Lake Carolina Development Announces New Director of Marketing, Kristy Stone Barnes
February 25, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – February 25, 2009 – Lake Carolina is pleased to announce the new Director of Marketing, Kristy Stone Barnes. Barnes comes to Lake Carolina from national homebuilder, D.R.…
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Broad River Developers Partner with C&C Builders
February 25, 2009Reputation of quality, customer service, key factors in selection Irmo, SC – Westcott Ridge, host of the 2009 Parade of Homes, has partnered with C&C Builders to build Patio homes…
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Saulda River Club Wins 10 Regal Awards
February 24, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – February 24, 2009 – Saluda River Club Sweeps Columbia Home Builders Regal Awards Columbia’s Newest Neighborhood Takes Community of the Year, Judges’ Choice Award. Virtually sweeping this…
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Home Builders Association of South Carolina Announces Winners of 2008 Pinnacle Awards
February 17, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – February 16, 2009 – The Home Builders Association of South Carolina announces the Seventh Annual Pinnacle Awards for outstanding craftsmanship in the construction of quality homes. Awards…
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Mungo Shines at Annual Pinnacle Ceremonies
February 17, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – February 16, 2009 – The Mungo Companies were big winners at the recent 2008 Pinnacle Awards. Mungo Construction received a Merit Award for the Rosewood Hills project. …
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Sales Heating Up At Saluda River Club; More than $4.5 Million in Properties Sold
February 16, 2009Lexington Community Dispels Market Trends LEXINGTON, SC – February 16, 2009 – Despite a lagging residential real estate market in most of the country, properties are selling very well at…
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Home Buyer Tax Credit Will Create 255,000 Jobs, NAHB Study Shows
February 11, 2009WASHINGTON,DC – February 11, 2009 – The $15,000 home buyer tax credit, which is an integral part of the economic stimulus legislation adopted yesterday by the Senate, will result in nearly…
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aspyre – Living a Life of Luxury – While You're Young?
February 2, 2009Beyond-the-Ordinary Courtyards Feature a Beach, Lap Pool, Putting Green, Even a Zen Garden COLUMBIA, SC – What’s better than living in a place with five beautifully landscaped courtyards, complete with an…
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Beaufort Shines as Retirement Destination; New Community Heightens Small-Town Appeal
January 29, 2009BEAUFORT, SC – January 29, 2009 – The quaint town of Beaufort, S.C., has consistently ranked as one of the best places to retire and who could argue with its charming…
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The Beach Company Congratulates 2008 Brokers of the Year
January 26, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – January 26, 2009 – The Beach Company is proud to announce its 2008 Commercial Broker of the Year, Jason Murbarger, and 2008 Residential Broker of the Year, Mary…
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Broadcaster Joins Forces with Home Sales USA
January 26, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – January 26, 2009 – Former broadcaster and long time radio personality, Leo Windham has joined Home Sales USA as Broker in Charge. Home Sales USA is a…
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Green Building Council of Greater Columbia Certifies Eight New Homes in Local Green Building Program
January 12, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – January 12, 2009 – The Green Building Council of Greater Columbia is pleased to announce the green certification of eight homes in the Build Green Greater Columbia…
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Statement From The Cliffs Communities
January 11, 2009TRAVELERS REST, SC – January 9, 2009 – The Cliffs Communities issued the following statement today in response to the Associated Press story claiming Jim Anthony, the Company’s Founder, was stepping down…
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New Hire for the Beach Company's Residential Division
January 8, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – January 2009- The Beach Company is pleased to announce the addition of Bambi Magraw to Beach Residential, the Residential Brokerage Division of The Beach Company. Magraw will work…
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Mungo Announces 2009 Sales Figures
January 7, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – January 7, 2009 – Despite negative economic news and a downturn in the local housing market, The Mungo Companies are pleased to announce 423 sales in Columbia for…
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Benjamin E. Brantley is Appointed President of the Board of Directors for the Central Carolina REALTORS® Association
January 5, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – January 5, 2009 – The Central Carolina REALTORS® Association (CCRA) is pleased to announce Ben Brantley, SIOR has been named the 2009 President of the Board of Directors…
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Davis Elected President of Home Builders of Greater Columbia
December 27, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – December 23, 2008 – Barry Davis of Barry Davis Homes, Inc. will serve as President of the Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia (HBAGC) in 2009. He…
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Central Carolina REALTORS® Association Helps Raise Money for Two Local Organizations
