Garden City Realty celebrates its 2023 Agents of the Year

Feb 22, 2024 | Books, Business

GARDEN CITY, S.C. – Feb. 20, 2024 – PRLog — Lee Hewitt, Broker-in-Charge of Garden City Realty, is pleased to announce Drew Dellinger was named Garden City Realty’s 2023 Top Producer of the Year, Listing Agent of the Year, Selling Agent of the Year, Listing Transactions Agent of the Year, Total Transactions Agent of the Year, Leading RE Outgoing Transactions Agent of the Year, Leading RE Incoming Transactions Agent of the Year, CRM Selling Agent of the Year, CRM Listing Agent of the Year, and Total CRM Transactions Agent of the Year.

Douglas Morris was named Top Selling Transactions of the Year, and Dual Transactions Agent of the Year.

In an awards ceremony held on February 3, at Wahoos Fish House in Murrells Inlet, Garden City Realty announced its 2023 Agent of the Year award winners.

2023 Annual Sales Awards

Norm Clay was recognized as a Garden City Realty Silver Club Member for his outstanding 2023 MLS ranking within the top 25% of total MLS sales volume.

Jacob Carbaugh was awarded Top Leading RE Incoming Transactions of the Year.

Drew Dellinger was recognized as a Garden City Realty Platinum Club Member for his outstanding 2023 MLS ranking within the top 5% of total MLS sales volume. Likewise, he was awarded Top Producer of the Year, Listing Agent of the Year, Selling Agent of the Year, Listing Transactions Agent of the Year, Total Transactions Agent of the Year, Leading RE Outgoing Transactions Agent of the Year, Leading RE Incoming Transactions Agent of the Year, CRM Selling Agent of the Year, CRM Listing Agent of the Year, and Total CRM Transactions Agent of the Year.

June Hiller was recognized as a Garden City Realty Gold Club Member for her outstanding 2023 MLS ranking within the top 25% of total MLS sales volume. She was also awarded Top GCR Rental Referral Agent of the Year.

Brent Jackson was recognized as a Garden City Realty Silver Club Member for his outstanding 2023 MLS ranking within the top 25% of total MLS sales volume. Likewise, he was awarded CRM Selling Agent of the Year.

Douglas Morris was recognized as a Garden City Realty Gold Club Member for his outstanding 2023 MLS ranking within the top 15% of total MLS sales volume. Likewise, he was awarded Top Selling Transactions of the Year, and Dual Transactions Agent of the Year.

Jean Schmaus was recognized as a Garden City Realty Gold Club Member for her outstanding 2023 MLS ranking within the top 15% of total MLS sales volume.

Streett Property Consultants was recognized as a Garden City Realty Platinum Club Member for their outstanding 2023 MLS ranking within the top 5% of total MLS sales volume.

Drew Streett was awarded Top Luxury Portfolio Listing Agent of the Year and Top Luxury Portfolio Selling Agent of the Year.

The Wave Team was recognized as a Garden City Realty Silver Club Member for their outstanding 2023 MLS ranking within the top 25% of total MLS sales volume.

Brian White was recognized as a Garden City Realty Silver Club Member for his outstanding 2023 MLS ranking within the top 25% of total MLS sales volume.

All statistics are based on active agents within MLS with sales between January 1 and December 31, 2023.

Historically, of active firms with sales between Jan. 1, 2004 – Dec. 31, 2023, Garden City Realty has maintained an overall MLS ranking within the top 2% and has had more than $1.38 billion in total sales volume for the Grand Strand area since 2001. Additionally, Garden City Realty ranks as the No. 1 real estate office in Surfside Beach, Garden City Beach, and Murrells Inlet (MLS areas 26, 27, 28, 29, & 40) with sales between Jan. 1, 2004 – Dec. 31, 2023. It includes more than $1.08 billion in real estate sales, nearly $44 million more than our closest competitor.

Established in 1973, Garden City Realty, is a full-service Garden City Beach, South Carolina-based real estate firm that provides real estate, vacation rentals, and vacation property management services. Open Monday through Sunday from 9-5 p.m. or available 24/7 online by visiting www.GardenCityRealty.com. Garden City Realty is voted the Best Vacation Rental Company, Best Property Management Company, and Best Real Estate Company on the Grand Strand.

For more information about Garden City Realty, visit GardenCityRealty.com.

Contact
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Garden City Realty
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Garden City Realty names top agents of December and Q4 2023

Jan 7, 2024 | Books, Business

GARDEN CITY, S.C. – Jan. 5, 2024 – PRLog — Garden City Realty has announced that Burton Dixon is the Top Selling Agent and Drew Streett is the Top Listing Agent for December, while Drew Dellinger is the Top Selling Agent and Jean Schmaus is the Top Listing Agent of the quarter.

