Hilton Head SC Real Estate - Collins Group Realty

As a means of exposing you to different areas of Hilton Head Island / Bluffton, we present this interesting and entertaining section of our email newsletter. Below, you will see a photograph taken of a very specific location in our area...and all you have to do is guess where it is! Well, actually, we tell you at THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE NEWSLETTER, so don't get too frustrated if you can't figure it out. Have fun with it...and good guessing!)

Team Performance Statistics
While we would LOVE to take all the credit, we have to allow for a certain level of simple good fortune.whatever the reason, we are especially proud to announce a particular statistic on our performance this year. Specifically, we are pleased to acknowledge that we have sold over 20% of our OWN LISTINGS this year. Many agents may be strong in listing property, but not strong in selling those listings, and with 800+ agents in our MLS, it is understandable that the odds are tight. However, our ability to sell 1 out of every 5 of our listings is, in part, a function of good response to advertising as well as focused attention on earning our listings the greatest amount of exposure to buyer prospects that we can.

Palmetto Bluff Gains Popularity
Receiving attention through such magazines as Coastal Living, Palmetto Bluff has certainly enjoyed a strong year of attention and sales as Bluffton's largest and highest-end development. With estate and family-compound size lots (multiple acres apiece) and direct water frontage along the May River and other creeks and marshes, this gorgeous land has been developed with preservation and respect in mind. The end result is truly something unique in our market. If you would have an interest in learning more about Palmetto Bluff, please simply email us and we will send out a complimentary information packet right away!

Tax Reassessment Assistance
If you currently own property in the area and have been baffled or befuddled by the recent assessment value on your property by the Beaufort County Tax Assessor's office, let us help you. We are glad to provide historical sales data including sales prices, heated square footage, etc. for your particular neighborhood in order to help you evaluate if your assessment value is on-target or, potentially, too high. Just email us your particulars and we will get the info to you.

Across the Country
In order to help put our local market into perspective, we have provided some nationwide real estate news that we hope you will find interesting. Just click on the USA map to the right to access this section of our newsletter...and be sure to let us know if you have any questions or comments.

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Wedding Bells
We are proud to announce that Christian Marocco and his fiancée Christyn will be wed on Saturday, November 6th in Newark, Delaware. Christian is our Team's Marketing Coordinator and Christyn is a nurse at the Hilton Head Island Medical Center. Congratulations!

On The Run
Chip Collins recently completed his first mini-triathlon on Hilton Head Island, finishing 55th out of nearly 300 participants. He and his training buddies are now eyeing the half-marathon on Kiawah Island, SC in December with distant thoughts of going for a marathon in 2005.

Hurricane Leaves HHI Untouched
Despite the onslaught of one hurricane after another impacting the southeastern US, our area has remained essentially untouched (relatively speaking). In fact, we all expected Jeanne to bring heavy rains and strong winds earlier this week, and yet we have not had rain since overnight on Sunday and the winds have been nominal. As we rejoice in our lack of impact, we all-the-more sympathize with those who have had to put up with so much in Florida and Alabama.

53,000 by 2020
That is the prediction for the population on Hilton Head Island, according to a new town growth-projection model. This represents essentially 20,000 more people, with the majority of them predicted to live on the north end of the Island. Construction and development on the Island over the next 10-15 years is predicted to focus on primary residential properties and not on resort/vacation properties. In-line with this prediction, it is expected that as more people near retirement, less and less property on the Island will be used for vacation/rental purposes.

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Located on the south end of Hilton Head Island, this skate park is ideal for daring youngsters to test their skills on skateboards, rollerblades, etc.. Right next door is a full-size outdoor roller-hockey rink, and the town's Crossings Park with its baseball and soccer fields is located in the same area as well.