August 25, 2021

Shawna Woodward

Local housing market experiences temporary slowdown

As housing prices continue to climb, Shawna Woodward says the real estate market has slowed down, but she doesn’t expect it to stay that way for long. Woodward – agent for RE/MAX Reinvented in Columbia County – explains the market generally slows down when school starts. “Historically, we have lower inventory coming into October and November,” she states. An article from Southeastern Residential explains the nationwide housing inventory is almost 19% lower than it was last year at this time. The median price of homes in Georgia has increased significantly

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Local housing market experiences temporary slowdown

As housing prices continue to climb, Shawna Woodward says the real estate market has slowed down, but she doesn’t expect it to stay that way for long. Woodward – agent for RE/MAX Reinvented in Columbia County – explains the market generally slows down when school starts. “Historically, we have lower inventory coming into October and November,” she states. An article from Southeastern Residential explains the nationwide housing inventory is almost 19% lower than it was last year at this time. The median price of homes in Georgia has increased significantly

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Jacl’s is a jack of all trades and master of game night!

This reporter’s been to a café and lounge in San Francisco where they didn’t serve alcohol; actually, been to one in Paris too. But, I can’t say I’ve ever seen one in South Carolina. But Carla and J.J. Ponce created Jacl’s Café and Lounge, across Pendleton Street from St. Thaddeus Church, to be just that, a respite for the mind and body. Jacl’s is also a haven for board game players and folks who just want some peace and quiet. Going on day and night (they stay open until 10

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Local bank executive leads 2021 campaign to help the community

Jordan Pierce, the First Community Bank Market President will try and help lead the United Way efforts for their 2021 fund-raising campaign. In 2020, donations were down to $2,190,000—about half of funding received from many years in the past. Some of that is attributed to Covid-19. Below is a video Pierce presented to showcase some of the various services the United Way provided during the pandemic and the importance of giving. Here are a list of just 10 of the companies that provided corporate contributions in 2020 as a firm

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