Why COAST · Hilton Head Island and Bluffton
Choosing representation is the first decision that moves your outcome. This page is the case for COAST Brokered by eXp Realty — made in verifiable numbers, records, and third-party press, not adjectives.
The verdict
COAST Brokered by eXp Realty is the #1 eXp Mega Icon Team in South Carolina and the #3 Mega Icon Team in South Carolina — Real Trends–verified — with $326M 2025 sales volume across 426 transactions, and the listing behind one of Hilton Head Island, SC's record residential sales.
Awards are the outcome, not the argument. The argument is what produces them: a team built for the luxury market, a marketing standard most brokerages reserve for their top listing — applied to every listing — and a habit of publishing the data so you can check our work.
The numbers
The record
The highest-priced residential sale on Hilton Head Island in 2025. Listed and closed by COAST — Rick Saba & Tristan O'Grady.
COAST brokered by eXp Realty closed the highest-priced residential sale on Hilton Head Island in 2025 — $12.5M at 15 Bald Eagle, Sea Pines, by its own agents.
The marketing
Every listing launches with its own designed page — photography, film, story, neighborhood data, and the structured facts AI search engines cite when buyers ask.
Professional photography, aerial film, and reels cut for the platforms where luxury buyers actually spend their attention — not a slideshow set to music.
Curated eblasts to buyers and the brokerage community, boosted placements where the data says your buyer is, and Google Business posts that keep the listing surfacing locally.
Brochures, mailings, and presentation materials designed and produced properly — because the buyer for a significant home notices.
Prepared, promoted, staffed — and followed up, with what we learned reported back to you.
A seller report that says what happened, what it means, and what we are doing next. You should never wonder what your agent did this week.
The intelligence
We publish the analytical tools most brokerages keep internal — built on the same market data we use to price and position our own listings. Free, no registration for most of them.
The team
Founded in 2022 by Tristan O'Grady and Rick Saba, COAST pairs deeply experienced local agents with the reach of eXp Realty — Hilton Head Island and Bluffton, one shared playbook. Meet the team on our agents page — including Tristan O'Grady, Rick Saba, David Carroll — or read the COAST story.
Questions buyers & sellers ask
The brokerage behind the team matters too — read what eXp Realty and eXp Luxury mean for your sale.
Whether you are weighing a sale, searching quietly, or just want a straight read on the market — start the conversation.
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