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SC’s coastal counties account for more than half of all statewide home sales

Posted By: Neil Benson | July 20, 2021

Statewide transactions surge 26% at year's midpoint
as price jumps $37K in first 6 months
 
Warren L. Wide | Post and Courier

A handful of counties along South Carolina's coast account for more than half of all home sales in the state during the first half of the year as buyers continue to seek seaside escapes in the era of COVID-19.

Of the nearly 56,000 homes sold in the first half of the year, close to 30,000, or 54 percent, occurred in eight counties near the Atlantic Ocean, according to the S.C. Realtors Association.

By the numbers

Select SC cities' home sales Jan.-June 2021

  • Charleston: 13,261, +36.0%
  • Columbia: 7,821, +17.0%
  • Greenville: 8,411, +17.0%
  • Hilton Head: 3,904, +56.5%
  • Myrtle Beach: 10,747, +49.7%
  • Rock Hill: 4,120, +12.1%
  • Spartanburg: 2,833, +5.8%
  • SC overall: 55,565, +26.5%

Select SC cities' median home prices June 2021

  • Charleston: $341,900, +21.3%
  • Columbia: $235,000, +17.5%
  • Greenville: $267,500, +13.8%
  • Hilton Head: $400,000, +12.7%
  • Myrtle Beach: $257,880, +19.9%
  • Rock Hill: $315,000, +12.1%
  • Spartanburg: $234,450, +16.6%
  • SC overall: $285,000, +18.0%

Note: Percentage increase in sales versus first 6 months of 2020. Percentage rise in prices versus June 2020. Cities selected represent the base of Realtors groups in different regions.

Source: South Carolina Realtors Association

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