Bryan Crabtree Real Estate Expert

09/01/2026

$17 BILLION. That’s the size of the settlement Meta is reportedly facing—and it should make all of us think about just how powerful social media has become in shaping what we believe is normal.

That includes the way we see success.

Every day we’re shown the huge real estate deal, the luxury car, the perfect vacation and the investor supposedly making millions. What we don’t see is the debt, the losses, the financing costs, the failures—or how much of the image has been carefully manufactured for an algorithm.

Social media hasn’t just changed how we communicate. It has distorted our perception of wealth, success and what our own lives are supposed to look like.

Sometimes the smartest investment you can make is ignoring the hype and looking at the actual numbers.

08/31/2026

Charleston luxury sellers: overpricing your home can cost you BIG. Of 176 recent $1M–$3M sales, homes that lingered 45+ days averaged just 89% of their original asking price. Today’s buyers are patient, informed and willing to wait. The first few weeks matter. Price and position your home correctly from Day 1—or the market may eventually do it for you.

08/29/2026

Real Estate Lie #10: A bigger house is always worth proportionally more.

A 3,000 sq. ft. home isn’t automatically worth 50% more than a comparable 2,000 sq. ft. home. Lot value, fixed costs and diminishing price-per-square-foot all matter—which is why blindly multiplying neighborhood $/sq. ft. can badly overprice your home.

Watch the full video for all 15 real estate lies that could cost you thousands:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4ISGF2pmhY

08/28/2026

If you have kids in Charleston County School District, you NEED to read what’s being alleged about your tax dollars. Federal bribery charges. Questionable billing. Procurement concerns. And our kids and teachers pay the price.



https://news.therealestateexperts.com/ccsdfraudandbribery/

08/28/2026

If you have kids in Charleston County School District, you NEED to read what’s being alleged about your tax dollars. Federal bribery charges. Questionable billing. Procurement concerns. And our kids and teachers pay the price.

Charleston County schools have a trust problem. With serious allegations involving former and current school board members, parents deserve to know whether decisions are being made for our children…

08/28/2026

⛵ **The sailing season is over. The adventure isn’t.**

After sailing south through the Caribbean, the boat is now on the hard in Grenada—and it’s back to a different kind of busy season.

There’s a rhythm to this life that works surprisingly well. When Charleston real estate is at its busiest, the Atlantic is entering hurricane season. When things begin to slow back home, the trade winds start calling.

And with Starlink, sailing doesn’t mean I stop working. Real estate will always be local, but the profession gives us more freedom than ever to work from almost anywhere.

Sailing is work, too. But it’s a different kind of work—one that brings freedom, adventure and a little balance to a life spent working hard the rest of the year.

**A lot of sales. A few thousand miles under sail. And enough adventure to make all of it worthwhile.**

08/27/2026

Is the Charleston, SC real estate market about to crash? Inventory's climbing, first-time buyers are vanishing, and we're closing in on the exact number that flips this into a buyer's market. Here's what's really happening — and where the opportunity is 👇

08/26/2026

🚨 **ARE CONDOS DONE?**
🏠 **WHY ARE MORTGAGE RATES STILL SO HIGH?**
💳 **IS CONSUMER DEBT THE REAL HOUSING CRISIS?**

Joe Escamilla and Billy Leck with **Fellowship Home Loans** join me to discuss major changes in mortgages and consumer behavior that could shape the future of the housing market.

What breaks first: **rates, home prices, or the consumer?**

08/23/2026

Charleston home sellers are **chasing the market down**—and it's costing some of them a fortune.

The price you *could have gotten* six months ago doesn't matter. The market only cares what a buyer will pay **today**.

Wait too long to adjust, and the market may make the decision for you.

08/20/2026

Folly Beach property owners should be asking one very uncomfortable question:

**How much has the short-term rental ban actually COST them?**

The number I found is shocking.

Since 2023, my analysis shows **Folly Beach property values have risen only about 1.2% — while the greater Charleston market climbed roughly 20% over the same period.** That is an extraordinary gap for one of the most desirable beach communities in South Carolina.

And now a judge has struck down key parts of Folly Beach's short-term rental rules.

In this video, I explain **what I think happens next with the ban**, why I believe this fight could continue through the appeals courts, and why simply banning short-term rentals was the wrong solution to a very real problem.

Because here's the uncomfortable part: **I understand why residents are fed up with Airbnb.** I have plenty of problems with the way Airbnb operates, how it treats hosts, and how poorly the platform can address the neighborhood problems its rentals help create.

But bad behavior by Airbnb, hosts or guests shouldn't mean destroying private property rights — or potentially wiping enormous amounts of appreciation from an entire community.

**Regulate the behavior. Punish the bad actors. Protect the neighbors. But don't destroy the economics of owning property in the process.**

Watch this one before you buy, sell or invest on Folly Beach.