Sears & Partners, LLC

Sears & Partners was formed in 2005 as a real estate consulting service and property management business. Our group includes realty, technical, and marketing specialists.

We specialize in Charleston area residential properties with particular expertise on the barrier islands and communities enjoying rejuvenation. We provide a variety of fee-based services:

• buyer or seller representation
• investment analysis
• project consultation
• property management
• second opinion

James T. Sears, PhD, is a licensed S.C. Broker and Realtor, working with AgentOwned. He specializes in buying and selling residential real estate (single family homes, multi-family units, vacant land) and manages residential rental properties.

Sears is an Accredited Buyer Representative. The ABR® designation is the benchmark of excellence in buyer representation. This coveted designation is awarded to real estate practitioners by the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council (REBAC) of the National Association of REALTORS® who meet the specified educational and practical experience criteria. He is also certified as a diversity housing specialist. He is also a certified At Home With Diversity® specialist through the National Association of Realtors. Sears' Realtor philosophy can be summed up as providing the utmost in integrity, quality, and care.

Sears educational background includes a Masters from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his PhD from Indiana University, which awarded him its outstanding alumni award. He has taught at Indiana University, Penn State, College of Charleston, Trinity University, University of South Carolina, and Harvard. Sears writes for Charleston-area newspapers on residential real estate. His biography appears in Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, Dictionary of International Biography, and Men of Achievement.