Kiawah Island Property Report A
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January - June 2025 Results
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Island-Wide Sales Results for First Half 2025 total Island-wide available inventory*
168
(end of Q2 each year)
(-31% from first half 2024)*
AT 202 5 HALF F I R ST
O B S E R V AT I O N S : • Kiawah Island recorded 168 property closings in the first
2025
=
143
$434M
2024
=
130
(-29% from first half 2024)*
2023
=
126
single-family home median price
2022
=
102
half of this year, generating a total of $434 million in sales volume. These numbers reflect a 31% decrease in transactions year-over-year (YOY) and a 29% dip in total sales volume due to the initial closings at The Cape that took place last year. Excluding The Cape, transactions would only be down 10% YOY, while sales volume would be up 9%. Overall, demand for the Island remains very strong.
2021
=
121
• Homesite values have surged, with the median price rising
2020
=
370
total dollar volume
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G L AN CE
total properties closed
$3.25M
(+7% from first half 2024)
homesite median price
2 0 19
=
491
2018
=
524
$1.1M
2017
=
571
2 0 16
=
584
2015
=
553
2 0 14
=
561
2 0 13
=
576
(+76% from first half 2024)
villa & cottage median price
$995K
(-45% from first half 2024)* *Includes The Cape Sales
76% YOY, from $631K to $1.1M. In contrast, median prices for villas & cottages decreased 45%, from $1.8M to $995K due to the initial closings at The Cape in early 2024.
• Inventory increased modestly, with 143 active listings at
midyear—up from 130 during the same period last year. This represents approximately 3% of all Island-wide properties currently on the market. Of these, 70 are single-family homes, 49 are villas & cottages, and 24 are homesites.
• Single-family homes experienced a 3% YOY increase in
*Excludes Timbers Kiawah Sales
closed transactions, along with a 7% rise in the median sales price, which grew from $3.03M to $3.25M. The Island recorded 12 homes sold above $5M in the second quarter, up from 9, and now representing 29% of all single-family home transactions. The majority of activity—51%—continues to occur in the $2M to $5M range.
HISTORICAL ISL AND-WIDE FIRST HALF CLOSING ACTIVITY 650
$650M
600
$614
$600M $550M
550
$500M
500
$350M $300M $250M $200M $150M $100M
$466
VOLUME IN MILLIONS
$450M $400M
$466
450 $434 $380
350 300 250
$163
$171 $124
$146
$189 $159
$148
$125
200 150
$161
100
$50M $0
400
50 2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
0
Data was accumulated from property waivers submitted to Kiawah Partners and supplemented by other reliable sources including Charleston County property tax records. Excludes Bulk Sales.