Why use RE/MAX?

When you choose a RE/MAX Sales Associate to sell your home or help you purchase a new home, you'll experience a whole new level of service.

First, RE/MAX Associates are The Hometown Experts With a World of Experience®. Across the globe, they make their living in the same communities in which they live. They're the people next door, or just down the block.

Consummate professionals, RE/MAX Associates on average lead agents of competing brands in advanced real estate education and production. That's why they're known as "The Real Estate Leaders®" and why "No One in the World Sells More Real Estate than RE/MAX."

Customer Satisfaction

The proof of quality service is in repeat customers and in customers who refer RE/MAX Associates to their friends. RE/MAX Sales Associates average 70 percent of their business from repeats and referrals, while other agents average about 30 percent from those sources.

Education

RE/MAX Associates lead agents of competing brands in professional designations, which denote specialized training and education. They dominate the Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR), Certified Relocation Professional (CRP), Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) and Senior Real Estate Specialists (SRES) ranks.

Most recently, several agents in the RE/MAX Sea Island Realty office received their Certified Distressed Property Expert Designation (CDPE). With foreclosures and short sales on the rise, it is more important than ever to have an agent that understands this changing real estate market.

Outstanding Agents! Outstanding Results! Call your RE/MAX Sea Island Realty agent TODAY!

Currently, there are 36 homes in Royal Pines that are actively on the real estate market. The median home price is $282,300 with 86 days on the market.

From July 2008-present, there have been 15 homes sold in Royal Pines. The median sales price is $252,000 with 99 days on the market.

When looking at the year of 2009 (Jan-present), the median home price falls to $220,000 with 95 days on the market.

To keep up to date on Royal Pines and many of the other great neighborhoods on Lady's Island near Beaufort South Carolina, subscribe to Chris and Maria Skrip's blog. Chris Skrip is the Broker-in-Charge, Owner of RE/MAX Sea Island Realty in Beaufort South Carolina. Serving Beaufort County from Hilton Head to Fripp Island!

Photo of Royal Pines Community Pool at the Clubhouse, overlooking the Golf Course of Lady's Island Country Club.

2008 Press Releases

REMAX.COM NAMED TOP TEN WEBSITE
Prestigious Hitwise® Award Honors Most Visited U.S. Sites

(Denver, CO., February 21, 2008) - A Hitwise Top Ten Award has been presented to www.remax.com, based on the number of U.S. visits to the site in the last quarter of 2007. The site ranked second overall in the Real Estate industry category. However, remax.com is the most visited website of any real estate brokerage brand, averaging more than 2 million unique visitors each month. Also, remax.com features a search engine with more than 90 percent of all homes and property for sale in the U.S... more listings than any other real estate brokerage brand.

The Hitwise U.S. Top 10 Awards Program recognizes the most successful U.S. websites in more than 160 industries. The program records the usage and search behavior of more than 10 million Internet users, which is the largest online sample of its kind. The awards single out excellence in online performance through public popularity.

RE/MAX International, Inc. is a global real estate network, based in Denver, Colorado. remax.com is designed to help buyers search listings in cities and states all across the country, and to help sellers with valuation questions. "We're pleased that our website provides tools that benefit millions of families," says Margaret Kelly, RE/MAX CEO. "Not only can you find your next home, but you can also see what homes in your neighborhood are selling for."

In Addition to being named to The Hitwise Top 10, RE/MAX has recently been named to other prestigious rankings, including The 29th Annual Entrepreneur Franchise 500 Survey, where RE/MAX was the highest ranking real estate franchise, and was named to the elite Top 10 in four separate categories. RE/MAX was also among the Top 25 Franchise Opportunities in a national ranking by Hispanic Enterprise magazine.

"There's no substitute for an experienced real estate agent when it comes to buying or selling your home," says Dave Liniger, Chairman and Co- Founder of RE/MAX International.

"But homeowners should be educated and involved in the process, and the popularity of remax.com demonstrates that RE/MAX is the company most consumers turn to."

When you are ready to sell or purchase a home in Beaufort, Bluffton, or Hilton Head South Carolina, give our experts at RE/MAX Sea Island Realty a call at 843-525-0020! Outstanding Agents! Outstanding Results!

I am going on a listing appointment this evening, so while preparing for the appointment, I thought I would share the most recent Market Update for Telfair and Telfair Manor on Lady's Island near Beaufort South Carolina.

Currently, there are 28 homes available in Telfair, Telfair Manor, and Rosewalk. The Median home price is $216,260 with 83 Days on the Market.

From JULY 2008-PRESENT, ONLY 7 homes have sold in Telfair, Telfair Manor, and Rosewalk. The Median Sold price is $205,000 with 88 Days on the Market.

Looking on Ardmore/Ogden/Rosewalk (3/2's with 1 Bay Attached), the price per square foot for SOLDs is running $141.23-$148.06 per square foot. Currently, there are 4 Active Listings on Ardmore/Rosewalk. They are priced at $146.01-$173.14 per square foot. Based on the SOLDS, the listing price per square foot is over the highest SOLD comp of $148.06 per square foot for all 4 Active Listings on Ardmore with the exception of 1 home that is priced at $146.01 (the high of the sold comps). This is not an easy Real Estate Market to sell in and with only 7 homes selling since July 2008, these homes should be priced with the market for Ardmore.

I personally sold a home in November of 2008 and purchased one in December of 2008, so I understand the current Real Estate Market on Lady's Island. Homes that are listed at the Market are sometimes competing with Foreclosures and Short Sales. Unfortunately, that is the market that we are working in right now - and that sellers are selling in right now.

Good news, this real estate market will improve. It is just going to take time. My advice to sellers is to PRICE YOUR HOME FOR THE CURRENT REAL ESTATE MARKET. Otherwise, plan on your home being on the market for a very long...and possibly not selling at all.....

This blog is the opinion of Maria Skrip, Realtor, Owner of RE/MAX Sea Island Realty Beaufort South Carolina. Home of the finest agents in Beaufort South Carolina Real Estate! Serving Beaufort County from Hilton Head to Fripp Island!

The chart below reflects the number of closings by month from 2005-present. Sellers in Beaufort South Carolina should be aware that closed transactions are down 27% from 2008-2009 (based on January and February statistics). When comparing 2007 to 2009, they are down 52%.

Fact: Less homes are selling in Beaufort South Carolina.

Sellers: It is very important to understand these statistics because it is ultimately important to price your home aggressively to sell in this real estate market.

Buyers/Investors: There are only a couple of words that I have for you! BUYER'S MARKET! If you have ever thought of buying a home, there is no better time than RIGHT NOW! In addition to it being a buyer's market, the interest rates are extremely low.

When the real estate market is TOUGH, you need to hire the best agents in the business to market your home on the internet. With over 80% of home buyers starting their real estate search on the internet, internet exposure is your greatest asset in selection of a real estate agent.

Chris Skrip at RE/MAX Sea Island Realty is one of the Top 10 Realtors in Beaufort South Carolina (based on 2008 Year End Beaufort MLS Statistics). Give Chris a call to understand how to best market your home on the internet to get the greatest exposure.

Statistics for Jan/Feb 2006-present verified and pulled from Beaufort MLS 03/20/09. Used Solds, Multi-Class to pull all statistics including single family homes, mobiles, townhomes, condos, land and commercial.