A Creek Runs Through It

DeBordieu is a truly unique oceanfront community located just north of Charleston, South Carolina featuring private golf and tennis, saltwater creek access to the ocean, a manned security gate, and luxury homes and villas surrounded by hundreds of acres of wildlife and nature preserves.

One of the most wonderful features DeBordieu offers is access to North Inlet, via the private boat landing available to DeBordieu property owners. Because of this boat landing, DeBordieu residents do not necessarily have to live right on the creek to enjoy boating and fishing in one of North America’s most pristine estuaries.

Now, if you would like to keep your boat in the creek behind your back yard, DeBordieu has a number of properties available that would allow you to do just that. Please click on the picture of the homes featured here for more details, or visit www.DeBordieu.com for a complete list of creek front homes.

Legend has it that when the Marquis de Lafayette made his South Carolina land fall on North Island during the American Revolution, and gazed upon creeks and marshlands of what is now DeBordieu, he was so enthralled by the natural beauty, he proclaimed that it must surely be the “borderland of God”, D’abord Dieu. 

Come see DeBordieu for yourself. Call 843-455-4523, or email TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com. 

There has never been a better time to consider a purchase at DeBordieu. 

DeBordieu Hot Deal of the Week!

Just reduced to just $599,000, this Low Country Golf Course Home features 4 Bedrooms, each with their own private baths. 

Rich hardwood floors and soaring cathedral ceilings in the living and dining rooms are accentuated by the wall of glass overlooking the quintessential golf view: water….then golf! 

The recently updated kitchen with granite counter tops and the wet bar in the living room make entertaining a breeze. 

Outdoor living spaces include two screen porches, a large sun deck, a beautiful front porch, and a backyard big enough to add a pool. Upstairs, between the two bedroom suites, is a landing area/sitting room with that same stunning view. For more details, pictures and a virtual tour, CLICK HERE. 

DeBordieu Colony is an oceanfront community located just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina featuring private golf and tennis, saltwater creek access to the ocean, a manned security gate, and luxury homes and villas surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife and nature preserves. For more information, contact TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com, 843-455-4523.

Sales Surge at DeBordieu!

Activity at the private, gated oceanfront community just north of Charleston, SC has been brisk to say the least! But it's not just at DeBordieu. The National Association of Realtors has found through its annual survey that investment and vacation-home sales rose to 27% nationwide in 2011. 

According to Dawn Wotapka of the Wall Street Journal, "sales of investment and vacation homes surged last year, the latest evidence that investors and higher-income households are taking advantage of low home prices to scoop up bargains." 

Read the whole story below. 

At DeBordieu, we're finding that it's not just vacation homes selling...we've seen a surge in primary residence sales as well. People are realizing that to find a gated community, with beach access, creek access, private golf and tennis, on-site fine dining, all surrounded by thousands of acres of nature preserves is a pretty special opportunity. 

We've also seen a number of people lately who bought a home to use as a vacation home years ago, decide to make it a permanent move, and relocate here. Pictured throughout this article are homes that would make wonderful vacation homes as well as permanent homes. 

CLICK ON THE PICTURES to be linked to more information about the homes and a virtual tour on the DeBordieu Website. 

Click here to watch the WSJ Video

Here's the Wall Street Journal story by Dawn Watapka:

Sales of investment and vacation homes surged last year, the latest evidence that investors and higher-income households are taking advantage of low home prices to scoop up bargains.

In its annual survey of investment- and vacation-home sales, the National Association of Realtors found that the number of homes purchased by investors rose 65% during 2011 to 1.2 million, accounting for 27% of all home sales. In 2010, investment properties accounted for 17% of all sales.

The number of homes purchased as second or vacation homes jumped 7% last year to 502,000—accounting for 11% of all transactions, up from 10% of all sales in 2010.

While the majority of homes sold last year went to traditional buyers who plan to use the home as a primary residence, their presence in the market declined to 61% from 73% in 2010.

During the housing boom, speculators were blamed for helping to inflate the bubble by snapping up homes, especially new homes, and then quickly reselling them as prices rose higher. That led to overbuilding. Some economists now believe that investors are helping to stabilize the market by buying up excess inventory.

