The South Carolina real estate market continues to buck national trends.
The strength of Aiken's housing market is principally retirees and families moving from Florida or looking for a quieter community with all the amenities and great quality of life.
Two major factors that will influence the housing market in 2006 will be our ability to create jobs and provide affordable housing along the coast, more particularly in the Hilton Head and Myrtle Beach markets, where service personnel face long commutes or busing to work.
The frenzied and speculative nature of the condo market during the summer months has now cooled down to a steady and sustained period of growth that bodes well for the future.