$369,500
Median Listing Price
June 2026
Statewide Realtor.com measure
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LGBTQ+ Friendly Real Estate Agents Across South Carolina
Buying, selling, or relocating in South Carolina? Pride Real Estate Connections helps you find an LGBTQ+-affirming real estate professional who serves your local market, understands your real estate goals, and respects how you want to be represented.
Whether you're comparing homes in Charleston, Greenville, Columbia, Myrtle Beach, North Charleston, or another South Carolina community, start with your location and what you need help with. We'll connect you with an agent whose experience fits the move.
A good agent match is about more than finding someone with a South Carolina real estate license. You need someone who understands the local housing market, communicates clearly, protects your priorities, and can guide you through the details of your transaction without making assumptions about you, your relationship, or your household.
For LGBTQ+ buyers and sellers, an affirming real estate experience can also mean working with a professional who respects names and relationships, keeps personal information appropriately private, communicates equally with everyone involved in the transaction, and answers questions without judgment.
South Carolina Real Estate Guide
Understand the South Carolina Market
South Carolina Real Estate Market
South Carolina's statewide housing market is giving buyers more inventory to compare while making accurate pricing increasingly important for sellers.
As of June 2026, Realtor.com reported a $369,500 median listing price, a $349,900 median sold price, 60,571 active listings, a 57-day median time on market, and an average sale-to-list ratio of approximately 99%. Active listings were 8.89% higher than a year earlier.
Those statewide numbers are useful context, but they should not be treated as a substitute for local comparable sales. Charleston, Greenville, Columbia, Myrtle Beach, North Charleston, and South Carolina's smaller markets can have very different price points and listing conditions.
For longer-term context, the U.S. Census Bureau reports that South Carolina had 2,579,744 housing units as of July 1, 2025, with an owner-occupied housing rate of 71.9% for 2020–2024. The median value of owner-occupied housing units for that period was $259,000.
$349,900
Median Sold Price
June 2026
Statewide Realtor.com measure
60,571
Active Listings
June 2026
+8.89% year over year
57 days
Median Days on Market
June 2026
Statewide median
99%
Average Sale-to-List Ratio
June 2026
Approximately statewide
Source: Realtor.com Economic Research, South Carolina, June 2026
Major Real Estate Markets in South Carolina
South Carolina's statewide market data provides orientation, not a list price or offer strategy for a particular home. Compare current local inventory, recent comparable sales, property condition, property type, insurance, taxes, and the terms buyers and sellers are actually negotiating in the market you are entering.
Charleston
Charleston remains one of the higher-priced major markets in the state. In June 2026, Realtor.com reported a $680,000 median listing price, 1,396 active listings, and a 43-day median time on market. Active listings were 10.23% higher than a year earlier.
Buyers comparing Charleston properties should evaluate not only purchase price but also insurance, flood exposure, property type, and ongoing ownership costs. Sellers should use very local comparable properties rather than assuming metro-wide pricing applies to every part of the city.
Greenville
Greenville's June 2026 median listing price was $399,948, with 1,894 active listings and a 45-day median time on market. Active inventory was up 21.39% year over year.
That added selection can give buyers more properties to compare while putting more pressure on sellers to understand their direct competition before choosing a list price.
Columbia
Columbia's June 2026 median listing price was $246,999, with 1,953 active listings and a 43-day median time on market. Active inventory was up 11.07% year over year.
Buyers should compare the specific property, financing, taxes, insurance, commute, and nearby competing listings rather than assuming a single Columbia-wide price point.
Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach had a $276,500 median listing price in June 2026, 4,447 active listings, and a 71-day median time on market. For coastal properties, buyers should investigate insurance and flood exposure early and review any applicable condominium, HOA, rental, or use restrictions before making long-term assumptions about ownership costs or property use.
North Charleston
North Charleston offers a distinct price point within the Charleston-area market. Realtor.com reported a $350,000 median listing price, 491 active listings, and a 43-day median time on market in June 2026. Active listings were up 13.20% year over year.
Comparing North Charleston directly with Charleston can help buyers understand how price, housing stock, location, and ownership costs change within the broader metro area.
Buying & Moving in South Carolina
Buying a Home in South Carolina
Start with your full housing budget—not just the home's asking price. Your financing, down payment, closing costs, property taxes, homeowners insurance, possible flood or wind coverage, HOA dues, maintenance, and other recurring expenses can materially change what a property costs to own.
