This Stunning 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath, Waterfront Home is Nestled in a Quiet Cove off the Tugaloo Channel of Lake Hartwell. Wall of Windows –Don’t be deceived by the road side of this home, the Front is actually on the Lake Side where you’ll enjoy Beautiful Panoramic Views of the Water and your Single Slip Covered Dock from your Huge Great Room, Dining Room, Wrap around Deck, Upper Level Bedroom/Sitting Area and Finished Terrace Level. An Exceptional Design features over 3200 square feet of Outstanding Architectural Details including Soaring Ceilings, 3 Fireplaces, Large Kitchen with Breakfast area, Master Bedroom on the Main and Upper Level with Bath Suite, Fireplace and Sitting Area, 2 Bedrooms and Entertainment Area on the Terrace Level. Oh, and don't miss the attached efficiency Apartment with Kitchenette, Room to sleep and Full Bath. All of this, plus a Short and Gentle Walk to the Water’s Edge, make this A Truly Great Place to Call Your Lake Home.

Enjoy breakfast in the majestic Oak trees on the Main Floor wrap around deck. And for lunch, have a picnic overlooking the lake on your private patio and grill area. You’ll have all the privacy you want because of the extra wooded lot between this property and the nearest neighbors. Across the Cove is an undeveloped area of the State Park. Put this on your “Must See” list. What a Location! It’s less then an hour from the Mall of Georgia and Exit 115 in Georgia and 20 minutes from Great Dining and Shopping in Anderson, SC. A few minutes drive or Boat ride takes you to World Class Mountain Biking at Payne's Creek. Plus you have great fishing at nearby Gumlog Creek or near the I-85 bridge. Enjoy a quick Snack, and Gas up your Boat at Harbor Light Marina just 2 minutes by Boat or Car.

This Gorgeous 6 BR, 5 Bath Executive Home is located in the sought after and award winning Wild Timbers Subdivision. It has everything you re looking for:  Huge Wall of Windows Great Room with Fireplace, Formal Dining Room, Office or Study Room, Huge Kitchen with Breakfast Area and Bar, Large BR and Full Bath on the Main that could be used as a second Master BR, Large Master BR with Sitting Area and Master Bath Suite on the Upper Leve that includes a Double Vanity, Garden Tub and Separate Walk-in Shower. The finished Terrace Level is huge and just waiting to Entertain Guests with a Bar Area, Large BR, Full BA, Media Room, Bonus Room, Entertainment and Game Area. You ll love the wooded fenced in back yard that includes a babbling brook and lots of privacy.

102 Shady Cove Trail, Seneca SC - Here’s an Excellent Opportunity to own Waterfront Property on Lake Hartwell at an affordable price. This Cul-de-Sac lot has nice Lake Views, level to sloped Topography, close Corpsline to the Water’s edge, existing Covered Single Slip Dock in place with good water and beautiful Hardwoods. Build your Dream Lake Home on this beautiful building site only a few miles from Clemson. All information mentioned is based on Seller’s knowledge at the time of listing – all info is deemed reliable, but no guarantee is given to its accuracy. Buyer and Buyer’s Agent are responsible for verifying measurements. Seller is an inactive Real Estate Agent.

413 Wyndward Point, Hartwell GA - Are you looking for the Ultimate Lake Home? Then this Stunning Waterfront Home in Hartwell Georgia is for you. It’s Nestled in a Quiet Cove off the Tugaloo Channel and has a Single Slip Covered Dock in Deep Water so you can Enjoy the Beautiful Blue/Green Water of Lake Hartwell. "Lots of Windows" – Enjoy Beautiful Wide Open Views of the Private Wooded Back Yard and the Lake from Just about Every Room in the House. Entertain Guests on your Large Deck and Patio overlooking the Lake. An Exceptional Design features over 3000 square feet of Outstanding Architectural Details with Highlights including 9’ Ceilings, Hardwood Floors, Gas Log Fireplace, a Large Gourmet Kitchen, Private Master Suite and Bath on Main Floor, Entertainment Area on Terrace Level, and it’s all just Short and Gentle Walk to the Water’s Edge.

