History shows us that any time the Baby Boomer generation
entered a new phase in life, the 
US economy changed to accommodate their massive numbers. They have controlled
the economy since their boom started in 1946. 





The Fortune
article touched on how Baby Boomers are now stampeding at a rapid pace toward
their retirement years and will be doing lots of buying, just as they have done
when they entered past phases. 





Now that Baby Boomers are entering the retirement phase,
where are they going? A recent article in USA Today showed a detailed map of
where they are headed. Forty-two percent indicated that they wanted to retire
to the Southeastern part of the United States. Three percent wanted to retire
in the Northeast and nine percent were headed to the West Coast. With so many
Baby Boomers heading our way, it will be similar to the Texas oil boom. 





According to the Fortune
article, this will be the largest demographic shift in population we have ever
seen in American history. As Baby Boomers make their stampede toward warmer
climates, timing will be everything. If you enjoy the Hilton Head Island area
or other areas in the Southeastern United States, make the move to buy now
before the stampede arrives in full force.



Beat the stampede and purchase
a home, villa or lot in the Hilton Head area. Visit our website
to find properties of interest, and email me
or give us a call at (843) 816-0796 with your questions or to schedule
an appointment. Rick Turner
and Associates  Expect More. Get More.



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            <title>Buy a Hilton Head Island Home at Half Price</title>
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The recession has created an opportunity for home buyers today, to own a home at less than half of what they would have paid six years ago. Thats a real estate sale of unprecedented historic proportions! A home that would have sold for $800,000 six years ago, is today selling for right around $488,000. 

Six years ago, the interest rate on your 80% loan would have been approximately 6.34%, but the interest rate today, on that same home on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage is running 3.85% and even lower at times. 

See the chart above.&nbsp; Your monthly payment on your home that you bought six years ago for $800,000 would have cost you $3,978 a month. TODAY, as a result of drastically decreased home prices and historically low mortgage rates, you would own that same home for only $1,830 a month--a monthly savings of $2,148! The headline says, &ldquo;Half Price&rdquo;, but its actually better than half price.Buy a home now at half price-- before prices rise even further. Visit our website, www.HiltonHeadRealEstateSearch.com, to find properties of interest, and email me or give us call at (843) 816-0796 with your questions, or to schedule an appointment. Rick Turner and Associates  Expect More. Get More.



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            <title>Greatest Time in History to Buy a Home in the Hilton Head Island Area is Now!</title>
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If there was ever
a time to buy real estate, especially in the Hilton Head Island area, now would
be it. Home prices have dropped by an unprecedented 35- 40% as a result of the recession,
a greater drop than even during the Great Depression. This one fact alone may
make this the best time in the history of the United States to buy a home. 





But, now add into
your thinking that mortgage interest rates are at historic lows.









Freddie Mac has
been keeping records of mortgage interest rates in America since 1971. As seen
in the chart above, never in those 41 years have rates been this low. Its
almost like FREE MONEY!





This combination
of rates not seen in most of our lifetimes and a shocking decrease in home
prices has created the total opposite of the Perfect Storm. Fans of the movie
&ldquo;The Perfect Storm&rdquo; will remember that an unprecedented combination of factors
created a once-in-a-lifetime storm. In the same way, an unprecedented combination
of factors has created a once-in-a-lifetime &ldquo;Perfect Climate&rdquo; to buy real
estate. Many people are taking advantage of this opportunity, with the result
that home prices are starting to rise all across the country. 





Your question
might now be, &ldquo;What makes you think Hilton Head Island is one of the better
places to buy?&rdquo; Excellent question. The reason is that a massive percentage
(42%) of Baby Boomers have indicated that the Southeastern U.S. is where theyd
like to retire. Every day now 10,000 Boomers turn 65 (just two years ago only
3300 people&mdash;the Boomers parents&mdash;were turning 65 each day). The Hilton Head
area is already seeing the effect of this tidal wave of Boomers; the real
estate market here is the hottest in South Carolina and has been for three
straight years.





Take advantage of this &ldquo;Perfect
Climate&rdquo; and purchase a home, villa or lot in the Hilton Head area...before
prices rise even further. Visit our website,
to find properties of interest, and email me
or give us a call at (843) 816-0796 with your questions or to schedule
an appointment. Rick Turner
and Associates  Expect More. Get More.
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            <title>Hilton Head Island Is Having Its Best Real Estate Year in 7 Years!</title>
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WOW! In the first three quarters of this year 1712 homes have sold in the Hilton Head Island area, and the year is not over yet. This number is 9% higher than in the pre-recession year of 2006 and 10% more than the number sold in 2011. There are a couple of reasons for seeing these types of numbers in sales. 
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Historically Hilton Head is the last market to experience recession and the first to come out of it. We could credit this to the fact that the area is not only a premier vacation destination; its also one of the top retirement destinations in the country. Evidence of this comes from the South Carolina Association of Realtors. For three years now they have reported that the Hilton Head Island area has been the hottest real estate market in the state.
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This leads us to the second reason that this market has been soaring. Baby Boomers are stampeding toward retirement in record numbers, and according to recent studies, 42% of them say they want to retire to the Southeastern US. Heres the amazing impact of the Boomer surge: for almost two decades prior to 2011, 3300 people in the US turned 65 every day. Starting in 2011, the first wave of the Boomers started turning 65 to the tune of 10,000 a day! That means up to 4200 Boomers are looking for homes in the Southeast. No matter how you do the math this very easily explains why there has been a huge influx of people moving to the Hilton Head area.




No matter how you look at it, sales of homes in the Hilton Head area are at a 7 year high, and I believe they will go even higher next year. So if youve ever thought about purchasing in the Hilton Head area, this may be the best time ever to jump into the market. Visit our MLS search engine, www.HiltonHeadRealEstateSearch, to find properties of interest, and email me or give us call at (843) 816-0796 with your questions, or to schedule an appointment. Rick Turner and Associates - Expect more. Get more. ]]> </description>
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            <title>Hilton Head Home Prices On The Rise!</title>
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Hilton Head area median home prices were on a decline since the recession began in 2006, but in the first half of 2011 these prices hit their low point. Now, in the first half of 2012, home sales are on the rise, and median home prices have increased 1.3%. See the chart below: 





Pundits sometimes ask, &quot;How do you know when you've reached the bottom of the market?&rdquo; The answer is, &ldquo;When you see it in your rear view mirror.&quot; We can now see the bottom in our rear view mirror.

This fall literally may be the best time EVER to purchase a home in the Hilton Head area... before prices rise even further. Visit our website to find properties of interest, and email me or give us call at (843) 816-0796 with your questions, or to schedule an appointment. Rick Turner. 

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