What are the BEST places to live in South Carolina? – New video by Charleston Lifestyle

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About the Video by Charleston Lifestyle

One of the most picturesque states in the entire country is South Carolina.

It’s easy to understand why so many people decide to move here and remain once they do. What are the best places to live in South Carolina, you ask? Good question. There are many wonderful places, but I want to focus on the top three that most locals pick.

I’ll discuss Hilton Head, Greenville, and Charleston, South Carolina.  These cities are all unique, and so are the areas around them, but they all have a lot to offer. Follow along as I discuss each one!

The Charleston Housing Market is Changing – Charleston SC Housing Market Update June 2022 (New Video)

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Kory Roscoe from Charleston Property Group has compiled this wonderfully informative video on the current Charleston area Housing Market.

About the Video

Get the latest information about the Charleston, SC real estate market with your June 2022 Charleston Housing Market Update. We look at the housing market both nationally and locally in the Charleston area. Realtor Kory Roscoe with the Charleston Property Group @ The Boulevard Company breaks down the Charleston real estate market so that you can make the best decisions!

LIME Painting® opens new franchise in Charleston, SC

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LIME Painting®, a professional painting company for high-end residential and commercial properties, announced the grand opening of its new location in Charleston, SC.  LIME Painting of Charleston, owned by Cory Griggs, serves the city of Charleston and the surrounding areas.     

LIME Painting of Charleston offers interior and exterior painting and prep services, epoxy coatings, EIFS and Dryvit Stucco systems, direct to metal coatings, masonry and carpentry for residential custom properties and commercial clients.

LIME Painting® sets the standard in customer service by consistently delivering high quality results and a refreshing experience for their clients.

Lime Painting

Owner, Cory Griggs, opened his LIME Painting business To offer high quality services using top of the line products to owners of custom and luxury properties inSouth Carolina. “LIME Painting has a great business plan and the company has had great growth over the last couple of years”, comments Griggs on why he chose to buy his LIME Painting franchise, and goes on to say, “Additionally, LIME’s core values align with my own, which made it a great match”

LIME Painting® offers a values driven approach for entrepreneurs wanting to start a business in the quickly growing professional painting industry for custom properties.  LIME offers an opportunity for owners to generate multiple streams of income, and is a low start-up cost, low overhead franchise with a quick ramp-up period. 

LIME Painting® partners with SeoSamba, a digital multi-site marketing automation and software provider, to ensure new franchise owners have a strong online presence and support system for their ongoing marketing efforts right out of the gate. Franchise owners get their own customized website, marketing operating system dashboard manager and CRM. 

“We share the same performance-driven approach as the entire remarkable LIME Painting team. “On top of an integrated franchise marketing automation toolset,  SeoSamba also provides franchisees with the most robust, advanced platform for data-driven marketing,” comments Michel Leconte, SeoSamba’s CEO, and then adds, “LIME Painting franchisee’s are able to reach their ideal audience through a vast number of channels, while accessing digital key performance indicators at the same time, including through paid ad campaigns, email marketing, social media, organic web traffic acquisition, phone calls and online forms within their own territory, while the corporate office is able to manage all of this across their entire franchise network in real-time.”

For more information on the painting services offered by LIME Painting® of Charleston, visit limepaintingofcharleston.com, email Cory directly at cgriggs@limepainting.com or call (312) 505-0935

About LIME Painting®:

LIME Painting® has set new standards in customer service by consistently delivering a quality service and an easy, enjoyable, and refreshing experience for clients.

A paint job is important to maintaining the esthetics as well as the integrity of a home or office space. From new construction to a standard repaint and a paint job that’s heavily distressed, LIME is prepared and qualified to take on the task. Working with LIME is easy, enjoyable, and refreshing!

LIME Painting® has open franchise opportunities nationwide. If you’re interested in learning more, contact the company directly  through their website at limepaintingfranchise.com

About SeoSamba:

SeoSamba serves thousands of multi-location businesses and franchise networks around the world, with service centers in the United States and Europe. SeoSamba’s hybrid, open-source framework is built around the Marketing Operating System dashboard and the SeoToaster CMS with a built-in CRM for an all-encompassing centralized digital marketing solution. SeoSamba offers turnkey franchise marketing agency services with a franchise sales CRM for emerging brands and franchise seo solutions

For more information about SeoSamba’s services, visit the website or email info@seosamba.com or call + 1 (877) 450-9894.