From the Road this Large Golf Front Home is deceiving. From the Green on the 16^th Hole your response will be …Wow! This is a fantastic Location for a Home.  Most of the Rooms in this 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath home look over the Beautiful Chickasaw Point Trails Golf Course. Enjoy entertaining Guests on the Huge Deck that runs the entire width of the Home, chill/lax in your Florida Sunroom that has Stackable, Memory Vinyl Windows, play Pool in the Game Room on the Lower Level or just sit back and read a book in front of one of your two Stone Fireplaces. Highlights also include: Vaulted Ceilings in the Great Room, a Formal Dining Room, Guest Bedroom, Full Bath, Laundry Room and Huge Master Bedroom and Bath Suite with Skylight on the Main Level, Skylight over the Breakfast Area, Kitchen Bar, and additional Bedrooms and Bonus Rooms on the Lower Level. Included in the sale of this Home is an additional Lot, to the left, that also fronts the Golf Course.

This is an Awesome Lake Hartwell Waterfront Home, THAT NEVER LOST WATER DURING THE DROUGHT. You'll find it  Nestled in a Quiet Cove off the Seneca Channel and has a Covered Single Slip Dock in place. Enjoy Beautiful Wide Open Sunset Views of the Water from most rooms in this well kept 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath home. You'll like the fact that this home has a Bedroom on the main floor that could be used as a Main Bedroom with access to the Full Bath. Enjoy the nice Features including a Formal Dining Room, Fireplace in the Greatroom, Large Kitchen w Center Island, Custom Cabinets, and Breakfast Area. It also has a Huge Master Bedroom with Study or Office on the Upper Level with a nice master Bath. Entertain Guests on your Deck or Sun Room Porch overlooking the Lake, and take a  very Short Level walk to the Water’s Edge. Lots of room for parking on the large cement pad that has been used to park the owner's motorcoach. This area also has the potential for a new Garage if that is in a potential Buyer's plan.  Fantastic Location... minutes from I-85 exit 11, Portman Marina, The Galley and Nami Restaurants.

What a Deal! Here's a Charming Lake Bungalow that can be used as a Primary Home, Weekender or Vacation Home. This Home is in a Great Location, has great water, Views and has a fairly new Single Slip Covered Dock in place. You’ll love the way this home has been upgraded, new interior doors, new plumbing and electrical fixtures, new bamboo flooring and carpet. Entertain guests on the large deck overlooking the lake and private wooded backyard. This property is priced to sell and is being sold “As Is”.

Fantastic Location on Lake Hartwell and near Anderson... minutes from I-85 exit 14, Portman Marina, The Galley and Nami Restaurants. Plus, Atlanta is a short drive, about 90 minutes and Greenville about 30 minutes.

Fantastic Location on Lake Hartwell and near Anderson... minutes from I-85 exit 14, Portman Marina, The Galley and Nami Restaurants. Plus, Atlanta is a short drive, about 90 minutes and Greenville about 30 minutes.

Please consider sending a note signifying your local support for the project to the developer at;

bobktlanding@bellsouth.net

Here are a couple of articles if you’re not familiar with this development:

http://www.lakefronthartwell.com/lakenews/lkhartwell/sanctuary-pointe-resort-on-exit-1-moves-ahead.shtml

http://archive.upstatetoday.com/?p=39922

Also, here is a copy of the message I sent today:

As a Lake Hartwell home owner and Real Estate Agent in SC and GA, I would like to express my strong support for the Sanctuary Pointe Development. I understand that there are some people that are challenging this endeavor. In my opinion, it would be a big mistake by not going ahead with this development. Having this Resort and everything that will be part of it, will only help stimulate the Lake Hartwell economy, communities and all of the businesses surrounding it.

Best regards,

Jay

The Corps shows they plan to increase release rates on Lake Thurmond to from 3100cfs  to 3800 in mid February and 4,000 at the end of February.  With the lakes as low as they are and no guarantee we will be able to refill by start of the summer this is crazy.  In the past we had a very poor drought plan but at least it kept the release rates at 3600cfs until the lakes refill.  Why for heaven's sake would you want to make the plan worse by going to higher release rates.

There is absolutely no justification for such a move.  3600 cfs has been demonstrated over and over to be satisfactory downstream.  Every 100cfs over 3600 is a foot of lake level in a year.  If we go to 4000 from now to june the lake will be 2ft lower going into the summer and 4ft lower this time next year.

