November is here and we didn’t have any hurricanes!! We did have a tornado and a lot of rain though. But Charleston has weathered the storm nicely, as always. The weather is incredible right now. The humidity has gone and we’re in the 70’s during the day and the 50’s at night. Having said that, the Coastal Carolina Fair starts this weekend and lasts through Nov 8. That is usually the locals’ sign for a cold snap. We’ll see. We didn’t have one last year. Disney on Ice will be at the N Chas PAC from the 19-22. The Charleston International Film Festival is also going on at the Charleston Music Hall Downtown until Nov 8. You’ll also notice a few events at the re-opened Gaillard.
Here’s your calendar for November’s events:
1- 5th Annual Pig Roast and Bourbon Sip, Poogan’s Porch
1- Peking Dreams Chinese Circus and Acrobats, Gaillard
5- Last Comic Standing, N Chas PAC
5- 10th Annual Taste of the World, Patriots Point
7- 14th Annual Harvest Festival, Mullet Hall
7,8- 2nd Annual Jazz on the Edge, Folly Beach
8- Charleston Cup Steeplechase, Stono Ferry
8- Symphony’s Kiawah Island Tour of Homes
8- Grace Potter, N Chas PAC
9- Ben Folds, Chas Music Hall
10- Milk Carton Kids, Chas Music Hall
10- Boz Scaggs, Gaillard
13- Holiday Festival of Lights begins, James Island County Park
13- Robert Cray, Chas Music Hall
13,14- 4th Annual Smoke on the Harbor BBQ, Chas Harbor Resort
14- Gabriel Iglesias, N Chas PAC
14- Munich Symphony, Gaillard
14- 3rd Annual Rockabillaque, Park Circle
18- Rick Springfield, Chas Music Hall
19- Brian Regan, N Chas PAC
19- Chris Thile, Chas Music Hall
20- 3rd Anniversary of the Alley, Studio 54 Disco Night
20,21- Miss SC USA, N Chas PAC
21- Charleston Jazz Orchestra, Chas Music Hall
24- Billy Gibbons, Chas Music Hall
26- 38th Annual Turkey Day Run and Gobble Wobble, Marion Square
With all that this city has to offer, you might imagine that the real estate market is doing well. And you’d be right. We’re setting records for this time of year. This will be the 3rd busiest year ever for Charleston real estate and median sales price is about $235k. While that’s the highest it’s ever been, it’s still below where we should be. We’re catching up to the trend line though. I expect the median sales price to be over $250k next year. We won’t remain undervalued for long. Conde Naste no longer allows us to compete with big cities for the best tourist city in the world. They’ve created some new categories and they just voted us #1 small city in the world. I just hope we remain a small city. Seems like half the population of Ohio is moving here!!