A South Carolina buyer's agent can help you compare recent sales, understand how long homes are taking to sell, evaluate competing listings, structure an offer, coordinate inspections, and keep the transaction moving from contract through closing.
South Carolina buyers should check current assistance programs early enough to understand education, lender, income, price, occupancy, funding, forgiveness, and repayment requirements before making an offer.
Featured program
SC Housing Homebuyer and Bond Program
The South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority's current Bond program is subject to county-specific household-income and home-price limits. SC Housing currently describes its forgivable down-payment assistance as a 0% interest second lien with no monthly payment and a 15-year term, with the lien forgiven when borrowers remain in the home for the full term.
Confirm current eligibility, funding, participating-lender requirements, income limits, price limits, occupancy rules, and forgiveness conditions with SC Housing and an approved lender before relying on the program.
- Program structure
- Qualifying fixed-rate financing with current program rules
- Assistance
- Current forgivable down-payment assistance may be available
- Interest
- 0% interest second lien under current guidance
- Term
- 15-year term under current guidance
Palmetto Home Advantage
Palmetto Home Advantage currently serves first-time, move-up, and repeat buyers across all 46 South Carolina counties using eligible conventional, FHA, VA, and USDA financing. Current options include forgivable down-payment assistance of 0%, 3%, or 4% of the loan amount, with program requirements applying.
Program rules, income limits, loan terms, funding, lender requirements, and assistance options can change. Confirm the current combination available for your transaction with SC Housing and an approved lender.
Made It Home!
SC Housing's current Made It Home! initiative includes 130 planned homes across Columbia, Darlington, Orangeburg, Rock Hill, Spartanburg, and Sumter. Eligible buyers may currently receive up to $25,000 in forgivable down-payment and closing-cost assistance through an approved lender.
SC Housing states that this assistance is a zero-interest second mortgage forgiven after ten years if the buyer remains in the home, and that it cannot be combined with other SC Housing down-payment programs. Verify current participating locations, funding, and eligibility before relying on the initiative.
SC Housing program names, eligibility, income and price limits, rates, assistance amounts, funding, lender rules, occupancy requirements, and forgiveness terms can change. The 2026 Palmetto Heroes program is not presented here as available because SC Housing currently identifies it as closed. Confirm current terms with SC Housing and an approved lender before relying on a benefit.
South Carolina Seller Resources
Selling a Home in South Carolina
Selling successfully starts with understanding what buyers can choose from right now. Statewide active listings were 8.89% higher year over year in June 2026, and the median South Carolina listing spent 57 days on market. Homes sold for about 99% of asking price on average statewide.
Those metrics do not dictate what your individual property will sell for, but they make accurate local pricing and competition analysis especially important. A strong strategy should consider recently closed comparable sales, competing active and pending listings, property condition and presentation, local days on market, price reductions and concessions, inspection and financing risk, your timing, and preferred closing terms.
The goal is not automatically to price lower. It is to understand where your home fits within the choices buyers have when your listing goes live. Your agent should also help identify the South Carolina disclosure documents applicable to your property and transaction. The South Carolina Real Estate Commission specifically notes disclosure requirements when a property is subject to an HOA, including the applicable addendum.
When offers arrive, compare financing strength, inspection and appraisal exposure, concessions, contingencies, closing timing, possession, and ability to perform—not only the headline price.
Ownership costs
South Carolina Property Taxes, Insurance, and Ownership Costs
South Carolina has an important property-tax distinction that buyers relocating from another state may not expect. The South Carolina Department of Revenue currently lists a 4% assessment ratio for qualifying primary residences and a 6% assessment ratio for other real estate.
The 4% and 6% figures are assessment ratios—not final effective property-tax rates. Local governments administer and collect property taxes, and the amount ultimately due depends on the property's taxable value and local tax structure. Homeowners must contact the appropriate county assessor to apply for 4% legal-residence treatment.
4% Legal Residence Versus 6% Other Real Estate
South Carolina currently applies a 4% property-tax assessment ratio to a qualifying primary legal residence, while other real estate is generally assessed at 6% of fair market value. These are assessment ratios, not the final tax rate or bill.
Do not assume that purchasing or occupying a property automatically completes the legal-residence application. Confirm the property's current tax information and your own eligibility with the county assessor.