Please call or write the Colonel and your congressman and senators on this immediately.  The email addresses of the congressmen and senators we have been in contact with on lake levels is:

Jim Demint by way of Danielle Gibbs at

Jeff Duncan by way of Janice McCord at

Paul Broun by way of Jordan Chinouth at

 And the Colonel's email is: Colonel Jeffery Hall at  

Jerry Clontz, spokesman for Save Our Lakes Now

New construction with Vinyl Shake siding. Welcome home to your new fully furnished home on 2.4 acres! Instant lake living!! Walk in and you will love the new cabin in the woods~seasonal lake views. This home doesn't have a dock permit yet is directly across from Little Hall boat ramp. Launch your boat and be home in 5 minutes! Enjoy a point lot with wonderful water and a camping/firepit area at the lake. You and your family and friends will love this charming home with a huge covered deck. 3 car garage can store boat & toys!

Listing and Photo Courtesy of Teresa Smith, Keller Williams Realty.

Beautiful custom home with open and spacious floor plan. Guest room/office on the main with full bath, hardwood floors throughout main level, gorgeous and spacious kitchen featuring granite counters, all stainless appliances including vent hood, island overlooking cozy keeping room with fireplace. Custom bookcases in greatroom with fireplace, formal dining and living rooms. Master suite with double sided fireplace and separate sitting room, custom built in master closet, generous secondary bedrooms a full daylight basement, bath stubbed for future custom living space.

Listing and photo courtesy of Teresa Smith, Keller Williams Realty.

If you are a Lake Lanier Real Estate owner, or have an active interest in preserving Lake Lanier and it's uses, please consider attending one of these meetings.

The Corps is proudly announcing that they plan to go to 3100cfs release rate out of Thurmond shortly when the lake hits 14' below full pool. This is fine compared to any other options we have now but this is a real miscarriage of their responsibilities if you look at what they have allowed to happen.  In order to keep our lakes at reasonable levels the Corps needs to drop release rates to 3600 cfs (3100 in winter months) anytime the lakes are 2' below full pool.  Instead the Corps is waiting until the lakes are down over 14' and virtually destroyed before they do this.

The argument the Corps keeps giving is that people downstream would be hurt unnecessarily if the rates were decreased before now.  Not true.  Not one single stakeholder on the river had problems with operation at 3600cfs for over 12 consecutive months in the drought of 2008-9.  The only people who complained were environmental groups expressing concern that problems MIGHT occur at this low a flow to the river. 

There are a number of very strong arguments to counter holding flows up because they MIGHT be a problem. 

1. If a REAL problem occurs the release rates can be increased when that happens
2. Nature only provides 3600cfs input averaged over a year so anything higher than that is man trying to one up Nature. Man just isn't that smart.  Smoothing out flooding and the severity of the driest parts of droughts makes sense but trying to generate water out of thin air does not.
3. Water is one of our most precious commodities.  It ranks right up there with air.  Deliberately throwing fresh water away by releasing more to the ocean than nature does is criminal and needs to stop.

These challenges are taken care of by simply dropping releases to 3600cfs (3100 in winter months) whenever the lakes are down 2'.  No more water is going to the ocean than nature requires.  No one is harmed downstream based on past experience.  And true balance between the lakes and the river is achieved (i.e. neither the river nor the lakes are getting more water than the other).

I’m getting asked from prospective Buyers, “Where are all of the Listings on Lake Lanier?” Last year, about this time, there were about 370 Active Lake Lanier Waterfront listings in FMLS. Today, we have about 230. That’s quite a big decline. Why? Well, in my humble opinion, Sellers are reluctant to list their properties at current market rates, there are concerns about the water level, and many are waiting until Spring, hoping that the water comes up and they won’t have to give big discounts. I hope they don’t miss a good time to sell. Think about it! Serious Buyers have a lot of reasons to buy today: some of the best loan rates in history (close to 3.5% for 30 yrs.), low water levels so they can be more confident in what kind of water they’ll have during seasonal and drought fluctuations, fantastic list prices that are near 1996 levels, and a market that is conducive to negotiation and getting great deals.

