Bluffton SC Real Estate Blog

The winner of the first HGTV Green Home – built in Tradition Hilton Head, SC - will be announced tonight at 8 p.m. on the HGTV network.
The winner of the HGTV Green Home has been has already been notified but has kept the secret under wraps until the announcement on HGTV.
The developers of Tradition Hilton Head and the Producers of [...]

I recently had a conversation with my sister-in-law, a higher up at one of the local Bluffton/Savannah surveying and land planning companies, about how it is possible to to construct “green” buildings using the smartest practices available in the Lowcountry, and of LEED standards, while still falling short of the highest levels of LEED certifications.  If that seems confusing, don’t feel [...]

The HGTV Green home, part of the Tradition Hilton Head development in Hardeeville, SC, will be open for tours starting the day after the first airing of the special Green Home program on HGTV. On March 23 at 9:00 p.m. the Channel will air the Green Home Special. The tours will begin the [...]

A short while back, the folks at HGTV had finally revealed the Green Dream Home. There was a lot of speculation of just where this home was being built – a fare amount done by yours truly. With little hoopla the location was announced to be in the development of Tradition Hilton Head.
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Since the HGTV Green Home is almost sure to be in or around the Bluffton, South Carolina area, there has been a recent “coming out” party for other real estate developers who are following the growing national trend of building environmentally friendly homes.   A few local developers are offering homes which follow the guidelines set by The U.S. Green Building Council [...]

Turns out, the home I predicted as the HGTV Green home is actually the Coastal Living Holiday Coastal Cottage! I knew there was something hush hush about this home. I guess the greatest difference between the HGTV Green home and the Coastal Living Holiday Coastal Cottage – besides the environmental aspects – is [...]

A few new photos of the green home have been released. It appears, ahem, the home is not in Palmetto Bluff but possibly in Traditions South Carolina or even Hampton Lake. By the looks of the lot this is clearly not Palmetto Bluff. So, I’ll swallow my pride and admit to being [...]

For the Bluffton area, the national exposure brought about by the building of the Green Home will mean more than just a free million dollar home to a lucky contestant. It could very well expose the true thinking of the local population who wish to preserve Bluffton as the pristine coastal fishing village for [...]

I feel I’m the investigative reporter…  If you’ve been following the hush hush thread about the HGTV Dream/Green Home, you’ll know there is a lot of secrecy about the actual home and location.  Well, after some prodding, prying and Geraldo Rivera-like thinking (sans the vault thing), I offer a few recent photos of the well guarded structure in Bluffton. 
There has been chit-chat about the [...]