These are the Columbia neighborhoods that make my phone ring and email ding….<\/p>\n
10. Gregg Park <\/strong>– This may be because it is relatively small, or maybe the price point. Great Columbia neighborhood, though.<\/p>\n 9. Lake Katherine <\/strong>– Folks that want to be here, REALLY<\/em> want to be here. <\/p>\n 8. Forest Lake <\/strong>– I can’t tell why my clients don’t ask me about Forest Lake. Maybe they get lost on the winding roads in here.<\/p>\n 7. Melrose Heights <\/strong>– This section of Columbia is on the move. It seems to be for the Buyer who likes the bungalow look, but doesn’t want to pay the Shandon prices.<\/p>\n 6. The “Hamptons”<\/strong> – This includes all 4 or 5 areas at the end of Old Woodlands Road. Buyers get a newer home here, and a lot of bang for their buck too. <\/p>\n 5. Forest Acres <\/strong>– I lived here for about 10 years. I loved it. This area is full of trees and very popular schools. Forest Acres is also populated by the incredibly popular Trenholm Plaza<\/strong>. Try to find a parking spot here on a Saturday. The police system here is pretty strong too!<\/p>\n 4. Rosewood <\/strong>– This area is SO popular. Ever since the gov’t housing has vacated and the new Publix has moved in, this has been boomtown for investors, et al.<\/p>\n 3. Kings Grant <\/strong>– Whoa….Demand! Golf Carts buzzing from house to house. Pool and tennis courts packed. Grand new homes galore. Security gate and so close to I-77 and downtown. Owners in KG are in their own little world out there. I love it. Tidbit: When you enter the gate, the streets of KG are in alphabetical order.<\/p>\n 2. Heathwood <\/strong>– Probably crem de la crem of Columbia, South Carolina. This is the finest of the fine if you can find an updated Heathwood home. If Buyers can scout one that needs some “updating,” many times it is wise to do it here.<\/p>\n 1. Shandon\/Wales Garden <\/strong>– Unreal. Wide, treelined (huge) streets. Sidewalks on both sides. Walk to Devine St. and 5 Pts in minutes. All streets are parallel and perpendicluar. The poorest of the poor (college students) and some of Columbia’s wealthiest share Shandon famously. This is the neighborhood that makes my phone ring and email ding most of all. Wales Garden (across Harden St. is probably as prestigous, and demands as much $\/ft as Heathwood).<\/p>\n Honorable Mention<\/strong>: Druid Hills<\/strong>. Man o’ man, have I sold the homes in here. This is the area behind the Lizard’s Thicket and Morganelli’s on Forest Dr. Cute two and three bedroom bungalows in here. Again, this neighborhood seems to be for the person who does not want to pay the Shandon prices, or can’t find (or don’t want to live) in Rosewood. Very Hot Area. For the 3rd time in 3 years, I’ve broken the record for price per foot. We are now over $130\/ft in Druid Hills, thanks to a little listing on Bagnal Dr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" These are the Columbia neighborhoods that make my phone ring and email ding…. 10. Gregg Park – This may be because it is relatively small, or maybe the price point. Great Columbia neighborhood, though. 9. Lake Katherine – Folks that want to be here, REALLY want to be here. 8. Forest Lake – I can’t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamfranklin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamfranklin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamfranklin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamfranklin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamfranklin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=764"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/teamfranklin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2110,"href":"https:\/\/teamfranklin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764\/revisions\/2110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamfranklin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamfranklin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamfranklin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}