Kiawah Island Property Report
First Quarter Sales Results on Kiawah
total properties closed 79
(+27% from Q1 2025)
total dollar volume $232M
(+59% from Q1 2025)
single-family home median price
$3.78M
(+20% from Q1 2025)
homesite median price
$725K
(-45% from Q1 2025 )
villa & cottage median price
$849K
(0% from Q1 2025)
total Island-wide dollar volume in millions (end of Q1 each year)
OBSERVATIONS:
• In Q1 2026, Kiawah Island recorded 79 closings totaling $232M—the strongest first quarter on record. This marks a 27% increase in transactions and a 59% rise in total dollar volume year-over-year.
• Active listings at the end of Q1 totaled just 99, down from 119 in Q1 2025 and representing only 2.1% of the Island’s 4,828 total properties. While single-family home inventory has remained relatively stable (53 to 52), available villas and cottages declined notably (46 to 33), as did homesites (20 to 14).
• While homesite activity softened due to limited remaining inventory—both in total sales volume and with a 45% decline in median price—single-family home performance surged. Closed dollar volume increased 78% year-over-year, rising from $107.9M in Q1 2025 to $192.1M in Q1 2026, alongside a 20% increase in median price from $3.1M to $3.78M.
• Q1 sales included 44 homes, 25 villas & cottages, and 10 homesites. Compared to Q1 2025, transactions increased across homes (29 last year) and villas & cottages (19), while homesite sales declined (14 last year). Notably, the luxury segment strengthened significantly, with three home sales above $10M this year versus none in Q1 2025.