With nearly $3 million in sales in 2023, Dixon ranks within the top 33 percent of total MLS sales volume for the Grand Strand Market. This includes five transactions with an average sale price of $584,600. Dixon joined the Garden City Realty sales department in March 2023 with more than 10 years experience selling homes for his family’s construction company and building and selling spec homes.

Dixon is available at 843-446-1735 or BDixon@GardenCityRealty.com.

With more than $16.2 million in sales in 2023, representing 31 transactions with an average sale price of $523,490, Streett Property Consultants currently ranks within the top four percent of total MLS sales volume for the Grand Strand market. Of that total, Streett has more than $11 million in sales.

Streett has been with GCR since 2001, holds the Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI) designation, and has held many state and local REALTOR® association leadership positions. He served as the 2019 South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) President and is the 2020 SCR REALTOR® of the Year. In addition, he is the 2022 recipient of SCR’s Distinguished Service Award, a program that recognizes REALTOR® members and Executive Officers who have made outstanding and ongoing voluntary commitments to SCR. In 2023, he was awarded the REALTOR® Advocate Award from SCR, given annually to a REALTOR® member who demonstrates consistent effort and unwavering commitment as an advocate for the real estate industry.

Streett Property Consultants was named Best Real Estate Team in The Sun News annual 2023 Best of the Beach awards.

Streett is available at 843-615-6019 or Drew@StreettPropertyConsultants.com.

With more than $19.2 million in sales year-to-date, Dellinger ranks within the top three percent of total MLS sales volume for the Grand Strand market. This includes 39 transactions with an average sale price of $494,286.

Dellinger holds the Real Estate Negotiation Expert (RENE) certification. He specializes in vacation, investment, and residential properties and is a top-reviewed 5-star agent by past clients.

Dellinger is available at 843-446-2893 or Drew@EmailDrew.com.

With more than $7.5 million in sales year-to-date, Schmaus ranks within the top 13 percent of total MLS sales volume for the Grand Strand market. This includes 15 transactions with an average sale price of $501,77.

Schmaus has been with Garden City Realty since February 2009 and has been a full-time Grand Strand broker for more than 32 years. She holds the Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI) and  Seniors Real Estate Specialist® (SRES®) designations.

Schmaus is available at 843-446-6645 or JSchmaus@GardenCityRealty.com.

Garden City Realty REALTORS are members of the Coastal Carolinas Association of REALTORS, the South Carolina Association of Realtors, and the National Association of REALTORS. All 2023 statistics are based on active agents within MLS, with sales between January 1 and December 31, 2023.

Established in 1973, Garden City Realty, Inc. is a full-service Garden City Beach, South Carolina-based real estate firm that provides real estate, vacation rentals, and vacation property management services. Garden City Realty is voted the Best Vacation Rental Company, Best Property Management Company, and Best Real Estate Company on the Grand Strand.

Hong Kong – Signal Hill Garden reopened

Sep 7, 2023 | International

Signal Hill Garden reopened

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     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (September 7) that Signal Hill Garden in Yau Tsim Mong District has been reopened.

     The garden was temporarily closed earlier for urgent clearance work after the typhoon.

Garden City Realty expands key departments to accommodate growing market

Jun 28, 2023 | Books, Business

GARDEN CITY, S.C. – June 26, 2023 – PRLog — As a leading Grand Strand real estate company, Garden City Realty has expanded several critical departments to keep up with the demand for increased productivity due to substantial growth experienced within the local real estate, vacation rental, and vacation management markets.

Likewise, Garden City Realty had made numerous organizational structural changes, beginning in August 2021, when President Dennis McElveen transferred his stock to his son, Andrew (Drew) H. McElveen, a licensed South Carolina Real Estate Broker. Today, Garden City Realty’s stockholders include President W. Lee Hewitt III and Vice President Andrew (Drew) H. McElveen. Dennis McElveen remains a mentor and leader within Garden City Realty’s Owner Services department.

As part of Garden City Realty’s ongoing initiative to make bold moves in pursuit of excellence, Micah McCord was promoted to Owner Services Manager. McCord joined Garden City Realty in August 2022 as an Owner Services Coordinator. He holds a BA in Human Resource Management from Coastal Carolina University and is a former Operations Director with Chick-fil-A in Murrells Inlet. In October 2022, he obtained his property management license.

Heidi Spencer has been promoted to Owner Services Supervisor. Spencer joined Garden City Realty in February 2015 as a Vacation Specialist in Guest Services and began assisting Owner Services in September 2016. She transitioned to Owner Services in January 2017 as an Owner Services Coordinator. Heidi graduated from Pensacola Christian College, where she studied early childhood education, humanities, and exercise science. She received her Property Manager license in 2021.

