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The Coastal Market Brief

A daily read on the Beaufort real-estate market — market momentum on one side, deal-protection on the other.
Built for a conversation with a Beaufort brokerage
Public data only · compiled 17 Jul 2026
Every figure traces to a public source — click any tile.
Market read

Where is the Beaufort market right now?

$608K
Beaufort County median +5.3%
Redfin · 3mo to May 2026
$489K
City of Beaufort median +2.1%
Redfin · manual pull
59 / 78
Days on market — county / city ↑
Redfin · rising YoY
+7.5%
Wind Pool filing — Feb 2026
SC Wind & Hail Assoc.
Five signal areas, built for a coastal-island book. Click any tile for the data and sources. Two lenses: market momentum + deal protection

Recommendation Log — the outcome tracker

What separates a brief from noise: every signal that changes a decision gets logged, and we track what it was worth over the following months. Two illustrative entries below (clearly labeled EXAMPLE) — it starts empty and fills as it's used.

Signal & recommendation
Action
Logged
Outcome tracked
ExampleFripp listing's buyer facing a wind/hail quote spike — flag pre-underwriting, seller pre-shops coverage
Coverage sorted before contract
Q3 2026
Closed on time vs. fall-through comps
ExampleInvestor eyeing a St Helena STR — flag the neighborhood cap nearly full, steer to an eligible block
Redirected the offer
Q3 2026
STR permit approved / cap since closed
Real entries appear here as signals turn into decisions.