Columbia SC Real Estate & Business Report

By
Real Estate Agent - Russell & Jeffcoat Real Estate Corp.
Most of what is written here will pertain to real estate and economic issues pertaining to the Columbia SC area, although I may sneak in a story or two about baseball or the universe or good service received at a restaurant. I represent sellers of existing homes and buyers of new and existing homes in the Columbia SC area.

ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS

2011 

Columbia SC     Verizon Wireless will join T-Mobile this week as Columbia's fastest 4G network service providers for smartphones and tablets.   4G service, which is short for 4th generation, is several times faster than 3G technology and will cut the download time of large files like books and mo...
04/19/2011
Columbia SC     Spring has popped out all over Columbia and the home sales in the Rosewood area are picking up.  Rosewood is centrally located and is only five minutes from 5 Points and USC and about 10 minutes from The Vista, Fort Jackson and the VA Medical Center.  There are currently 99 homes ...
04/13/2011
Columbia SC     Last year $12 million was spent to renovate the Township Auditorium on Taylor Street in Downtown Columbia.  It is now being honored with the 2011 New Construction in Historic Context award given by Columbia's Historic Foundation.  The new glass front of the building and the lobby ...
04/10/2011
You know texting has gone mainstream when it's accepted by us Boomers that are moving into senior citizen status.  New TEXTING CODES for the AARP crowd: ATD: At The Doctors. BFF: Best Friend Fell. BTW: Bring the Wheelchair. BYOT: Bring Your Own Teeth. FWIW: Forgot Where I Was. GGPBL: Gotta Go, Pa...
04/07/2011
Columbia SC    Tuesday evening Columbia City Council approved new zoning changes for Heathwood, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.  After a developer recently tore down an old house in the Heathwood neighborhood and subdivided the land into home sites, stricter zoning standards...
04/05/2011
Columbia SC     A shift in consumer psychology has hurt new home sales in just the past two years.  Pre-recession, buyers expected stainless kitchen appliances and granite countertops.  The buyers I've worked with recently are mostly concerned about a home that's cheaper to heat and cool.  For ma...
03/31/2011