County Application and Property-Specific Taxes
When comparing South Carolina properties, ask for the property's current tax information and confirm how your intended use could affect its assessment after purchase. County records and local tax structures are more useful than applying a statewide estimate to every address.
A county assessor, lender, closing professional, or qualified tax professional can address questions about a specific property and intended occupancy.
Homeowners Insurance and Flood Risk
The South Carolina Department of Insurance states that standard homeowners insurance generally does not cover flood damage. Separate flood coverage may be needed, and coastal buyers should also ask an insurance professional about wind and hail coverage, deductibles, exclusions, and whether multiple policies are necessary.
Investigate insurability and obtain realistic quotes early enough that the cost can be considered alongside your mortgage payment, taxes, HOA dues, and maintenance.
Estimate Your South Carolina Closing Costs
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Relocation guide
Moving to South Carolina
There is no single South Carolina market that fits every buyer. A useful relocation search starts by defining what matters to you and comparing measurable factors such as purchase budget, monthly ownership cost, property type, commute or travel patterns, access to services and amenities you personally use, property taxes, homeowners and flood insurance, HOA or condominium rules, current inventory, market pace, renovation needs, and your preferred timeline.
An agent should help you evaluate these factors without steering you toward or away from communities based on assumptions about protected characteristics.
If you are moving from outside South Carolina, your Pride REC match can also help you build a local transaction team and understand how state-specific taxes, disclosures, insurance questions, inspections, financing, and closing practices affect your move.
- Purchase budget and monthly cost
- Property type and space
- Commute and travel patterns
- Property taxes and legal residence
- Homeowners, flood, and wind coverage
- HOA or condominium rules
- Current inventory and market pace
- Transaction timeline and agent fit
Choosing the Right Real Estate Support
How to Choose a South Carolina Real Estate Agent
Before hiring an agent, make sure the professional fits both your transaction and the specific market you're entering. Ask about recent work in your target city or county, the property types they handle, how they approach pricing or offers, how they communicate, and what representation agreement they use.
Discuss how the agent manages inspections, appraisal issues, negotiations, disclosures, HOA or condominium documents, and closing. A buyer's strategy and a seller's strategy have different priorities, so experience with your transaction type matters.
Verify Through LLR
Use the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Licensee Lookup Tool before hiring.
Check Local Experience
Ask about recent work in your city or county, price range, property type, and transaction type.
Discuss Representation
Ask what representation agreement you would use and how the agent communicates duties and expectations.
Review Transaction Details
Discuss inspections, appraisal, disclosures, HOA or condo documents, insurance, negotiation, and closing.
Protect Privacy and Respect
Choose a professional who respects names, relationships, privacy, communication preferences, and every decision-maker.
For an LGBTQ+ affirming experience, pay attention to how the agent communicates from the beginning. A professional should respect the names, relationships, privacy, and priorities you provide rather than requiring you to repeatedly explain or correct assumptions.
The South Carolina Real Estate Commission directs consumers to the LLR Licensee Lookup Tool to confirm whether someone holds a real estate license. The Commission also has a formal complaint process for possible violations of South Carolina Real Estate License Law, while noting that ordinary contract disputes and several other disagreements fall outside its disciplinary jurisdiction.
A good match should give you confidence in both the professional's competence and the working relationship. Pride REC can help make the initial connection, but the professionals operate independently and you decide whether to proceed.
Consumer resources
Fair Housing and LGBTQ+ Homebuyers and Sellers in South Carolina
Fair-housing rules should be described carefully because state and federal law and enforcement guidance are not identical, and federal policy has changed recently.
The South Carolina Human Affairs Commission currently states that the South Carolina Fair Housing Law prohibits housing discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, and familial status. Its current housing-discrimination page does not separately list sexual orientation or gender identity among those state-law categories. The law applies to residential sales, rentals, financing, and different terms or conditions in covered housing transactions.
Current HUD Fair Housing Act materials likewise list the federal statute's protected categories as race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability. HUD policies and enforcement positions affecting LGBTQ+ issues have changed during 2025 and 2026, including changes involving Equal Access rules. Because this area is evolving, avoid relying on an older summary as a substitute for current official guidance.
If you believe you experienced housing discrimination, consult the current South Carolina Human Affairs Commission and HUD complaint resources and consider speaking with a qualified attorney about your specific circumstances. An affirming real estate professional can support respectful communication and objective housing choices, but a real estate agent is not a substitute for legal advice.
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