Alicia Valesey was promoted to Communications and Marketing Supervisor in March. Valesey joined Garden City Realty in the fall of 2018 as a Vacation Specialist in Guest Services. She transferred to Marketing in late 2019 as the Communications and Marketing Coordinator. Valesey graduated from Coastal Carolina University with degrees in Business Management and Marketing. Likewise, she holds a Certified Digital Marketing Professional (CDMP) certification and is a member of the American Marketing Association.

In 2022, Garden City Realty took action to build its Communications and Marketing team by welcoming Robin Horne as the department Administrative Coordinator and Virginia Culp as Social Media and Visual Communications Coordinator. Horne has a diploma in website design and a long career in website development, strategic marketing, and sales. Culp holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Coastal Carolina University and is a member of the American Marketing Association.

Other noteworthy staffing additions and promotions within the company include:

Gail Brown joined the company as Human Resources Manager. Brown graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and has worked in Human Resources since 1992. Before joining Garden City Realty, Brown was the HR Director for Allen Tate Real Estate, LLC.

Kelly Brannan joined the sales team as Sales and Relocation Coordinator. Brannan mentors the agents and oversees the day-to-day activities within the sales department. She obtained her REALTOR® license in 2023. Additionally, in a press release dated April 14, Garden City Realty announced that it had welcomed seven new agents to the sales team.

The Operations Department expanded by welcoming BJ Cribb and Eddie Kellam as Operations Assistants.

Vacation Specialist Devon Deines was promoted to Guest Services Supervisor. Likewise, Leigh Schubert joined Garden City Realty as a Guest Services Supervisor, and Jamie Tapp joined the team of Vacation Specialists.

In Maintenance, David Rakentine was promoted to Maintenance Supervisor. Stacy Levin joined the team as a Maintenance Administrator with Kalli Badger, and Greg Miller and Thomas Slattery joined as Maintenance Technicians.

Richie Cheeks transferred from maintenance to join Maria Coshin as Co-Laundry Manager, and Mel Collins was promoted to Laundry Lead.
The Housekeeping Department welcomed Melissa “Missi” Collins as a Housekeeping Supervisor.

A press release dated March 8 announced the promotion of Ashley Dixon to Director of Client Services.

For a complete directory of Garden City Realty’s staff, please visit https://www.gardencityrealty.com/meet-our-team-staff.

Garden City Realty has a long-standing policy of promoting from within whenever possible. In doing so, the staff and clients benefit from the knowledge and skills acquired over time while ensuring the continued high quality of the brand.

Established in 1973, Garden City Realty, Inc. is a full-service Garden City Beach, South Carolina-based real estate firm that provides real estate, vacation rentals, and vacation property management services. Open Monday through Sunday from 9-5 p.m. or available 24/7 online by visiting www.GardenCityRealty.com. Garden City Realty has been voted the Best Vacation Rental Company, Best Property Management Company, and Best Real Estate Company on the Grand Strand. In recent years, Garden City Realty has grown substantially and is looking to achieve similar increases during the upcoming summer months.

Secret Garden of Kadena Unveils a New Web3 Multi-Game Ecosystem

May 2, 2023 | Business

Kentucky, USA, 24th April 2023, ZEX PR WIRE, Secret Garden of Kadena (SGK) is proud to announce the launch of its new Web3 multi-game platform. This project is betting on a wide set of features for the crypto gaming community.  

The platform will feature entertaining games, play-to-earn (P2E) systems, stakeable non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for rewards, and more. While P2E is an important aspect of the project, SGK plans to focus more on fun, addictive games and let P2E be a bonus. Through their research of the game-fi sector, SGK has discovered issues with P2E gaming projects using tokens and paying everyone daily to play. Also, projects that limit game users to only NFT holders can severely bottleneck a project’s growth. As a result, these systems are often unsustainable. SGK’s web3 gaming approach wants to transform the industry and provide players with unlimited entertainment.

A New Multi-Game Experience in the Web3 World

SGK chose to launch on the Kadena blockchain for multiple reasons. Many often mention the network’s superior scalability, security, decentralization, and performance compared to other blockchains in the market. Others talk of the amazing team, which includes Stuart Popejoy and Will Martino, who helped JP Morgan build its first blockchain. The team also includes Dr. Stuart Haber, one of the two men credited with inventing blockchain technology years before Satoshi used it for BTC. Dr. Haber was cited 3 times in the BTC whitepaper and is currently working as an advisor for Marmalade, the groundbreaking NFT technology built on Kadena. 

Furthermore, Kadena’s native smart contract language (PACT) is designed for enterprise-grade applications. It features a built-in bug-detecting feature that protects users from fraudulent and malicious activities. In addition, PACT is a human-readable code that is simple to learn for devs, and Kadena has a huge library of pre-built smart contracts available for use. 

