Spring has sprung on Hilton Head Island... the azaleas are blooming and the island is beginning to liven up with more traffic and people thinking about how they can carve out their own little piece of paradise.

With the Loonies, among other currencies, being very strong against the US Dollar, it seems everywhere I look there are Canadian license plates in parking lots and on the street and many different accents in pubs, and restaurants.

 In fact just this week I had two Canadian "snowbird"clients looking for investment real estate, and  I helped a Scottish couple purchase their first vacation golf home in Hilton Head Plantation.

It's just a reminder that while our economy here in the states remains in a bit of "ups and downs" this beautiful Island we call home remains a desired destination for folks from all over the world, some with a lot more buying power than in the recent past.

As I like to point out to my investor clients, nothing on Hilton Head has fundamentally changed, and doesn't appear likely that it will. We are drive to destination for not only a huge part of The US, but eastern Canada as well, the Savannah International airport is only an hour away and yet another reason the foreign contingent can get excited about the island.

Mark my words, the market will rebound and those who can look past the "doom and gloom" news and really see how our market is different and fundamentally strong will see the opportunities that are prevalent in the market today.