Thank You For Your Toy Donations

Our annual Charter One Realty Toy Drive was an outstanding success thanks to the overwhelming generosity of our community, agents, and staff. This year, we collected hundreds of new toys for needy children throughout the Lowcountry. All donations received went to Bluffton Self Help and Deep Well to support families in need this holiday season.

The donated toys are collected and distributed to make the holidays brighter for local families in need during this time of year. Charter One Realty is happy to open our offices to serve as collection spots and accept new and unwrapped toys from the public each year. We are grateful for and impressed by your kindness and giving spirit. Your generosity means that those children will have a wonderful…

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Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah - it is finally time to celebrate! We love December here in the Lowcountry. It’s a time for seasonal celebrations so we rounded up the best Lowcountry holiday events we’re looking forward to this month. In this article, you will find the best places to see Christmas lights, discover some socially distanced family outing options, and find places to spread holiday cheer. 

Let’s get the festivities going and start celebrating as soon as possible. Pack some snacks, bundle up in festive gear and check out where you can celebrate the holidays this year! 

 

Drive-through Light Display

This weekend, one of the best Lowcountry holiday events begins, the Historic Mitchelville Park’s Season’s Greetings from Around the…

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Housing supply during the holidays

Around this time each year, many homeowners decide to wait until after the holidays to sell their houses. Similarly, others who already have their homes on the market remove their listings until the spring. Let’s unpack the top reasons why selling your house now, or keeping it on the market this season, is the best choice you can make. This year, buyers want to purchase homes for the holidays, and your house might be the perfect match.

 

Here are seven great reasons not to wait to sell your house this holiday season:

1. Buyers are active now. Mortgage rates are historically low, providing motivation for those who are ready to get more for their money over the life of their home loan. 

2. Purchasers who look for homes during the holidays…

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Younger Generations Buying Homes

The demand for homes this year is extraordinary as record-breaking numbers of hopeful buyers continue to shop for homes. In a normal year, the peak homebuying season comes to a close by early fall. However, 2020 is anything but a normal year, and the housing market is no exception. Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors (NAR), explains:

Home sales traditionally taper off toward the end of the year, but in September they surged beyond what we normally see during this season…I would attribute this jump to record-low interest rates and an abundance of buyers in the marketplace, including buyers of vacation homes given the greater flexibility to work from home.

What’s drawing so many buyers to the market?

As…

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