Charleston Real Estate Insider

It isn't the square footage. It's a three-block town with no hotels, a beach you walk onto barefoot, and a quiet understanding that nobody here makes a fuss about anybody

Writing an offer in 2026? One of these deposits is refundable. The other is gone the moment you sign. Here is the difference.

What Charleston's own month-by-month MLS data says about selling between Thanksgiving and New Year's — and when pulling your listing actually makes sense

How assumable VA and FHA mortgages actually work in the Charleston market — the rate you inherit, the equity gap you have to fund, and what the seller is risking when they say yes

A town-by-town guide to short-term rental rules across the Lowcountry — including what the August 2026 Folly Beach court ruling actually changed, and what it didn't

What happened to the $150,000 senior property tax break, what actually became law instead, and what it realistically means for Charleston County homeowners 65 and older

A technical look at the 10-year Treasury, what fifty years of inflation cycles actually teach us, and realistic rate expectations for Charleston buyers heading into the end of 2026

What king tides actually are, which streets go under at each tide level, the rest of the 2026 dates — and why every Charleston homebuyer should tour a house during one