While their activities could help to stabilize prices, they also are creating problems for some buyers. Real-estate agents say investors, and to a smaller extent vacation-home buyers, are outmaneuvering traditional buyers, who are less likely to have the financial means to pay cash for a home and may not devote as much time to searching for properties. The NAR survey found that nearly half of all investors and 42% of vacation-home buyers purchased their homes using cash. Traditional buyers, meanwhile, are seeing deals derailed because they can't qualify for a mortgage or because appraisals for the homes they are trying to buy or sell come in too low.

"The last two to three years has been a battle between the first-time home buyer and the investor," said Budge S. Huskey, president of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC, a national franchiser based in Parsippany, N.J. "Investors have won."

In some of the hardest-hit housing markets, investors are the largest category of buyers. But unlike during the boom years, when many investors were buying properties to "flip" quickly for a profit, many of today's investors buy the homes with plans to rent them out and sell them when the market improves.

"Obviously, it's a great rental market, and it's going to be a great rental market for a while," said Geoffrey Jacobs, principal at Empire Group, a developer that has amassed a portfolio of nearly 1,000 single-family homes in Phoenix since 2009. Because the typical home that he buys is only about 10 years old, "it'll compete well with a new home down the road when we go to sell the houses," Mr. Jacobs said.

Amid increased demand from investors, real-estate agents say there aren't enough foreclosed homes in good condition available in some markets, including parts of California and Florida. Buyers are "begging for properties," Mr. Huskey said. "There is an insatiable demand."

Thirty percent of vacation-home buyers said they plan to use the property as a primary residence in the future, indicating that buyers who can afford to take advantage of low prices and low interest rates to buy their future retirement homes are doing so.

In December, Sarah Donovan, who owns a home in Littleton, Mass., purchased a roughly $300,000 vacation home on Cape Cod. "My husband has wanted a house on the Cape for about 20 years," said Ms. Donovan, a stay-at-home mother who made an offer near the asking price the day she saw the three-bedroom home with a guesthouse. "The Cape market is coming back with decent housing prices, and we didn't want to miss out," she said.

(—Nick Timiraos contributed to this article.)

DeBordieu Colony is an oceanfront community located just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina featuring private golf and tennis, saltwater creek access to the ocean, a manned security gate, and luxury homes and villas surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife and nature preserves.

For more information, visit the website, www.DeBordieu.com, or call Troi Kaz, 843-455-4523. 

Too Many Cooks?

Not even "too many cooks" could spoil these kitchens at DeBordieu, just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina, where there are some gorgeous, yet extremely functional kitchens of all kinds.

Let's face it, the kitchen is the center of activity of most homes. It's a place where a huge array of work is done. The kitchen is the place where the meal is prepared, and in many cases, served, except, of course, at my house, where we mostly use the kitchen phone to call in take out, lol.


While some families prefer a kitchen that’s open to the dining area and living room, others prefer a more formal dining experience and keep the kitchen closed off from other areas of the home. That way, what happens in the kitchen, stays in the kitchen.

Just as the scrumptious creations that are produced in the kitchen are subject to the unique taste of the individual, so are kitchen designs.


Whether your taste lends itself to the galley, the L Shaped, U Shaped or Island Shaped, the kitchen, many times, is the heart of the home, the centerpiece. Because every member of the family is bound to be found in the kitchen at various times in the day, it’s a place where each member can connect.



Because my favorite thing to make for dinner is reservations….this doesn’t really apply to me, but in most cases, the kitchen is where the typical homemaker spends most of her (or his) time. That is why it is very important that the kitchen space is efficient, convenient, and comfortable.

Each one of the kitchens featured on this page can be found in homes currently for sale at DeBordieu. Click on each picture and you’ll be linked to information about the home.

DeBordieu Colony is an oceanfront community located between Charleston and Myrtle Beach, just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina featuring private golf and tennis, saltwater creek access to the ocean, a manned security gate, and luxury homes and villas surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife and nature preserves.

For more information, contact Troi Kaz, 843-455-4523,  

TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com, or visit the website at www.DeBordieu.com. 

There has never been a better time to purchase Luxury Real Estate at DeBordieu!

Location, Location, Location

It's STILL all about Location!
Yes, it's still the most important rule of real estate, particularly when looking for luxury real estate in a community that provides real security and "bang for your buck" value.


