CHANGES in the neighborhood !  So, there is this very well established neighborhood called Harborgate Shores off Rifle Range Road. This neighborhood is marked with a simple sign. Turning here, one finds mostly ranch style brick homes, large yards, lots of trees and green space. A neighborhood proba

Who would have guessed  ?!   ...that there is a small new neighborhood behind Sea Island Shopping Plaza in Mount Pleasant ? I take Chuck Dawley Blvd daily on my way to work and had noticed a small sign announcing a new neighborhood. For weeks I drove by that sign thinking "oh, I should turn here an

SQUARE FOOT and your DOLLAR in our local real estate market   How much square footage per home does $300,000 buy in the Charleston area ? According to a study of the top 50 U.S. real estate markets, $300,000 buy you about  1,449 square feet, or $207 per square foot.  The most recent report, fro

From beach to hiking !  The Francis Marion National Forest is located north of Charleston, South Carolina. It is named for revolutionary war hero Francis Marion who was known to the British as the Swamp Fox.  This National Forest is contained entirely in the counties of Charleston and Berkeley a

                           What's in the mud ? An old Sunken Hull !    I am sure many of us living in Mount Pleasant have heard the name "Sawyer" ! "Ben Sawyer" Boulevard is one of our roads connecting parts of Mount Pleasant from East to West. Nice neighborhoods are easily accessible incl the

WEXFORD PARK Wexford Park is a small neighborhood off Rt. 17N and Hamlin Road. Just 21 homes nestled along a narrow road which ends in a cul-de-sac. Very nice, stylish 2-story homes, most of them roughly 2100sqft, some with garages, and all of them with front porches and small yards. Front and

I'm hoping this series on communities or subdivisions in Mt. Pleasant is helpful to you. Even if you've lived here forever, you may read about a community or two that you've never heard of.  You may or may not know that Charleston is made up of towns that all have 'subdivisions'. It's not typical al

 By Ashley Melton, Realtor®  Mount Pleasant, a large suburban town in Charleston, South Carolina is noted as both the largest town in South Carolina and one of the fastest growing towns in the nation. But is it a good place to live? In short, yes! In this article I'm giving you my top 5 neighborhoo