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How Is a Chest of Drawers a Valuable Addition to Your Charleston Area Home?

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Buying new furniture opens up doors fiord you to flex your creativity. If you’ve been hoping to revamp your house’s interiors, you can start with choosing new furniture items. Normally, many homeowners love the idea of buying a chest of drawers, especially if they don’t have one already. Why is that, you may wonder.

Well, it’s one of the most valuable pieces of furniture due to its versatility. Adding a chest of drawers can revive the look of a room, whether it’s your bedroom, kids’ room, or living room. Also, it also brings additional storage space thanks to the wide and open top.

In short, adding a classy and unique chest of drawers can make your room stand out. If you’re in a rush, visit https://www.1stopbedrooms.com/bedroom/chests to find chests from top manufacturers. Together, let’s take a look at some of the main benefits of getting a chest of drawers for your house.

Less Storage Space

A chest of drawers is one of the favorite furniture items for homeowners and interior decorators for various reasons. Of course, you would love to live in a big house with plenty of room to store all your favorite clothes, decorative items, valuables, and many other things. But even if you have less space inside your home, you can still enjoy many storage opportunities with your chest of drawers. In a chest of drawers, you can store countless items without taking up too much floor space.

Minimalistic Storage Idea

Minimalist decorators and interior décor experts love the idea of including dressers in your home. If you’re a minimalist and love to save time, money, and space, opting for a chest of drawers can be a valuable addition to your house. Speaking of particular decorating style, minimalist is about having clear space and surroundings while making a fashionable statement. So, with chests, you can keep all your things in one place while saving a lot of space.

Suitable for Children’s Room

Children can never have their fill of enough toys and playthings. And to overcome the stress of losing your child’s favorite toy, you can move a high-quality chest of drawers into your child’s room. The chest will offer enough storage space to keep all the toys, playthings, and games your kid in one place. Neither you nor your kid will have any difficulty finding their toys. Also, with multiple drawers, it will be easy to cover up the mess of toys that would otherwise cover the floor of your kid’s room.

Long-Lasting Style and Quality

Investing in the right furniture items can prove beneficial in the long run. By opting for furniture that’s composed of durable and long-lasting material, you don’t have to spend a lot on furniture items. Some furniture items last a couple of years while others can go untouched for decades. Therefore, make sure you invest in high-quality furniture. Chests are composed of a variety of materials, including metals, natural wood, hardwood, and so on.

Look for a reputable company that puts you in contact with the top furniture brands in the market. You should choose chests from a reliable brand and make sure you pick one that suits the rest of your house’s interior décor or at least the room you’re placing it in.

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The Cassina Group’s Jimmy Dye Sells Historic Sullivan’s Island Property

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CHARLESTON, S.C.—Founding partner and broker-in-charge of The Cassina Group, Jimmy Dye, participated in the sale of 1714 Middle St., a historic property perfectly positioned between the lighthouse and Fort Moultrie on Sullivan’s Island. The property sold for $2,785,000, and Dye was the only agent involved in the transaction.

Located in the heart of Sullivan’s Island, this historic property offers large living spaces, a light-filled interior, and a prime location minutes from the beach and local restaurants. Originally built in 1902, the home served as the Recreation Hall and Post Exchange for Fort Moultrie and has been lovingly preserved and maintained ever since. The largest of the home’s living spaces is located in the rear of the home and was formally the gymnasium. The vast space (measuring more than 3,000 square feet) has beautiful heart pine floors, multiple walls of 7-foot windows, brick detailing, and an 18-foot tin-paneled ceiling.

“This property is one of the most unique and historic properties on the island,” Dye said. “It was a pleasure to work with the sellers and buyers on this transaction.”

The property was previously listed with other firms off and on from 2016 and 2021, but Dye was able to get the property sold just five months after being on the market.  

The Cassina Group, Charleston’s innovation-driven real estate firm, consistently ranks as the No. 1 boutique firm in the MLS. For more information on The Cassina Group, visit www.CassinaGroup.com.

About The Cassina Group
The Cassina Group is a boutique real estate brokerage with offices in Mount Pleasant, S.C., and Charleston, S.C. The firm is managed by Owen Tyler, partner and managing broker, and founding partners Jimmy Dye and Robertson Allen. Recent awards include top honors from Charleston Magazine, Inc. 5000, T3 Sixty and SC Biz News. For more information, visit www.CassinaGroup.com or call 843-628-0008.

