Welcome to our site!  We are a Charleston SC real estate group associated with Carolina One, the leading brokerage firm in the Charleston area.  Whether you're looking for a new home, an investment property, land for sale, or properties for rent, you have just found one of the most comprehensive resources on the internet for navigating the Charleston market. To begin searching for properties, you can use our quick search option on the left-hand side of the page.

We know that most people do their preliminary real estate research online—getting to know the area, browsing the MLS, and zeroing in on properties of interest. So, we’ve created a user-friendly, informative, and state-of-the-art website to help you in your search and more.  By using our site as the first step in your search for a new home, you can......

• Search for Charleston properties with integrated access to Microsoft's Bird's Eye View and Google's Streetview
• Read well-presented and comprehensive property information
  
• Save listings as you search for future consideration
• Request that real estate property information be emailed to your automatically as new listings that meet your criteria become available
• Obtain informative community information
• Gain Charleston SC real estate market insight with professionally prepared reports
• Follow informative real estate topics relating to buying and selling on our market blog

And much more.  You can start exploring properties for sale by using our quick search located on the left-hand side of this page, or you can use one of the advanced search options.

Put our experience to work for you!

We are an experienced team of real estate professionals affiliated with Carolina One, the leading brokerage firm in the Charleston area. Our team has collectively listed and/or sold over $300,000,000 of real estate over 20 years in the Charleston, SC area.  So we are not just experiened real estate professionals, we are experienced Charleston real estate professionals - a difference that shows in the service we provide to our clients.  For a list of some of our more recently sold listings, you can look at the table we have provided on the right.  

An Introduction to Charleston, SC Real Estate

For those who aren’t familiar with the area—or simply aren’t up to date on the current market—a quick overview of the City of Charleston, Mount Pleasant, and Summerville may be helpful.  These markets make up the majority of all sales activity in Metropolitan Charleston, SC. 

If you’re looking at Charleston, SC real estate to buy a home you’re certainly onto something, as it’s currently the fastest growing municipality in South Carolina. When people the world over hear “Charleston,” they likely picture downtown’s cobblestone streets, centuries-old gardens, historic homes, and waterfront parks. They may dream of being regulars at renowned restaurants, first-class independent boutiques, a wide variety of of art galleries, or contributing their talents to the thriving philanthropy scene. And luckily, despite a 28.9% increase in population over the last decade—to an estimated 124,600 in 2010—downtown Charleston has maintained the charming, eclectic, small-town feel that it’s known and loved for.

The reason for this is that expansion has been mostly outward through the annexation of real estate beyond the Charleston peninsula rather than through higher density real estate development within older city limits. And considering Charleston’s expanding aerospace, bioengineering, medical and creative fields, growth promises to continue.

Let’s take a look at the six suburbs (listed below) that compose the 147-square-mile City of Charleston: The Peninsula inside the Crosstown, the Peninsula outside the Crosstown, Nearly all of West Ashley, Most of James Island, Some of Johns Island, Daniel Island, and Cainhoy.

The "Crosstown" is the Route 17 expressway that cuts through the Charleston, SC peninsula from east to west.  The Historic District is inside the Crosstown. The words "most" and "some" may seem odd in describing a City's suburb.  It has to do with how Charleston has grown. Over time, the City of Charleston has grown through the annexation of individual properties.  So one house may be part of the City and the house next door may not be.  Incorporated real estate is entitled to city public services such as garbage pick up and emergency care.

You’ll find 29.4% of the City of Charleston's population located on the Peninsula, 46.0% in West Ashley, 14.5% on James Island, 3.9% on Johns Island, and 6.1% in Daniel Island and Cainhoy (source: Century V Plan, City of Charleston).

The most exciting part of the City of Charleston, SC, of course, is the Charleston Peninsula below the Crosstown, home to the festivals, mansions, endless restaurants, art galleries, gardens, and a labyrinth of alleys that would take a lifetime to explore. You will enjoy our community page on the Charleston Peninsula which will give you a good feel on what it's like to live on the Peninsula.

Mount Pleasant & Summerville Real Estate

The Charleston, SC real estate market is popular amongst home buyers, investors, and renters alike, but just a quick trip over the Cooper River Bridge from downtown Charleston is Mount Pleasant. With its close proximity to numerous beaches, beautiful and colorful landscapes, large shopping centers such as Town Center, and wonderful neighborhoods, Mount Pleasant is a highly desirable place to live, particularly for families.   Residents are proud of the excellent public schools and love living on the Charleston Harbor or minutes from the Sullivan’s Island and Isle of Palms beaches. If you are interested in more information about living in Mount Pleasant, including details on the beautiful, historic Old Village, cultural activities, schools, and of course, the real estate market, visit our Mount Pleasant community page.  

Another popular neighborhood in the lowcountry is Summerville. Located in Dorchester County about 30 minutes from downtown Charleston, Summerville is a favorite for those looking to find top Charleston, SC real estate values (on beautiful, centuries-old homes as well as new construction), good schools, and low crime rates, all in a growing community centered around a lovely Historic District.  Summerville also has a large number of newly constructed homes in its inventory for prospective home buyers that are looking to buy a house that was recently built.  To view homes in some of Summerville's most popular neighborhoods, read up on local activities and annual events such as Flowertown, get school information, crime data and more, you can visit our Summerville page. Summerville is a great place to find homes in the Charleston, SC real estate market.

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