Home and Garden

TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL HELP KEEP YOUR PROPERTY SECURE

BY DEAN ROWLAND

There’s no place like home, especially when watching the nightly news. Local TV coverage peeks around the neighborhood corner to show shootings, lootings, robberies, law enforcement/civilian showdowns and home invasions.

Leading real estate professionals who produce the highest results year over year share the same characteristics that sets them apart: passion, dedication, personal integrity, professional skills, years of experience and a strong team behind them.

NEW BUILD ON GREEN HERON ROAD PART OF FAMILY TRADITION

BY DEAN ROWLAND | PHOTOS BY ROB KAUFMAN

In a way, what Paul Bailey Builders on Hilton Head has done is replicate the Boardwalk and Park Place spaces in the Monopoly board game.

They have built or remodeled seven homes on Green Heron Road in Sea Pines during the past 33 years, a prime stretch of land from North Sea Pines Drive to the ocean. It’s real estate gold.

AVOID DECEPTION IN THE AFTERMATH OF A HURRICANE

BY NINA GREENPLATE

No one wants to be on the receiving end of deliberate deception, but unfortunately it happens.

Scammers strike when emotions are high, and what better time than after a natural disaster like a hurricane, where both property and people can be damage victims.

CENTURY 21 DIAMOND REALTY ADDS AGENT

Yessica Fortes has joined Century 21 Diamond Realty as an agent. She is originally from Uruguay, South America, and moved to the Lowcountry at age 12. Fortes has a degree in business management and hospitality.

THE LOWCOUNTRY PREPS FOR ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON

BY HILTON HEAD MONTHLY

The Lowcountry is prepping for Atlantic hurricane season, which runs until Nov. 30, with the heaviest months usually in August through October.

Officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast that we will see between 14 and 21 named storms this year. They say three to six of those storms could be major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher with winds of 111 mph or higher.

DEMAND INCREASES FOR WATERFRONT AND BEACHFRONT PROPERTIES

BY DEAN ROWLAND

For the past two years there’s been a real estate boom like an unprecedented 8-foot wave bursting onshore but not receding.

Oceanfront and waterfront properties have been experiencing tidal wave prices because inventory is as dry as sand pebbles.

WEICHERT REALTORS WELCOMES 3 AGENTS

Ryan White, Erika Chapman and Patrea Holmes have joined Weichert Realtors as agents. 

 White, who will work out of the Beaufort office, was born in Atlanta and raised in Beaufort County where he has lived, went to school, and worked his whole life.

TIPS TO GIVE YOUR HOME A FRESH LOOK

By Dean Rowland

Just being in the mood to refresh the look of your home by repainting is a side dish of wishful thinking. Dream all you want when you look at pictures in this magazine and others for ideas that will transform the status quo of your exterior and interior surfaces.

Whether you do it yourself or hire a professional to make changes, large or small, takes planning, prepping, good product choices and a few dollars in your pocket.