DeBordieu is a gated, oceanfront, golf community located about an hour up the coast from Charleston, South Carolina. It's also conveniently just 5 miles south of Pawleys Island, a charming, beach community with plenty of shopping, dining, and entertainment opportunities, which means that from your home in DeBordieu, you won’t have to travel very far to get groceries, gas for your boat, or a new beach chair to take with you to the beach.


DeBordieu is just 3 miles north of Georgetown, an historic seaport community that offers tours of historic homes dating back to the 1700s, picturesque riverfront dining, and a great hospital system, which means you will have the security of knowing that when you or a member of your family is in need of medical assistance, it’s just right down the street.


Romantic Charleston, with its exceptional assortment of restaurants, shopping, historic sites and cultural events, is about an hour south of DeBordieu’s security gate. Many DeBordieu residents think nothing of zipping down to Charleston for an exciting day of shopping or an evening dinner and show.



Myrtle Beach and its convenient airport, is about 45 minutes north of DeBordieu offering its own amazing array of dining establishments, shopping, nightlife, live entertainment theaters and more than 100 championship golf courses. Many flights in and out of Myrtle Beach offer discounted airfares to major metropolitan areas in the northeast.

Between these two very different coastal cities of Myrtle Beach and Charleston, you’ll find quiet fishing villages, pristine beaches, a national forest and seashore, dozens of antebellum plantations, the largest outdoor sculpture garden in America and, most importantly, DeBordieu.
As wonderfully secluded and quiet as DeBordieu is, when you own a home here, you will not run short of things to do and see. The location is perfect! and it's still all about location.
Click on the pictures for details about the homes featured on this page. 

For more information, contact Troi Kaz, 843-455-4523, TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com.
To search the website, visit www.DeBordieu.com.


DeBordieu Colony is an oceanfront community located just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina featuring private golf and tennis, saltwater creek access to the ocean, a manned security gate, and luxury homes and villas surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife and nature preserves.

There has never been a better time to consider a purchase in DeBordieu.

It's a Wrap!

Closings at DeBordieu -- way up!

All this recent real estate sales activity in the past month or so is pointing to two key behaviors of savvy real estate buyers in this market:

(1) they are choosing communities like DeBordieu that offer the most value, and

(2) they are buying and closing before the end of the year.

The timing issues are pretty obvious.

Just about everybody knows that on the coast of sunny South Carolina, we get most of our real estate sales activity between Easter and Labor Day.

Right now, sellers are looking at either sitting on their property through the long, not-so-cold, winter, OR they can consider and negotiate some of the offers being made by buyers who have the ability to close before the end of the year.

It's a win/win.

Sellers are relieved of their property, and buyers stand a better chance of getting a better deal than they would have gotten if they had waited until the bloom of spring, and the onset of a whole new flock of competitive buyers in the marketplace.

Another factor that comes into play includes the inventory of homes, lots and villas in all price ranges currently available at DeBordieu.

Some buyers that have closed recently have been involved in cash transactions, while others have sited low interest rates as the reason they moved forward.

Closing by December 31 also offers significant tax advantages to some buyers and some sellers, who therefore are more likely to negotiate to make the transaction work.

There is no doubt that buyers who can pull the trigger right now want the absolute most bang for their proverbial buck. I honestly know of no other community on the East Coast that offers the complete package of man-made and natural amenities that DeBordieu offers its residents.

Protected by a 24-hour manned security gate, DeBordieu is surrounded by thousands of acres of protected wildlife preserves. The community offers access to six and a half miles of beautiful beach. There is a boat landing giving DeBordieu residents creek access to the pristine estuary of North Inlet and some of the most fertile fishing ground on the East Coast.

Nestled in the center of all this nature, Pete and P.B. Dye skillfully crafted and gently placed a private, championship golf course.

Other amenities include a tennis center, an oceanfront beach club with swimming pools and fine dining, and nature trails for biking, walking and golf carts.

It’s no wonder that DeBordieu has caught the eye of some of the most savvy real estate buyers in the Southeast and beyond.

And if you close before Christmas…. we’ll wrap it for ya!

For more information or to schedule a visit, contact TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com, or call 843-455-4523.

There has never been a better time to consider a purchase at DeBordieu.