Cora Bett Thomas makes another move in the Beaufort SC real estate market with it's acquisition of Tideland Realty. While not official yet, according to reliable sources, Cora Bett Thomas Realty is in the final stages of taking over Tideland. This is the second such purchase of anexisting real estate company in the Beaufort area by Thomas. Cora Bett Thomas bought Town and Country in April 2009.
These moves will prove to be strokes of genius or a setback of enormous proportions. We won't know the outcome until sometime next year when the Beaufort housing market finally rebounds. Also, don't expect agency consolidation to stop. If print and other advertising cutbacks are an indicator, every real estate company in town is hurting. With this many
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