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The 29th annual Lowcountry Oyster Festival is just around the corner on January 29, 2012. This festival has been selected as Top 20 Event, by the Southeast Tourism Society.  Bring the family, to the Boone Plantation and enjoy contests, a children’s area, live music, wine and imported beer.  Don’t miss it!

A small community of just over 4,000 residents, Isle of Palms’ real estate market is unique.  Just a few minutes of driving and a person can go from beach, to shopping and then home, again.  A few more minutes of driving and that person can be at work in Charleston.

“We’ve Just Begun to Fight.” December 7 thru February 5, 2012 at the Charleston Museum. This exhibit features uniforms worn by Charleston citizens during the second Work War. Highlights are flight jackets and Navy uniforms.

Are you relocating to the Charleston area?  Properties in the Charleston real estate market are located in several different school districts. For more information on Charleston area schools visit the Charleston County School District’s website.

Isle of Palms is dog friendly!  Dogs can roam the beaches, off their leashes!  Well only from 5am to 8am April thru September and 4pm to 10 am September thru March.  But the dogs are free to roam as long as their owners follow the rules and have their leash in their hand and are within calling range of their dogs and of course clean up after them.  Enjoy the beach!

If you are buying a home in Summerville, South Carolina you are buying a home in a community with a unique atmosphere.  Friendly, community minded residents, coupled with clean, well-preserved historic areas make this a lovely place to live. This is a great family town which is worth a look if looking for a place to call home.

Don’t miss “The Frog Prince.” January 20 thru January 29, 2012, at Creative Spark Center for the Arts, on Long Point Road, in Mount Pleasant. Creative Spark is a non-profit organization that offers art, music and performance learning opportunities for children, teens and adults.

The New Year is almost here. A group of restaurants and bars in downtown Charleston have come together to offer a variety of locations to ring in the New Year.  The locations range from casual to ultra-elegant and from reservations required to just show up.  Visit 2012 New Year’s Eve in Charleston for all the details.

Whether you are looking for a home that is near the beaches or a home that is a fast east commute into downtown Charleston, consider Mount Pleasant. The Mount Pleasant real estate market currently has homes of all different ages, sizes and prices to choose from. On average, homes for sale in the Mount Pleasant real estate market have 3 or 4 bedrooms.  What size home do you and your family need?

The Charleston real estate market can be complex.  If you are trying to get an idea of your homes current value, work with a licensed real estate agent, who currently sells properties in Charleston. They are going to have the insight you need.

A total of 146 new homes came into the Summerville real estate market in November.  On average, properties in Summerville only stay on the market 115 days. These homes sell faster than the 168 days that is the national average.

Mount Pleasant real estate offerings include homes in “Old Village.” Some homes in this area date back to the 1800s.  White picket fences dot the tree-lined streets of the various neighborhoods. Many of the historic homes are situated on waterfront lots that edge the Charleston Harbor.

Real estate in the Charleston market has not been immune to the recession. This market is however beginning to climb back to its pre-recession self, sooner than other areas of the country.  There were 638 homes sold in the Charleston area in November. That’s an increase of almost 2% over the same time last year.  This trend line is certainly headed in the right direction.

Take the historic charm Charleston is known for, add a city determined to keep up with the latest in technology, while it attracts one of the largest companies in America.  The result? A city that is named the third best, city in the world.   According to www.cnngo.com, only Sydney, Australia and Florence, Italy beat out America’s number one city.  Go Charleston!