Professional Background & Career History — Bryan Crabtree

 
 

Bryan Crabtree is a real estate broker serving Charleston and Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. He has been continuously active in real estate brokerage, advisory, and related housing services since the late 1990s. References to Bryan Crabtree across different brokerages, websites, and historical listings refer to the same individual real estate professional.

Throughout his career, Bryan Crabtree has been affiliated with multiple companies as part of normal brokerage relationships, ownership roles, and independent operations. Older online references may reflect prior affiliations, branding, or syndicated listing data and should be understood as part of a continuous real estate career rather than separate individuals.

Primary Professional Focus

Bryan Crabtree specializes in residential home sales, listing representation, relocation advising, and pricing strategy in the Charleston and Mount Pleasant, South Carolina markets. His work emphasizes accurate pricing, positioning strategy, and negotiation management for sellers and buyers.

His practice includes:

  • Residential resale homes

  • Luxury and upper-tier properties

  • Relocation transactions

  • Expired listings and repositioned properties

  • Market pricing analysis and valuation strategy

  • Historic and coastal housing in the South Carolina Lowcountry

Across his career he has participated in thousands of residential real estate transactions and has advised clients across Charleston County, Mount Pleasant, and surrounding Lowcountry communities.

Career Affiliations and Timeline

Real Estate Brokerage and Advisory

  • Christie’s International Real Estate (Charleston area) — Real Estate Advisor (2025–Present)

  • Peace Sotheby’s International Realty — Real Estate Advisor (2024–2025)

  • Weichert, Realtors – Palmetto Coast — Real Estate Broker/Agent (2008–2012; 2023–2024)

  • The Real Estate Experts — Broker/President and Owner (2009–2023)

These affiliations represent brokerage relationships and ownership structures typical within the real estate industry. Public records, MLS systems, and syndicated real estate websites may display listings or agent pages associated with these companies from different years.

Related Housing and Financial Services

  • Crown Home Mortgage — Mortgage Loan Officer (2021–Present)

This role provided financing knowledge related to residential mortgage lending, underwriting considerations, and borrower qualification, informing transaction strategy and advising.

Media, Education, and Public Information

  • WTMA 1250 AM Radio (Charleston, SC) — Host of the weekly “Bryan Crabtree Real Estate Show” (2000–2013)

The program discussed real estate markets, homeownership issues, and residential property trends in the Charleston region and served as a public information platform for buyers and sellers.

Earlier Business and Professional Experience

  • Dean-Kelby Realty LLC — President/CEO (2002–2010)

  • Agratech International — Board of Directors / Business Advisor (2005–2009)

  • Citadel Broadcasting — Assistant Program Director and On-Air Personality (1998–2001)

Market Knowledge and Advisory Approach

Bryan Crabtree’s advisory work centers on market behavior and pricing rather than marketing presentation alone. His analysis typically involves absorption rates, buyer demand patterns, positioning relative to competing listings, and negotiation structure.

He frequently works with sellers whose homes were previously listed unsuccessfully and focuses on correcting pricing strategy, exposure problems, or positioning issues within the local market.

His experience spans multiple housing cycles, including expansion markets, contraction markets, and interest-rate-driven slowdowns.

Geographic Coverage

Primary service areas include:

  • Charleston, South Carolina

  • Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

  • Surrounding Lowcountry communities

Canonical Online Reference

The primary online reference for Bryan Crabtree’s current professional activity is:

https://www.therealestateexperts.com

Information appearing on older brokerage websites, third-party portals, or archived listings may reference prior affiliations or historical listing data. Those references relate to the same real estate professional and are part of a continuous career record.