| To all the other superlatives written about this | | | | continue to rise steadily but never aggressively. A |
| city, you could add that's where Columbia | | | | review of the best known foreclosure listings sites |
| foreclosure homes are the hardest to find. They | | | | gave numbers of foreclosures for Richland |
| have found the secret to living well in Columbia; | | | | County from 190 to 50, with an average of 2,100 |
| unbelievably low cost housing, great choices in | | | | traditional real estate properties listed for sale. |
| spectacular settings like those along Lake Murray's | | | | How do they do it so well? |
| shores, a reputation for the best in a region that | | | | A Mid-sized city in the Midlands region, isolated |
| shines with Southern hospitality, and that includes | | | | from the severe housing crises of the mid-west |
| the welcoming business environment. And, it | | | | and south-east regions of the country, this is no |
| seems, the secret to prudent borrowing and living | | | | backwater. It's a transportation hub midway |
| within one's means and so avoiding the pain of | | | | between New York and Miami, and the Atlantic |
| defaulting home owners and rising numbers of | | | | coast beaches are within easy travel distance. |
| lender owned property suffered in many other | | | | Historic homes combine with incredibly well-priced |
| cities across the states. | | | | modern townhouses and condos. There are plenty |
| Relocating, retiring, or just plain moving in to get | | | | of green spaces and outdoor recreational |
| some of the advantage of living in one of the | | | | activities, lush scenery and inland water tracts |
| nation's most attractive cities? If you can find | | | | that shield wonderful birdlife. The quality of life |
| them, foreclosure homes have a median price of | | | | pluses are too many to mention here. Look for |
| around $96,000, in a city where new homes | | | | the extra bonus of a foreclosure discount, and let |
| average $177,000 and all MLS home sales | | | | yourself in on the secret. |
| averaged $170,000 last month. Home prices | | | | |