• The William Means Report – April 2012

    The William Means Report – April 2012

    April was another good month in luxury real estate sales across the Lowcounty.  In most categories sales were either up or stayed the same versus the previous month and up versus the previous year.  With interest rates continuing to be at record lows and buyers confident that the market is at the bottom, strong interest [...]


  • The William Means Report – March 2012

    The William Means Report – March 2012

    March was an extremely strong month for real estate sales and a banner month for William Means Real Estate.  In nearly every luxury category and location the month of March exceeded the previous month and year.  The real estate market continues to be strong as corrected pricing and low interest rates are meeting a large [...]


  • The William Means Report – February 2012

    The William Means Report – February 2012

    Spring has arrived early in February and the warmer weather has brought a tremendous amount of real estate activity!  With the presidential primaries, Charleston saw a flood of media attention.  The different luxury markets of Charleston saw a bit of flux as the numbers were a reflection of sales in December and January.  The area [...]


  • 2011 Realtors of Distinction

    2011 Realtors of Distinction

    Each year the REALTOR® of Distinction award recognizes a group of experienced real estate professionals who applied for the REALTOR® of Distinction award and met production criteria based on their 2011 sales.

    We’d like to congratulate the following William Means agents on their successful 2011: Scott Baugh, Georgia Bell, Tara Chapman, Will Dammeyer, Helen Geer, Elle Haynes, Dylan Jones, Mona Kalinsky, Michelle McQuillan, George Read, Garrett Rust.


Gibbes on the Street: Renovation Celebration

For the third year, the Gibbes Museum of Art will throw a street party in front of the museum at 135 Meeting Street. Gibbes on the Street: Renovation Celebration will celebrate the museum’s future renovation plans and invite patrons to enjoy an evening of food, fun, and music in the middle of Meeting Street. The festivities will take place on Thursday, April 19 from 8:00 – 10:30pm on Meeting Street between Cumberland and Queen. William Means Real Estate is a proud sponsor of this event.

Creative Spark’s Amazing Race in I’On

Sponsored by SunTrust Bank and William Means Real Estate Sunday, April 15, 2-5 PM, beginning on Maybank Green Plan to enjoy a family-friendly scavenger-treasure hunt on bicycles where quick thinking beats quick riding! The race requires more ingenuity than athleticism, and more brains than brawn. Get a team together to ride the streets and trails [...]

Recent Activity at William Means

We’ve had lots of activity here at William Means. See a quick list of our most recent activity and let us know if you need help selling your home!

Historic Rainbow Row Home for Sale

A wonderful opportunity to own a home situated on Charleston’s famous Rainbow Row!  The Cotesworth Pinckney House, circa 1741 is currently on the market.  95 East Bay Street features gorgeous period woodwork, beautiful original mantels adorned with early delft tiles, original wide plank heart pine floors, and cypress paneling in the living room and library. [...]

Run for Adela

William Means Real Estate is a proud sponsor of the Third Annual Run for Adela on Saturday, April 14th.  This family friendly 3.1 mile run/walk (5K) is held on the beach starting at Station 16 on Sullivan’s Island. The starter gun goes off at 8:30am.   The run is in memory of Adela Holmes Cook, a [...]

Christie’s Magazine Relaunch

It is our pleasure to announce that a redesigned Christie’s International Real Estate magazine will be unveiled in June 2012. Distinctive properties from all over the world will now be enhanced with lifestyle editorial devoted to home design, architectural trends, celebrity insights, the arts and international cultural events. Award-winning international agency August Media will now manage the production of the new magazine.

Upcoming Charleston Events

Charleston’s festival season kicked off back in February with SEWE and continued through March with The Wine & Food Festival. With two successful events under our belts, it’s time to take advantage of the beautiful spring weather and attend a few of the areas most popular events – The Charleston International Antique Show, Family Circle Cup, The Cooper River Bridge Run, and The Historic Charleston Foundation’s Festival of Houses & Gardens.

Medway Plantation Featured on MSNBC PhotoBlog

MSNBC.com recently featured a few rare opportunities to own a South Carolina antebellum plantation on their photoblog. Each plantation featured has not changed hands often, in fact, Medway Plantation has only seen three owners in its 300 year history. As our broker, Helen Geer, says “a plantation is not for everybody. These places are very, very expensive to take care of, and people are cash-strapped right now.”

Meet our Newest Associate, Paula Yorke

Soon after graduating from Queens University in Charlotte, NC, I was encouraged by Marilyn Hartley to obtain my real estate license and come to work for her part time. For the next 23 years, I worked for Marilyn whenever I lived in Charlotte. Although my primary focus was to raise my sons and support my [...]