N. Tombee Home Coming To Market…

This home is not on MLS yet….
This home on N. Tombee will be coming to market on Friday afternoon. At the moment, the list price looks to be $698,000. I haven’t been inside yet, but I think its very nice. At almost 4000 sq.ft., this home sports 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths.
Let me know via fjones@cbunited.com if you would like to see interior pictures, or would like to take a visit…

From Season To Session… Welcome Back!

Out with the Cocks and Tigers. Here come the mules and the only mammals on earth that can’t jump….

We had a great time watching football season this year, and a big time following our Gamecocks (uh, sort of). Now it’s time for the “State House Season” to begin. In August, we go around town asking, “Are you ready for football season?” In January, we ask, “Are you ready for session?” Ready or not, the South Carolina legislature is “In Session.”

In the morning, the “teams” will start butting heads and cutting deals. Political parties, caucuses and interest groups will go at it like bulls, bears, elephants and mules as they build coalitions and/or gut one another for their claims for attention, personal causes and money.

Will R’s prevail? Will D’s? Will private schools feel like winners this year? Is this the year the tobacco lobby falls to a higher tax, in the name of a 3 to 1 federal match? Perhaps not. Is ’08 the year for small business tax breaks, or tax hikes? If hikes, who’s going to get the money? If breaks, who takes the hit? We’ll see.

Whether you like big time college football or a downright nasty soap opera, South Carolina’s political season is always a doozy.

To be sure, our system is not perfect. However, it is the system that we live under. Having said this, I hope that everyone will get informed and be involved as much as they can. If for nothing else, we will try to find ourselves living in a more perfect South Carolina.
Any Columbia, SC homeowner should take note…

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Updated Shandon Homes Can Move…


Thanks To This Closing, We Are Among The Top 10 (Closed Sales), In-Town Realtors for 2007. I Am Humbled and Grateful. I Owe Everything To The Best Real Estate Network In Columbia…..Bar None.

We “closed out” ’07 with a bang, when this awesome home on Duncan St closed in late December. At 2700 sq.ft., this house closed at a respectable $444,000. The price/ft. is $164.44. In short, Shandon is standing strong.

This home is one of the nicest “re-do’s” that I’ve seen in all of Shandon. Pretty much everything is immaculate.

This is a great example of, if you have a “move in ready” in-town home, at a respectable price, it will sell.

Congratulations to the Buyer and Seller of this Shandon Stunner…

The Corn Caucus Has Spoken…


“HOLY” HUCK!!! It looks like Chuck Norris can kick butt, after all. I hear Huck may bring Ric Flair out when the campaign hits South Carolina. I guess they think Flair’s “Figure 4 leglock” is a little more effective in the south, than a Hollywood roundhouse kick. Nevertheless, it looks like its going to be Mitt vs Huck in a heavyweight fight.

Obama’Rama! Early in 2007, I asked a powerful Democrat, “Who’s running the Obama campaign in South Carolina”. His answer was interesting…”Obama’s not a campaign, He’s is a movement.” I have to admit, the email made me raise an eyebrow. As of tonight (with a little help from the Bill Richardson campaign), it looks like he may be on to something.

Great Friends + Cool Place = Good Times….

No matter where you are, bringing in the New Year is always great, as long as you are with family and/or friends. We ended ’07 and rang in ’08 with traditional vittles, big time college football and an overall grand time.

As expected, we arrived in Columbia around 2 o’clock today. Of course, we miss being at the beach. Having said this, we are ecstatic to be back in Columbia. For some reason (thank goodness for anxious buyers and sellers), it is difficult to be away from the midlands for many days at a time.

Jenna, you do a great job as group photographer…

Driving 2+Hours To Sit On The Couch, And Loving It…

In a few hours, the couch will be turned in to a racing saddle…

As expected, we capped off the Holiday Season with a full day of couch sitting. Between eight beachgoers, I estimate that today, we’ve collectively spent 70+ (the number would be higher, but two visitors had to leave after lunch) on the couch. We have flipped from game to game, all day long. At the moment, Hawaii is receiving their share of an SEC beatdown at the hands of UGA.

Of course, we had to eat. We’ve “thrown down” all day long on pork tenderloin, hoppin-john and collards, till we are green in the face. All of it was great. If superstition holds true, I should expect to win two or three lotteries this year.

At 10:00 am tomorrow (check out time), the butt sitting abrubtly ends. After we visit Litchfield By The Sea to get our Starbucks, the 2008 horse race that is Columbia’s real estate market will begin. I can’t wait….

Off to Litchfield for New Years…

Well, now that the Christmas travels are over, we decided to hit some extra asphalt…to the South Carolina sand.

SC Is Growing: Maybe We’ll Pick Up a Congressional Seat In a Few Years…

Census estimates State ranks 10th in growth

Migration helps S.C. add 77,601 residents in year

By JAMES T. HAMMOND – jhammond@thestate.com

Migration, particularly from the Northeast, has helped boost South Carolina’s growth rate to one of the highest in the nation.

South Carolina ranked No. 10 among the 50 states in rate of population growth in the past year, growing 1.8 percent with 77,601 residents added between July 1, 2006, and July 1, 2007, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Thursday.
South Carolina’s population has grown by 9.9 percent, or 395,893 people, since the 2000 Census, and 68 percent of the growth is due to migration into the state, according to the population estimates.

The state now has more than 4.4 million residents, according to the new estimates. The State

COUCH (Errr…Bowl) SEASON…

Above is a map of where “Bowl Season” will be taking place. Please note that the Palmetto State, is geographically surrounded by bowl game host states.

Wouldn’t it be nice if South Carolina could get in this mix?