Beaufort County Association of Realtors Welcomes New President

The new season brings new leadership to the Beaufort County Association of Realtors. Commencing January 1, 2010 Todd McDaniel of Island Realty of the Lowcountry will be serving his profession and his community when he takes over as President of the BCAR. Experts have said that the health of the real estate market will be a major determining factor in our economic recovery. So now more than ever we need our best and brightest at the helm.

McDaniel is one of the founders of Island Realty. In 2002 Todd and four other experienced agents formed their new company. In that short amount of time Island Realty has dominated the market in the Sea Islands with 29% of the listings east of Cowan Creek. With a total of $135,000,000.00 of listing volume north of the Broad River, his company is ready for the market shift that is starting to come and Todd is personally preparing for a year of hard work. Last year McDaniel was #14 in total sales production and boasts $60,000,000 in sales production over the life of his career.

McDaniel will lead the BCAR , a professional association of 450 realtor members. When asked what his vision for the real estate market was, Todd replied, “The marketplace has changed for good. The days of sticking a sign in the yard and waiting for the phone to ring are over. The whole process of buying and selling a home has changed entirely since I started in 1996. With 92% of the home buying public starting their search on the internet, you have to have a significant web presence or you’ll get left behind. The computer will never take the place of a realtor but it is a ‘must have’ tool in any effective realtor’s tool box.”

McDaniel went on to say, “I believe that the public’s obsession with the ‘real estate debacle’ will begin to wane and the desire to take positive action for retirement and lifestyle will prevail. I am also seeing other positive economic indicators – the DOW is slowly ascending, my website is getting more hits, leading to more appointments, and I put two homes in contract yesterday. There is a veiled pent up demand that will spark the next wave of sales. I am optimistic that we will see slow but steady growth in the marketplace over the next year”.

Todd and his wife Whitney have lived in Beaufort since 1995. They spend their time raising their two boys, Taylor and Hayes. The family enjoys boating, biking, camping and all the lowcountry has to offer.

About Island Realty

Island Realty operates from two locations, 2 Harbor Dr. Harbor Island, SC and 847 Sea Island Parkway, Frogmore, SC. Twelve full time agents staff the offices with a focus on gated communities. You will feel our presence on Fripp, Harbor, Dataw, Habersham, Heyward Point, Mackey Point, Lyford Place and St. Helena. In 2008, Island Realty was #3 in sales production in Beaufort County north of the Broad River. We also had 2 of our agents in the top 20 and 5 out of our agents in the top 100 for BCAR.