Here are year to date (10/18/12) statistics for 2012 “Dockable” Lake Lanier Real Estate. This list does not include condos and townhouses. (Based on information from the First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS) and does not include FSBO and non FMLS listings):

                                                                                 2012           

Homes Sold                                                               137                                                     

            Average Days on the Market                         237                  

            Original Average List Price                       $539,654             

            Average Sale Price                                       464,127             

            Sale vs. Original List Price                              86.1%             

            Current Active Dockable Listings                  232                 

            Current Homes Pending (under contract)        31

If you’d like to receive an actual list of the homes that have sold or that are pending, please click on the link below or email Jay Hufnagel, Keller Williams Realty, at sayjay@bellsouth.net.

CLICK BELOW FOR HOMES SOLD AND UNDER CONTRACT

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Quick Comparative Market Analysis

The time to buy lake property is now ….”they’re not making any more of it”.   

By: Jay Hufnagel, Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners, www.SayJayLakeandHome.com , 770-757-2799, just “Say Jay” for Real Estate

Even with the Lake Level down approximately 13 feet, Buyers are still looking for Great Deals on Lake Hartwell. One of the biggest challenges facing Buyers is that the Inventory of good homes (priced at current market rates) is down.  Many Sellers haven’t been willing to list their properties at discounted prices. Recently, I talked with another Agent that said he felt current sales prices were at 1996 levels. He could be right!

Here are statistics for the 2012 “waterfront” Real Estate (year to date) activity on Lake Hartwell. This list does not include condos and townhomes (source: SC Western Upstate MLS and does not include FSBO and non Upstate MLS listings):

                                                                                 2012           

Homes Sold –                                                             90                                                                  

            Average Days on the Market –                       209                 

            Average List Price -                                   $367,386             

            Average Sale Price -                                     335,850             

            Sale vs. List Price –                                         91.3%             

                        Note: List Price is the last price reflected in the MLS listing

                                  and may not be the Original List price. Also, some properties

                                  may have been listed multiple times.   

            Current Active Listings -                                 260                

            Current Homes Pending (under contract) -       11

If you’d like to receive an actual list of Lake Hartwell Real Estate (Waterfront Homes sold in 2012), please click on the link below or email Jay Hufnagel, Keller Williams Realty, at sayjay@bellsouth.net.

Homes Sold

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The time to buy lake property is now ….”they’re not making any more of it”.   

By: Jay Hufnagel, Keller Williams Realty, Lake and Home Group, 770-757-2799, just “Say Jay” for Real Estate

Lake Keowee Real Estate Buyers are seeing Great Deals in 2012.  Average Sale prices have declined significantly from $903,778 in 2008, $745,200 in 2009, $703,563 in 2010, $705,027 in 2011, and now to $655,000 so far in 2012. Already in 2012, more homes have sold then the entire year in 2011. In my opinion, that means prices are leveling off and Buyers want to jump on the bandwagon before prices change.

Here are some statistics on Lake Keowee Real Estate activity for 2012 (source: SC Western Upstate MLS and does not include FSBO and non SC Upstate MLS listed properties):

LAKE KEOWEE WATERFRONT AND DOCKABLE HOMES SOLD

Homes Sold (excludes Condos & Townhouses) – 101

            Average Days on the Market – 225

            Average List Price - $742,000

            Average Sale Price - $655,000

            Sale vs List Price – 88.3%

            Active Listings – 191

            Pending Listings - 17

Please click on the link below for a list of the actual sales that were included in this report or email me at sayjay@bellsouth.net .

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I’d be interested in your comments as to how these statistics compare to what your expectations were and what you would assume they would be.

By Jay Hufnagel, Keller Williams Realty, Lake and Home Group, 770-757-2799, www.SayJayLakeandHome.com

Other Highlights of this Home include: Rocking Chair Front Porch with Six Massive Columns leading into a Foyer with Double Entry Doors with Beautiful Stained Glass, a Grand Staircase (Great for Wedding Pictures) with Original Stained Glass Window on the first Landing, a large Parlor with nice Sitting room, a Stunning Master Bedroom Suite with en suite Bath, Air-jet Tub (with its own hot water tank) and large Shower, a large Walk-in Closet, and a Children’s Playroom. All together, this home has a total of 19 rooms.