By Sherry Larkby, Broker-in-Charge, Brokers Real Estate

The Lowcountry has no shortage of real estate signs, many of them from national brands. Brokers Real Estate is something different: a small, family-owned brokerage based at 10 Burr Way in Bluffton, serving Hilton Head Island, Bluffton and Beaufort County. Here is what that means if you are buying, selling, or thinking about where to build your real estate career.

By Kate Weglarz, Brokers Real Estate

November is one of my favorite months in the Lowcountry. The air cools off and the calendar fills up with oyster roasts, art, history and a parade of handmade lanterns on the beach. Here is my short list of things to do on Hilton Head and around Bluffton, Beaufort, Ridgeland and Hardeeville this month, with dates and prices checked against each organizer's own website.

By Roman Udvornocky, Brokers Real Estate

Many buyers plan to rent their Hilton Head Island home or villa to vacationers for part of the year. That can work well, but the Town of Hilton Head Island updated its short-term rental program in 2026, and many communities have their own rules on top of the Town's. Here is what to check before you buy, so the numbers you plan on are the numbers you get.

By Roman Udvornocky, Brokers Real Estate

Sea Pines is the 5,000-acre community at the southern tip of Hilton Head Island, and for more than 60 years it has been the island's best-known address. If you are thinking about buying a home or villa here, this guide covers what the community offers, the kinds of homes you will find, and the questions worth asking before you write an offer.

For years, the story of Lowcountry real estate has been dominated by the coastal charm of Hilton Head Island and the historic allure of Bluffton. But if you want to understand where the region's future is being built, you have to look slightly west, toward the Interstate 95 corridor. Hardeeville is no longer just a pass-through town on the way to the beach; it has transformed into an economic powerhouse and the fastest-growing municipality in South Carolina.

As we move through 2026, Hardeeville's unprecedented expansion is creating remarkable opportunities for homebuyers and real estate investors alike. Here is why the "Gateway to the Lowcountry" is becoming the region's smartest real estate play.

By the Brokers Real Estate team | Updated October 7, 2026

When people start looking at South Carolina's Lowcountry, the conversation usually begins with Hilton Head Island's beaches or Bluffton's historic Old Town. But right in the middle, straddling the line between Beaufort and Jasper counties, sits an area that has quietly become one of the busiest corners of the region: Okatie.

For years, Okatie was mostly the scenic stretch of Highway 170 between Bluffton and Beaufort. Today it is a growing residential and commercial area in its own right, with established communities, new construction, and a steady stream of new shops and services around the Highway 170 and Highway 278 interchange.