Spring is here and there are lots of outdoor activities around the Low Country. The Cooper River Bridge Run, the Volvo Women’s Tennis Tournament, and the Blessing of the Fleet are the highlights of a busy April. The azaleas will be in bloom and the Summerville Flowertown Festival is always a favorite. Here is your April calendar of events:
1-7: Volvo Car Open Womens Tennis Tournament, Daniel Island
3: Infamous Stringdusters, Chas Music Hall
4: Darkstar Orchestra, Chas Music Hall
5: Charlton Singleton Jazz Trio, Chas Music Hall
5-7: Summerville Flowertown Festival
5: Kiawah Art and House Tour
6: 42nd Annual Cooper River Bridge Run
6: Boney James, Chas Music Hall
7: 5th Annual Lowcountry Kids Expo and Summer Camp, Gaillard
7: Cajun Festival, James Island County Park
7: Charleston Honeybee Expo, Cinebarre Mt Pleasant
8: O Brother Where Art Thou, Chas Music Hall
9: The Price is Right, N Chas PAC
10: Jeff Dunham, N Chas Coliseum
10: TedxCharleston, Chas Music Hall
11: Les Ballets Tockadero de Monte Carlo, Gaillard
13,14: Charleston Outdoor Fest, James Island County Park
13: Farmers Market Opens, Marion Square
13,14: High Water, N Chas Riverfront Park
15: Bright Futures Golf Tournament and Soiree, Daniel Island Club
17: Jamey Johnson, Chas Music Hall
18-20: Charleston Songwriters Fest, around town
19: Lowcountry Wingapalooza, Charleston Visitors Center and Bus Shed
20: Mess Around tribute to Ray Charles, Chas Music Hall
20: The Hat Ladies 18th Easter Promenade, Broad and Meeting
22: Casablanca, Chas Music Hall
23: David Sedaris, Gaillard
27: Taste of James Island, First Baptist sports complex
28: 32nd Blessing of the Fleet and Seafood Festival
30: Milk Carton Kids, Chas Music Hall
Our real estate market got off to a rocky start is January. Jan of 2019 was 16% less busy than Jan of 2018. However, we correctly suspected that may have been due to the government shutdown. We bounced back with a strong February and now we are only down about 3% in terms of transactions year to date compared with the same 2018 time period. Feb 2019 was up 32% over Jan 2019 in terms of transactions. Feb 2019 was up 10% over Feb 2018. The median sales price is up 3.8% to $272k YTD. The economy is booming around Charleston. Tourism, Boeing, Volvo, Mercedes Sprint Vans, breweries and distilleries and great restaurants all over, and the IT boom known as Silicon Harbor are driving the economy and the real estate market. The weather is pleasant most of the year and we are getting a lot of recognition. We are regularly voted #1 City in the US by Travel and Leisure Magazine. And SC is also getting a lot of good press. Clemson has won a couple of national football championships, and Coastal Carolina has won a national baseball championship. It’s a great time to be in SC and Charleston!
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