HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The PGA TOUR, announced that RBC has signed a five-year agreement to become the new title sponsor of the RBC Heritage through 2016.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The PGA TOUR, Heritage Classic Foundation and RBC announced Thursday that RBC has signed a five-year agreement to become the new title sponsor of the RBC Heritage through 2016.

Hilton Head Island Wine & Food Festival – March 8-12, 2011

Hilton Head Island Wine & Food Festival - March 8-12, 2011

Experience the fresh local bounty and spectacular coastal beauty on Hilton Head Island! We’re celebrating our wine and culinary treasures with appetizing events for your pleasure! Join us for one of the Great Chefs of the South dinners, the Grand Wine Tasting & Auction and WineFest, one of the East Coast’s largest outdoor public wine [...]

Horse Racing on the Beach of Hilton Head Island

Horse Racing on the Beach of Hilton Head Island

Yesterday was as spectacular as we expected.    Thousands of people lined the waters edge for about a half a mile and another line of people thirty yards closer to the dune line.  During a 3 hour period the horses raced two at a time.  Twenty-one  races were held between the rows of fans.  The first 20 were [...]

Marsh Tacky Horse Racing on the Beaches of Hilton Head Island

Marsh Tacky Horse Racing on the Beaches of Hilton Head Island

Grab your cameras and join us on Sunday, February 27th for the Third Annual Marsh Tacky Beach Races! We have 20 horses running this year. Several of our previous winners will be back as well as some newcomers.

Hilton Head Island/Bluffton January Real Estate Market reports

Hilton Head Island/Bluffton January Real Estate Market reports

 provided by SC REALTORS® in cooperation with the Multiple Listing Service of Hilton Head. Quick Facts January 2010 compared to January 2011 Closed Sales up 6.4%, Median Sales Price up 8.2%, Inventory down 12.5% A house.  It’s the single largest investment most families make.  It’s where we rest our heads every night. Houses represent the brick [...]

sights set on a SECOND HOME?

Sales statistics reflect a 13.6 percent increase in total number of real property sales in 2010 compared to 2009 on Hilton Head Island

Apple-Spinach Salad

Apple-Spinach Salad

Apple-Spinach Salad  1  (10-ounce) package fresh spinach, torn (or not) 1 Lg. Granny Smith apple, chopped 1/2  cup  toasted almonds 1/4  cup  dried cranberries 1/4  cup  sugar (or a lot less) 1/4  cup  apple cider vinegar 1/4  cup  vegetable oil 1/4  teaspoon  garlic salt 1/4  teaspoon  celery salt Combine first 4 ingredients. Combine sugar and [...]

Good News Continues

Good News Continues

Yesterday the Island Packet reported… LowCountry real estate market shows signs of recovery By JOSH McCANN  – Island Packet Published Sunday, February 6, 2011 The real estate business chugged toward recovery last year in both the Hilton Head Island and Beaufort areas, according to statistics and Realtors. Home, condo and villa sales increased 16.1 percent [...]

We live in Hilton Head Plantation – yesterday our garden beckoned me.

With temperatures on Hilton Head Island reaching 75 degrees and everything turning greener each day, I spent the afternoon pruning and enjoying working in the yard. Toward the end of the day, I took my barrels of debris down to the area set aside for yard waste, right next to “the farm”.  Hilton Head Plantation, like [...]

Market for Vacation Homes Is on the Rise

 Excertps from the Wall Street Journal By S. MITRA KALITA Sales in many vacation communities across the U.S. soared last year to levels not seen since boom times, driven by deep discounts, cash purchases and buyers’ rising stock portfolios.   On Mercer Island, Wash., waterfront sales nearly tripled in 2010, compared with a year earlier, reaching par [...]