When Bill Earls began selling luxury homes for John R. Wood in 1988, the top end estates and clients were very different. The people buying the most expensive homes in town came mostly from the Midwest. They were in the car or steel business.
“They were the captains and titans of industry,” Earls described.
The mansions along the beach in Port Royal were luxury winter homes. They were large compared to other houses, but not many spanned beyond 10,000 square feet. That’s why it was very special when Earls got to sell a 16,000 square foot home in Port Royal, and he was the realtor in charge of the sale more than once…