REALTOR® of Distinction: Lolly Fabian

IF Lolly Fabian wasn’t a successful real estate agent in the thriving East Cooper area of the Lowcountry, she would certainly be well-suited to serve as a spokesman for the Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce.

Lolly, a native of Harlingen, Texas, whose father was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force, attended 16 different schools before arriving in the Charleston area in 1954. She never moved again. “We came here from Marietta, Georgia, and when we drove in on Savannah Highway, I fell in love with Charleston and said I would never leave,” she says. “No matter where I go, Charleston is still the most beautiful place I’ve ever been.”

Lolly, who is with Prudential Carolina, deals with residential property, mostly existing homes and mostly in East Cooper. Twenty years ago, after raising four children, she decided to try her hand at selling real estate. “A friend of mine was in real estate, and I fi gured that if she could do it, I could probably do it, too,” she comments. Because the Charleston area has so much to offer,

Lolly is confident that the real estate business here will continue to boom, even as home sales begin to falter in other parts of the country. “I don’t see any indication at all that the market will crash,” she says. “Residential sales in the Charleston area are going to continue to rise. I don’t think anyone predicted they would rise like they have, and they might not continue to escalate at the same rate. But I certainly don’t see any indication that they’re going to decline.” She cited several reasons why she thinks the market will remain hot. “Everybody wants to move here,” she says. “People come here on vacation and fall in love with it and want to come back here to live. It’s a great place to raise a family. The people are so friendly. They make everybody feel welcome.”

Lolly also mentioned the Charleston area’s mild climate and proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and the important role the city has played in American history. “Charleston isn’t a touristy town like Myrtle Beach. It’s very traditional. You’ve got history, the beach and the lakes. You can pretty much do anything you want to do here except go snow skiing. And you can do that if you want to take a drive into the mountains,” she points out. Lolly has no regrets about her decision to get into the real estate business. She said her job is both challenging and exciting and that she enjoys meeting new people and helping them fi nd the home they want. “You always get a rush when you make a sale,” she says. “It’s a spectacular feeling.” The only thing Lolly doesn’t like about the real estate business is that she’s not always in control of the situation, which sometimes leads to problems for her clients. “There are so many people involved that unexpected things can happen at the last minute,” she notes. “That can upset buyers and sellers.” Two of Lolly’s four children, a son and a daughter, still live in the Charleston area. Her other two daughters are in Panama City, Florida, and Macon, Georgia. She has eight grandchildren.

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