April's Lake Hartwell Blog

As spring approaches lake Hartwell's water levels are looking more and more promising thanks to some much needed rain and snow this winter. Now the lake is only about 8ft down which is a major improvement from seven months ago. Why is there more water in the lake now you ask? We can thank lake Th...

   Report for the reduction of water from the Corp of Engineers for Lake Hartwell. http://www.sas.usace.army.mil/Sav%20River%20Drought%20EA%20and%20Appendices The Draft Report is out and it is good news - flow reduction has beenrecommended by the states.  Public comment period (with the Corps) ha...

Lake Hartwell Real Estate Market  Many seller and buyers are wondering how Lake Hartwell property values are weathering the storm of the U.S. financial crisis and extreme drought conditions. This is a first for many veteran of the lake Hartwell real estate market. Typically this market prides it...

A line of concerned home owners and business owners stretched out the door of Cateechee golf course on Friday at noon. All waiting to get into the ballroom to hear the U.S. Corp of Engineers speak about the water levels on Lake Hartwell. Sandy Campbell head ranger had the daunting task of speaki...

I drove into the city of Hartwell the other day and looked out over the Trussle Bridge and noticed how low the water levels are. Lake Hartwell is approximately 13-14ft down. I stayed in town a few hours as I drove out of town back over the Bridge I noticed the water level had dropped even more. R...

Lake Hartwell Real Estate Market Watch As we end the second quarter, lake property sales on Lake Hartwell.  We are seeing about the same activity as the first quarter.The Georgia side of the lake approximately five lake homes sold in the second quarter the average was $525,720.The average price a...

  What is happening to the water level in Lake Hartwell? That is a great question that I get from almost every buyer, seller, and looker. The answer is simple it all depends on how much rain we get this spring and summer. If the rain stops the water levels drop because the U.S. Army Corp of Engin...

America Fears of Recession Led by Media Hype  As I turn on the television, check my email, or listen to the radio all I hear are the echo's of the media warning the end is near, "We're headed for a recession". Yes the housing market is in a bit of a pickle and the market is flooded with inventory...

  Lake property report. According to the Western Upstate MLS service the number of lake homes on the market in South Carolina is 157 this is between the price ranges of 250,000-950,000. The number of lake lots is 69.Other interesting facts GAMLS reports that the number of lake homes on the market...