Terms
Using this guide
Last updated October 13, 2026
The Johns Islander is an information guide. It isn’t legal, tax, insurance or financial advice, and it isn’t a closing statement.
Fees and numbers
Every fee here names its source and the date we last checked it. Associations change fees; confirm with the association and your closing attorney before you close. The true-cost calculator estimates from published fees; your closing attorney’s figures govern.
Market data
MLS figures are aggregates of listings as entered by agents, deemed reliable but not guaranteed. No listing, address or agent is shown. Kiawah Island figures cover MLS-listed sales only.
Maps and lookups
Flood zones come from FEMA’s National Flood Hazard Layer and city/county lines from Charleston County’s GIS, as those services answer at the time. FEMA’s map is regulatory, not a prediction. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Links
We link to the source of every number. Those sites are theirs, not ours.
Names
The Johns Islander is an independent guide by Mike Olson, eXp Realty, LLC. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or speaking for the Kiawah Island Community Association (KICA), the Seabrook Island Property Owners Association (SIPOA), the Town of Kiawah Island, the Town of Seabrook Island, the City of Charleston, Charleston County, the Kiawah Island Club, the Seabrook Island Club or Kiawah Island Golf Resort. Place names describe places.