December 23, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – December 23, 2008 – The Central Carolina REALTORS® Association (CCRA) is pleased to announce that the association recently participated in a drive to help Harvest Hope Food Bank…
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Sales & Marketing Council Adopts Twenty-Two Families for Christmas
December 18, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – December 18, 2008 – Since 2003 members of the Sales and Marketing Council (SMC), a council of the Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia (HBA), have donated…
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Central Carolina REALTORS® Association Announces 2008 REALTOR of the Year
December 18, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – December 18, 2008 – The Central Carolina REALTORS® Association (CCRA) is pleased to announce Elizabeth Webber-Akre is the 2008 REALTOR of the Year. Elizabeth was honored today at…
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Held for Builders Care Home for Aldersgate at Epworth Children’s Home
December 17, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – December 17, 2008 – The Past Presidents of the Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia held a ribbon cutting ceremony opening the Builders Care Home for Aldersgate…
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The Beach Company Ranked 30 Among State's Top 100 Privately Held Companies
December 15, 2008CHARLESTON, SC – December 2008 – The Beach Company has been named again by the Grant Thornton South Carolina 100SM, as one of South Carolina’s largest privately-held companies. The Beach Company was…
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Central Carolina REALTORS® Association Delivering Holiday Bags to the Children’s Garden
December 8, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – December, 8 2008 – The Central Carolina REALTORS® Association (CCRA) is pleased to announce they will be delivering holiday bags to the Children’s Garden on Friday, December 12.…
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South Carolina-Based Interior Design Firm LGB Interiors Featured in Visions of Design
December 8, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – December 5, 2008 – South Carolina-based interior design firm LGB Interiors is featured in Visions of Design, a hardcover collection of high-end residential projects from nearly 70 of North…
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Coldwell Banker Compares Home Prices in Columbia Against Other College Towns
November 26, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – November 26, 2008 – Coldwell Banker recently completed a survey comparing home prices in the country’s major football towns, and Columbia ranked 20 out of the 119 markets…
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Starwood Land Ventures Forms Joint Venture with Cold River Development Inc.
November 22, 2008BRADENTON, FL – November 21, 2008 – Starwood Land Ventures announces the formation of CoStar Land LLC, a joint venture partnership established to channel $75 million toward development opportunities in the…
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Saluda River Club: Lexington's First Neo-Traditional Neighborhood
November 21, 2008Varied Housing Styles, Innovative Design Promote Sense of Community LEXINGTON, SC – November 21, 2008 – Nestled along a mile of the Saluda River, dotted with parks and laced with winding streets,…
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HBI, HBA of Greater Columbia to Continue Training People with Disabilities
November 20, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – November 20, 2008 – As a result of Project HOPE’s success training persons with disabilities in Columbia, South Carolina, Home Builders Institute (HBI) and the Home Builders…
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Ben Arnold, Jr. Unveils Southlake Village
November 19, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – November 19, 2008 – Ben Arnold, Jr., Real Estate Developer, unveiled one of his newest developments, Southlake Village, in Lexington, SC. Southlake Village is a unique development…
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Coldwell Banker United, Realtors® Welcomes New Sales Associates
November 12, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – November 11, 2008 – The following real estate sales associates have joined Coldwell Banker United, REALTORS®. Julie Payne, Midtown Office David Richardson, Midtown Office Ene Swagert, Midtown Office…
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Sales of Custom Homes on the Rebound
November 4, 2008LEXINGTON, SC – November 4, 2008 – A marked increase in pre-sold custom-built homes appears to be on the rise. Stabilized and, in many cases, lower building material costs, coupled with…
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Surge in Pre-Sold Custom Homes Felt by Area Builders
November 1, 2008LEXINGTON, SC – November 1, 2008 – While a decline in existing, specifically, starter to mid-level, homes continues to show slow improvement on a regional and national level, a marked increase in…
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Coldwell Banker ® Recognized Among Top 200 U.S.-Based Franchise Companies
October 29, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – October 29, 2008 – Coldwell Banker® was recently recognized by Franchise Times as being among the top 200 U.S.-based franchise companies across all industries. This is the ninth…
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Droves of Home Builders Show Support at Rally
October 23, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – October 23, 2008 – Hundreds of home builders from across the state met at the housing rally on the steps of the State House in Columbia recently…