SGK offers an exciting multi-game and NFT ecosystem inspired by the Secret Garden. The Secret Garden is an ancient and magical place deep within a long-lost cave recently discovered by the gnomes. The gnomes realized the power the Secret Garden held and decided to live there and help restore its beauty. Many have tried to steal the power of the Secret Garden for selfish reasons but failed. The Secret Garden accepted the gnomes because of their kind-hearted nature and love for the earth and all living things. The gnomes know someone or something will come for power one day, so they must be prepared to defend it. Each of their future games from multiple genres will be based on this theme. Players can explore this new ecosystem and level up by getting their NFTs to unlock various mysteries.

SGK will soon proceed with multiple minting events that will take the web3 world by storm. This project will create a new generation of NFTs for each game as well as each game will have play-to-own (P2O) systems to be rewarded with in-game usable, upgradable NFTs. Using their stackable NFT system, NFTs will have to be burned to be upgraded, which causes a natural deflationary system for the NFT rewards.

On May 13, the team will open minting for the Gen 1 collection on Isoko.xyz. The mint will have 3 rounds for OG/WL/Public. Prices will be set soon, so connect with their social media accounts to keep updated with project news. The Gen 0 NFTs are currently available for purchase through Arkade.fun marketplace. Gen 0 Gnome owners will receive an automatic WL for the Gen 1 collection. The Gen 0 NFTs are presented in 128-bit pixel art with over 150 traits in a 1050 collection. Gen 1 is exceptionally hand-drawn 2D art with 236 traits with a collection size of 4100 (as seen in the pic above).

These events allow crypto enthusiasts to jump in early on a multi-game experience. The team intends to give users a unique and exciting web3 experience through Battle Blox Heroes (BBH) and more upcoming games and create beautiful NFT art.

A Project Betting on a Wide Set of Features for the Crypto Gaming Community

SGK’s team chose to bet on a wide set of features for the crypto gaming community. For starters, mentioning the play-to-own (P2O) and risk-to-earn (R2E) systems is essential.

Through P2O, players can win usable and stackable NFTs, which anyone can resell. In addition, R2E allows users to compete in tournaments and leaderboards utilizing KDA for buy-ins and payouts.

SGK plans to expand the experience by allowing users to stake their Gen 0 and Gen 1 gnomes for in-game NFT rewards. After Battle Blox Heroes, they will release more game titles and work towards partnerships with some of the biggest names in the sector.

The project’s website lists FluxLabs, Arkade, Metazeum, Tech Fleet, Isoko, and Kadena Hub partners. Secret Garden of Kadena is betting big on the crypto gaming community with its expansive list of features.

What Is Next for SGK?

The team’s roadmap for SGK is ambitious and ongoing. SGK has already completed its first phase of development, which included building a community, securing launchpad partnerships, finishing the Gen 0 artwork, and more.

SGK is also close to completing Phase 2 of development. This phase includes, among others, minting the Gen 0 collection, completing the artwork for the Gen 1 collection, and releasing the Battle Blox Heroes prototype. Furthermore, the team is working on the BBH game design and development process for P2E functions using in-game NFT weapons.

Phase 3 will include staking for NFT rewards, minting Gen 1 NFTs, P2E launch for BBH, and more partnerships. Finally, Phase 4 involves even more ambitious goals, such as the launch of a second game using Gen 1 as the gatekeep and staking for rewards. There will also be more P2E opportunities with future games, more in-game rewards, and a possible Metaverse development.

This roadmap clarifies the team’s goals and outlines an exciting future for SGK. The project’s growing community will follow its progress with eager anticipation.

About SGK

SGK is an ambitious project to develop a multi-game and NFT ecosystem. SGK’s first game, Battle Blox Heroes, is set in a uniquely crafted world inspired by the Gnomes of the Secret Garden. BBH is a boxy, low poly-style survival battle game with 5 heroes, dozens of enemies, and 3 worlds to explore. Users will be rewarded by staking and playing BBH with weapon NFTs that can be resold or leveled to improve their game experience. SGK is a new platform where any user can play the games for free, but it is essential to highlight that, to earn rewards, people will need to own an NFT.

To use the platform, users must purchase KDA and connect their wallet to purchase their chosen NFT(s). Once purchased, they can begin staking and playing with the NFTs to gain extra rewards. 

The Kadena Ecosystem website lists all blockchain initiatives, making it a must-visit for Kadena fans. 

For wallets, Koala Wallet provides a non-custodial mobile solution for users to buy, send, receive, and store their Kadena assets. Alternatively, EckoWallet is a user-friendly browser extension and mobile wallet designed for seamless interaction with dApps on the Kadena network. With SGK, anyone can play incredibly fun and exciting games while participating in P2E with NFTs. Anyone interested in learning more about SGK can refer to the project’s website and the social media pages: Discord | Twitter | and Telegram.