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Beaufort SC Activities   Welcome to historic Beaufort, located along the intra-coastal waterway on the southern tip of South  Carolina. Know for its beautiful historic home, breath taking marsh and water views and its many community activities. The larges and most known is of course the Beaufort ...

Cat Island Community Cat Island Neighborhood in Beaufort SC Real Estate for Sale  Cat Island is an up scale community located on the southern end of Lady's Island in Beaufort SC. Cat Island is approx. 450 acres in size with 12,500 feet of deep water frontage. The island is surrounded by marsh, C...

Retirement and Second Home Specialist   Real Estate for Sale in the Beaufort SC Area   Many people come to the Beaufort SC area looking for a retirement home or second home along the coast, and why not Beaufort? With it's great downtown area, with shops, art galleries, great dining, and of course...

What is a HAFA Short Sale? What is a Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA) Short Sale? Beaufort SC Real Estate.   In short, it is a government program specifically designed to help sell your home through an approved short sale process in lieu of a foreclosure. But what is a short sale ...

Foreclosures and Short Sales in Beaufort SC What is a Short Sale Anyway?  An increase in foreclosure rates will inevitably bring with it an increase in short sales. But what is a short sale?   A short sale happens when you sell your house for less than your remaining mortgage balance, the proceed...

7 Park Square South Beaufort SC Home for Sale Coosaw Point Community   This gracious southern home is located on a corner lot with pond views in the beautiful Coosaw Point Community in the heart of Lady's Island. Built with impeccable style and attention to detail the home boasts 12' ceilings, cu...

Beaufort SC Real Estate Sales Showing Signs of Recovery   Talk to a local realtor in the Beaufort SC area and most will tell you thing are looking better for the Beaufort real estate market. Not great but better. There are still clouds on the horizon but last year was a good bit better than the y...

One of the first things you notice about the Beaufort SC area and Sea Islands is the abundance of water. Appropriately named the Low Country and Sea Islands the county is made up of hundreds of islands and of course all surrounded by water. Creeks, rivers, two large sounds, Port Royal Sound and ...

Beaufort County SC Real Estate Property TaxesBeaufort County property taxes are based on what is called point of sale. That is you pay taxes on the selling price of the home not apprised value or assessed value. The price is then multiplied by the millage rate times either 6% non residence or 4%*...

11 Shipwright Court Port Royal SC Home for Sale Port Royal Landings Neighborhood     Immaculate home for sale in the waterfront community of Port Royal Landings. This is a cozy Cape Cod home style neighborhood with it own marina. Move in and start enjoying the lifestyle. This home is ready to go ...