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U.S. News & World Report has named “The Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2022”

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U.S. News & World Report has released its list of the top 25 places to live in the United States in 2022. Let’s see who made the list and why.

The Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2022:

  • Huntsville, Alabama
  • Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Green Bay, Wisconsin
  • Boulder, Colorado
  • San Jose, California
  • Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina
  • Fayetteville, Arkansas
  • Portland, Maine
  • Sarasota, Florida
  • San Francisco
  • Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Naples, Florida
  • Austin, Texas
  • Des Moines, Iowa
  • Boise, Idaho
  • Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Madison, Wisconsin
  • Boston
  • Washington, D.C.
  • Melbourne, Florida
  • Albany, New York
  • Portland, Oregon
  • Salt Lake City
  • Jacksonville, Florida
  • Nashville, Tennessee.

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Charleston, SC’s The Cassina Group Ranked in the Top 1000 Brokerages in the Nation

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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Real estate company The Cassina Group has been ranked in the top 1000 brokerages in the United States. The company received the honor from T3 Sixty as part of its annual Mega 1000 list, which analyzes and ranks the residential real estate industry’s largest brokerages. This is the second year The Cassina Group has been named to the list.

“We are so honored to have been named to the Mega 1000 list again this year,” said Owen Tyler, partner and managing broker of The Cassina Group. “Our team of Realtors and staff work tirelessly day in and day out to deliver the best possible experience for our clients, and we are so elated to be recognized for our efforts and successes.”

The award was announced by T3 Sixty, the largest management consultancy in the residential real estate brokerage industry. The report ranks the nation’s top 1,000 brokerages by annual sales volume, transaction sides and agent count.  

“The companies that make the Mega 1000 are the best in the industry,” said T3 Sixty Founder and Executive Chairman Stefan Swanepoel. “They are the leaders. Congrats to them.”

The Mega 1000 recognizes The Cassina Group’s record-breaking year in 2021, in which the company had its best year since its 2006 inception with over $586 million in closed sales. The boutique firm has just over 40 Realtors and consistently ranks as the No. 1 boutique firm in Charleston. The company, known for its cutting-edge marketing techniques and high-touch service, works with buyer and seller clients throughout Charleston.

For more information on The Cassina Group, visit www.CassinaGroup.com.

About The Cassina Group
The Cassina Group is a boutique real estate brokerage with offices in Mount Pleasant, S.C., and Charleston, S.C. The firm is managed by Owen Tyler, partner and managing broker, and founding partners Jimmy Dye and Robertson Allen. Recent awards include top honors from Charleston Magazine, Inc. 5000, T3 Sixty and SC Biz News. For more information, visit www.CassinaGroup.com or call 843-628-0008.

Photo: The Cassina Group leadership team, from left, Robertson Allen, Jimmy Dye and Owen Tyler.

Charleston, South Carolina a Prime Destination for Renters on the Move in latest study

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When it comes to American renters on the move, Charleston is one of the top ten choices for relocation. According to a recent analysis of 3.4M rental applications, Charleston was the nation’s 11th hotspot for luring renters, ranked according to net migration as a proportion of the population. Overall, South Carolina has five cities in today’s top 100 renter havens.

Here are the main findings on Charleston’s rental market:

  • Charleston had 2.4 people moving in for every renter who left in 2021.
  • North Charleston residents constituted the largest percentage of incoming renters followed by those from Summerville and Mount Pleasant.
  • 65% of apartment hunters interested in Charleston hail from elsewhere. The biggest out-of-state source of new residents is Charlotte, New York, and Atlanta.
  • New Yorkers can expect a significant 29% increase in living space by moving to Charleston.
  • The majority of the new arrivals are young professionals. 44% of apartment hunters heading to the city were millennials, followed by GenZers at 26%.
  •  The most popular out-of-state destinations for people leaving Charleston were Charlotte, Atlanta, and Washington DC (in this order).

Check out the full report for more detailed data, and to explore trends for major metro areas around the country, here: https://www.storagecafe.com/blog/us-renters-migrate-toward-feeder-cities-with-dallas-suburbs-biggest-renter-magnets/