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Central Carolina REALTORS® Association “Putt Out Poverty” Golf Tournament Raises Over $25,000 for Habitat for Humanity
October 20, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – October 20, 2008 – The Central Carolina REALTORS® Association raised over $25,000 at this year’s “Putt Out Poverty” golf tournament held this month at Cobblestone Park. Each…
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2008 Parade of Homes Critics' Choice Award Winners
October 19, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – October 19, 2008 – The 2008 Parade of Homes is going on now through November 2nd at the Saluda River Club in Lexington, SC. Just before the…
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Matt Carter Appointed to Vice Chair of Home Technology Alliance
October 16, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – October 15, 2008 – Matt Carter, President of Encore Technology + Design ( http://www.myencorehome.com/ ) has been appointed by the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) and the Custom Electronics Design…
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Mungo Family Donates Land to County
October 15, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – October 15, 2008 – Pursuant to a request by Richland County Council Chairman Joe McEachern, the Mungo family has agreed to donate 185 acres of woodland property to…
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Housing Rally October 22
October 13, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – October 13, 2008 – The housing market and its impact on South Carolina’s economy is the focus of a rally planned for Wednesday, October 22. The steps of…
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Coldwell Banker United, REALTORS will Participate in National 10-Day Sales Event
October 12, 2008Local Sellers Will Reduce Home Listing Price By Three Percent; They Will Join Thousands of U.S. Home Sellers Who Reduce Their Listing Prices Between Oct. 10-19 COLUMBIA, SC – October…
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Saluda River Club to Host 2008 Parade of Homes October 18 through November 2
October 7, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – October 6, 2008 – The 24th Annual Parade of Homes is set for October 18 through November 2, 2008 at the Saluda River Club in Lexington, SC. …
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Lisa Davey Earns National Recognition As One of Top 50 “REALTORS ON THE RISE”
October 2, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – September 30, 2008 – Lisa Davey, a real estate professional with Keller Williams Realty Columbia office, has been selected by RISMedia’s nationally distributed Real Estate magazine as one of…
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Coldwell Banker United, REALTORS® Announces Kathy Wikle Appointed to Northeast Area Council Board
October 2, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – October 2, 2008 – Coldwell Banker United, REALTORS® (CBUR), the number one real estate company franchise within Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation, is pleased to announce Kathy Wikle,…
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Mungo Division President Earns Designations
October 1, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – October 1, 2008 – Mungo Construction is proud to announce that Division President Thom Chumney has earned the Master Builder designation by the Home Builders Association of South…
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Southland Log Homes Welcomes New Employees and Announces Promotions at Their National Headquarters
September 22, 2008IRMO, SC – September 22, 2008 – Southland Log Homes, the largest and most established log home company in the United States, has announced recent hires and staff promotions at their corporate…
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Southland Log Homes Allies with Donald A. Gardner Architects to Create New Log Home Designs
September 9, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – September 8, 2008 – Southland Log Homes, the largest and most established log home company in the United States, and award winning and nationally recognized Donald A. Gardner…
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SC: RiverHouse Bucks The Tide With Recent Sales Surge
September 7, 2008GEORGETOWN, SC – September 7, 2008 – While the U.S. real estate market is by all accounts mired in the mud of slumping new home sales and the many challenges…
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Southland Log Homes Offers up to $10,000 or more in Free Upgrades in September
September 3, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – September 2, 2008 – Southland Log Homes, America’s largest log home company, has announced it will provide up to $10,000 or more worth of free upgrades to customers…
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Solid Wood Homes offers long-lasting, energy-efficient and quickly constructed homes at affordable prices
August 29, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – August 27,2008 – Solid Wood Homes has recently announced a new line of affordable homes created from solid wood that are more durable, energy-efficient and longer-lasting than traditional…
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Inspired Communities Becomes the New Face of Successful Local Homebuilder
August 20, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – August 14, 2008 – Hallmark Homes International today announced, during the Central Carolina Realtor Association meeting, that Hallmark Homes International is now Inspired Communities℠. Hallmark Homes International…
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