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7/15: Multi-generational housing; Redistricting concerns; Lights for Liberty

7/15: Multi-generational housing; Redistricting concerns; Lights for Liberty

IN THIS EDITION OF CHARLESTON CURRENTS

FOCUS, Matheny: Gen Xers are driving trend of multi-generational housing
COMMENTARY, Brack:  Redrawing districts as usual could cripple democracy
IN THE SPOTLIGHT:  Charleston RiverDogs
PHOTO ESSAY:  Lights for Liberty provides powerful, thought-provoking night
GOOD NEWS:  RiverDogs among leaders in licensed merchandise sales
FEEDBACK: Send us your letters
MYSTERY PHOTO:  Old, brick church
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA:  Dixie Hummingbirds
CALENDAR:  Lowcountry Jazz Festival to return over Labor Day weekend

by · 07/15/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue
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FOCUS: What I’ve learned in 23 years as an LGBTQ Charleston Realtor

By Charlie Smith, special to Charleston Currents  | I moved home to Charleston 23 years ago after two years at Clemson working on a master’s degree in planning and 12 years of living in Miami.  Soon after returning, I walked into Dudley’s on King Street and ran into an old acquaintance who had lived up the street from me in graduate school. He asked what I intended to do for a living.  

I told him that I intended to establish South Carolina’s first openly gay-owned and -operated real estate brokerage, marketing primarily to the LGBTQ community. His immediate response was “You’ll never make a dime in this town!” I never forgot those words.  I immediately set out to prove him wrong.

Real estate was a tight-knit business community back then.  It was not all that welcoming to people who had no intention of working under an established broker, but rather who planned to start an office from scratch. It was also 1996 and the internet was in its infancy as a real estate tool.

3/4: The long hike; Beaufort and Reconstruction; Home tips

3/4: The long hike; Beaufort and Reconstruction; Home tips

IN THIS EDITION

FOCUS:  Headed out to hike the Appalachian Trail … again
COMMENTARY, Brack:  Beaufort to become national hub of Reconstruction history
IN THE SPOTLIGHT:  South Carolina Ports Authority
REAL ESTATE: What you need to know about maintenance of your home
GOOD NEWS: New director hired for public library system
FEEDBACK: Palm’s right on the money about folly of I-526 extension
MYSTERY PHOTO: There’s a big clue in this photo mystery
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA:  Reconstruction (part 1 of 2)
CALENDAR: Columbia Ballet to stage production based on Green’s paintings

by · 03/04/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue
2/11: Reducing your carbon footprint; Ghosts of past; More

2/11: Reducing your carbon footprint; Ghosts of past; More

N THIS ISSUE  | Feb. 11, 2019

FOCUS: How to cut your home’s carbon footprint, home decor tips
COMMENTARY, Brack: Let’s confront the ghosts of our past and calm things down
IN THE SPOTLIGHT:  Charleston International Airport
GOOD NEWS: Meet library director finalists at forum tonight
FEEDBACK: Tell us what you think
MYSTERY PHOTO: Curly hair
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: South Carolina State Library
CALENDAR: SEWE weekend is almost here!

by · 02/11/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue
REAL ESTATE:  A lot more attention for the Charleston area

REAL ESTATE:  A lot more attention for the Charleston area

By Doug Holmes, contributing editor  |  The total eclipse brought a lot more national attention to Charleston.  Not that we really needed it.   Being voted the number one city in the United States so many times has taken care of that. 

Our real estate market has responded by building new homes all over the tri-county area.  New construction is certainly a favorite among buyers.  Currently one third of the homes under contract are new construction.  In certain areas, that percentage is well over 50 percent.  Year to date in 2017, we are up 6.8 percent in number of transactions over the same time period of 2016.  It looks like we may sell 18,000 homes for the first time in our history. 

by · 09/18/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Real estate, Views
HOLMES:  Charleston real estate market still on fire

HOLMES: Charleston real estate market still on fire

By Doug Holmes, contributing editor | The Charleston real estate market continues to set records. A couple of weeks ago, we hit an all-time high, 452, for the number of residential properties going under contract in one week. This year will probably see the most transactions ever in our tri-county area. 2016 was the second busiest year ever, but only by a few hundred transactions.

by · 05/16/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Real estate, Views
REAL ESTATE:  Local real estate market continues to boom

REAL ESTATE: Local real estate market continues to boom

By Doug Holmes, contributing editor | 2016 was a banner year and so far, 2017 is even stronger for real estate sales in Charleston. 2016 turned out to be our second-busiest year ever with over 17,000 residential home sales. Only 2005 was stronger with almost 18,000 sales. The median sales price reached an all-time high in 2016 of $245,000.

by · 04/10/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Real estate, Views
REAL ESTATE:  Charleston continues to rocket forward

REAL ESTATE: Charleston continues to rocket forward

By Doug Holmes, contributing editor | The Charleston real estate market continues to outperform. We are well into the busy spring season and it’s been the busiest year ever so far.

by · 05/16/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Real estate, Views
HOLMES: Charleston is now a real seller’s market

HOLMES: Charleston is now a real seller’s market

By Doug Holmes | The real estate market in Charleston in 2015 was awesome and record-setting. It was the third busiest year ever in sales. We sold 15,486 residential units with a record median sales price of $235,000.

by · 01/11/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Real estate, Views
11/9:  The sellers’ market, #JohnNotLeon, more

11/9: The sellers’ market, #JohnNotLeon, more

Click to read our new, full issue. Inside:
PHOTO: Guard dog
FOCUS, Doug Holmes: Real estate prices rising in sellers’ market
BRACK: #JohnNotLeon
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Kaynard Photography
PALMETTO POEM, Samuel Henry Dickson: “Written at the North”
GOOD NEWS: From a bikeway study to a new community garden
FEEDBACK: Remembering loved pets
CALENDAR, Nov. 9+: Food to festivals to books
REVIEW: Deep South, by Paul Theroux
MYSTERY: Substantial building, but where?
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Allendale, S.C.

by · 11/09/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue