Folly Beach, SC

Folly Beach is a quaint little beach community located just outside historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina. The Folly Beach full time resident population is about 2500, but on a hot sunny summer day you will find over 20,000+ on the little island. Folly is less than a mile wide and about 6 ½ miles long. If you are looking for something fun to do, you should always check the Folly calendar of events. Folly Beach has a myriad of festivals and parades throughout the year. These festivals are usually held on Center Street right in the middle of downtown. Recently on Jan. 24^th "The Taste of Folly" festival was held. It highlighted the local cuisine of the Folly Restaurants. Upcoming is the Folly Gras Parade (Mardi Gras garb is required!) on Feb. 21^st, the bridge onto the island will close at 2 PM similar to the Christmas parade. The point is, there is always something going on at Folly. The Folly community does a great job of keeping life at the beach fun !!! You can find links to Folly Beach activities at www.randyandronnie.com .

1st Annual Folly Gras Parade February 21st, 2pm until Center Street on Folly Beach

March, bring a float or ride in your golf cart

Must be in Mardi Gras garb to be in the parade

Parade will begin at 2pm

Pick up masks and beads at city hall

Center Street will be closed for the event

Local businesses will have specials all day

Live Mardi Gras music and more

See you there!

To search for Folly Beach, SC or Charleston, SC property go to http://www.charlestonpierpartners.com or call Randall Sandin at 843-209-9667 or email at rsandin@carolinaone.com

Folly Beach South Carolina is located just outside historic Charleston. There are 5 primary beach communities that surround the Charleston area: Folly Beach, Isle of Palms, Sullivan's Island, Kiawah Island and Seabrook Island. Folly Beach, Isle of Palms and Sullivan's Island are the 3 communities which are located closest to the city of Charleston.

Folly Beach - 1 sale - 74 DOM - $370,000 Median Price - $370,000 Average Price

Isle of Palms - 3 sales - 174 DOM - $1,550,000 Median Price - $1,753,333 Average Price

Sullivan's Island - 0 sales

Kiawah and Seabrook - 4 sales - 151 DOM - $795,000 Median Price - $716,000 Average Price

Sales continue to be slow for these beach communities with a total of 8 sales compared to a total of 19 sales in January 2008 and 29 sales in January 2007. During these last 3 periods, Folly Beach real estate still offers the best value for beach real estate buyers.

For more information on Folly Beach, just contact Randy Winks or Ronnie Winks or check out www.follybeachrealestateexperts.com.

Folly Beach South Carolina is located just outside historic Charleston. There are 5 primary beach communities that surround the Charleston area: Folly Beach, Isle of Palms, Sullivan's Island, Kiawah Island and Seabrook Island. Folly Beach, Isle of Palms and Sullivan's Island are the 3 communities which are located closest to the city of Charleston.

These are the 2008 Median Home Price statistics for all five communities:

Folly Beach - $480,000

Isle of Palms - $825,000

Sullivan's Island - $1,437,500

Kiawah & Seabrook - $697,500

Based on these recent 2008 statistics, it is quite apparent that beach property at Folly Beach, South Carolina is a tremendous value compared to the other beach communities that surround the Charleston area.

For more information on Folly Beach, just check out www.follybeachrealestateexperts.com.

In 2005 there were 188 properties sold at an average price of $628,642. The average sold DOM was 84.

In 2006 there were 109 properties sold at an average price of $708,618. The average sold DOM was 92.

In 2007 there were 95 properties sold at an average price of $668,898. The average sold DOM was 133.

In 2008 there were 72 properties sold at an average price of $590,149. The average sold DOM was 175.

Based on the above statistics the average sold property price in 2008 was down 16.7% from the peak average sold price in 2006. The number of properties sold in 2008 was down 161.1% from the peak number sold in 2005. The average sold DOM in 2008 has increased by 91 days as compared to 2005.