Category: Life in the Lowcountry
200th Home Sale Winners | 2022
Collins Group Realty announced the top five winning charities of their annual 200th Home Sale for Charity program and awarded a total of $10,000. The grand prize winner with the most votes, River Ridge Academy Foundation, received a check for $4,000. Second place winner, Turtle Trackers, was awarded a donation of $3,000. Third through fifth... Read More
Featured in The Wall Street Journal
Collins Group Realty, and one of their clients, had the distinct pleasure of interviewing with The Wall Street Journal for a feature piece in The Mansion section of the newspaper. The feature story highlights buying trends where homeowners who can afford oceanfront properties are opting for the quiet, calm of lagoons and other waterfront settings... Read More
Collins Group Realty’s Community Results Project Announces Their 2022 Project
Collins Group Realty’s charitable fund, Community Results Project, has announced they will partner with Lowcountry Trash Heroes for their 2022 project. Each year the real estate company’s charitable arm seeks to partner with an existing 501(c)(3) to drive programs, events, and fundraising, using Collins Group Realty’s platform of community service, to bolster community well-being, local... Read More
Electronic (E-waste) Recycling Events 2022 & 2023
Beaufort County hosts Special Collection Events to manage special materials such as electronics. Check below for the collection location closest to you… Remember, Decals are now required for Convenience Center Usage: Issued to County Residential Owners ONLY. Additional information about decals and how to apply can be found HERE. Electronics (E-waste) Recycling Events Any personal... Read More
Introducing CGR’s New Charitable Fund… Community Results Project
Collins Group Realty announced today their new charitable fund, Community Results Project, a fund of Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, and launched their 2021 project, a partnership to help bolster the efforts of Deep Well’s Livable Housing Program. Collins Group Realty’s Community Results Project will act as the new umbrella for the real estate company’s... Read More
New Podcast a Tribute to Hilton Head’s History and Community
Recently we stumbled upon a new podcast, not just any podcast, one of real quality. 278 to Lighthouse Road, aptly named because well, it’s the only road onto the Island, and also because it ushers in excitement and anticipation to those on their way to their long-awaited and cherished vacation destination. The podcast’s creator and... Read More
New Flood Insurance Rate Map is HERE!
The Town of Hilton Head Island announced the release of the new Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), effective March 23, 2021. By accessing the Town of Hilton Head’s website, you can easily input an address to acquire the flood zone information. Flood Insurance When purchasing a home on Hilton Head Island, and shopping for new... Read More
Electronic (E-waste) Recycling Events 2021
Beaufort County hosts Special Collection Events to manage special materials such as electronics. Remember, Decals are now required for Convenience Center Usage: Issued to County Residential Owners ONLY. Additional information about decals and how to apply can be found HERE. Electronics (E-waste) Recycling Event Any personal computers, laptops, CRT monitors, LCD monitors, CRT televisions, printers,... Read More
Convenience Center Decals Now Required for Dump
As of January 1, 2021, decals will be required for all Beaufort County property owners in order to use County Convenience Centers. The decal system is being introduced to prevent contractor and out-of-county abuse of waste collection locations. Increased enforcement presence will be promoted to deter illegal dumping. One physical decal will be issued per... Read More
Hilton Head Named No. 1 Island in the U.S. for the 4th Year
For the fourth consecutive year, Conde Nast Traveler’s readers named Hilton Head Island the best island in the U.S.! More than 600,000 readers, a record number per Conde Nast, voted in the survey. Among other islands in the top rankings were Maui, Oahu, and Lanai, Hawaii. Kiawah was fifth, and Isle of Palms ranked seventh in... Read More