Jim & Maria's Blog

The other day I blogged about a sign that a local farmer had posted.  He was, and still is, offering to help real estate agents earn a little cash during this slow market that we're currently facing.  (Joke intended) Well, now he has put up a brand new sign right down from this one offering a ne...

Now in its sixth year, the Charleston Home + Design Show promises to be the biggest and best yet!  This event is being hosted by Charleston Home + Design Magazine, and is set to be at the Gaillard Auditorium (77 Calhoun Street, Downtown Charleston). There are so many things going on during the t...

Everyone has questions about their mortgage these days.  And more than half of those questions have to do with avoiding a bad situation -- like foreclosure. Well, First Federal, Family Services, Inc. and Trident United Way are reaching out to Lowcountry homeowners who are in danger of losing the...

 If you had to guess how many cell phone where thrown away each year, what would you say? A. 25 million b. 80million c. 130 million d. 200 million The correct answer is (c) 130 million phones are discarded each year by Americans and only 19.5 million of those are recycled or refurbished. The key ...

Just imagine this..... more than 65,000 pounds of oysters! Two tractor-trailers full of oysters will roll onto the grounds at Boone Hall Plantation on Sunday, January 25, 2009 to kick off the 26th Annual Lowcountry Oyster Festival.  This event has been named in the "top 20 events in the southeast...

Everyone has their own style, whether we're talking about clothes, houses or anything in between. And when you mention decorating, well, there are just as many different styles as there are people. But if you are currently trying to sell your home, or are getting ready to put one on the market, ...

I was going through all the files on my computer -- you know, trying to de-clutter and get everything organized -- when I came across this picture. I took this photo a couple summer's ago.  The colors were so much more vibrant than the camera could pick up, even though it was a beautiful, clear ...

Offering more than 100 miles of Atlantic coastline, Charleston County offers a wide array of housing options for everyone. It is no surprise that Charleston County is the most heavily populated areas in South Carolina with all it southern charm and old world culture. Downtown Charleston is one th...

According to a recent article in the Post and Courier, South Carolina saw a drop in the deaths on it's highways in 2008. The head of South Carolina's public safety department credits the sharp decline that we saw to an increase in people buckling their seat belts and also to an increase in troop...

Here's a few things about Mount Pleasant, South Carolina that you probably didn't know: ~ There has been a 400% increase in the population of Mount Pleasant since 1980, making it the state's sixth most populated city. ~ One in three Mount Pleasant households have children less than 18 years old ...