THE GREENVILLE REAL ESTATE JOURNAL

Crash chatter is loud, but the Prices Must Drop Myth misses how Greenville’s market actually works—equity-rich owners, scarce distress, and supply-and-demand dynamics that won’t bend to vibes.

Greenville’s year-end wasn’t sleepy. December Data Signals stronger listings, surprise pendings, top-three closings, and months of supply sliding to 3.6—pointing the market back toward sellers as 2026 begins.

Greenville’s 2026 housing outlook calls for high-5% mortgage moments, 2–5% price gains, tighter months’ supply, and a possible affordability reset—plus a split where four-bedroom homes rise, and two-bedroom values slip.

A no-spin scorecard on the Upstate housing market—mortgage rates above 6%, prices drifting higher, cash at 22%, policy getting tougher, and the final tally: 7.5 out of 10 predictions correct.

The Annual Housing Market Forecast shows tight supply, a 5.25% mortgage-rate tipping point for buyers, and why zoning keeps the “missing middle” out of reach—plus what to expect as the busy season returns.

Greenville’s housing affordability crisis deepened as prices surged, inventory hit 1.9 months, and the affordability index fell from 115 to 100. Here’s what’s driving it, why “build more” is complicated, and what helps now.

Greenville enters 2021 with jobs rebounding faster than the nation, mortgage rates still supportive, and inventory tight. Here’s a data-rich look at what’s going to happen in Greenville in 2021—from affordability and new construction to migration, policy, and practical moves for buyers, sellers, and investors.

Basements have a branding problem—and it isn’t about damp concrete or cobweb myths. It’s about how value gets measured. In this fiery, data-sprinkled episode of Selling Greenville, the host lays out a case that finished basement square footage—when built and finished to the same standard as the main level—routinely gets shortchanged at appraisal. The lived experience, the market behavior, and even a quick pass through MLS metadata all suggest something different: buyers see a