The South Carolina housing market, by the numbers.
Median sale price, days on market, and what a traditional sale really costs a South Carolina seller — every figure on this page comes from the source cited next to it.
- Median sale price: $394,000
- Median days on market: 72
- Typical selling costs: ~7.25% of the price
- Foreclosure timeline: 6 to 9 months
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The headline numbers.
Each figure comes from the source cited under it. Medians describe the middle of the South Carolina market, not any specific house.
| South Carolina metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $394,000 | Redfin state market tracker, May 2026 |
| Median days on market | 72 days | Redfin state market tracker, May 2026 |
| Average agent commission | 5.88% (≈ $23,167) | Clever, Feb 2026 survey (state avg) |
| Seller closing costs | 1% (≈ $3,940) | Redfin national est., May 2026 (low end of 1-3% range excl. commission, transfer tax itemized separately) |
| Seller transfer tax | 0.37% (≈ $1,458) | SC deed recording fee $1.85/$500, seller-paid (FirstExchange, 2026) |
Data updated: September 2026
Selling the traditional way in South Carolina: the math.
The same arithmetic an agent would run at your kitchen table, worked on the South Carolina median sale price.
How to read this: on the $394,000 median sale, the traditional route leaves roughly $365,435 before loan payoff, repairs, and the holding costs (effective property tax ~0.57%/yr per the Tax Foundation, plus insurance and utilities) that stack up while you wait about 72 days on market. These are estimates worked on the South Carolina median; your actual costs vary by county, property, and buyer.
The cost of waiting: South Carolina's effective property-tax rate runs about 0.57% a year (Tax Foundation). Worked on the $394,000 median home, that's roughly $2,246 a year in property tax — call it $443 accrued across the 72-day (about 10-week) median wait for a traditional sale, before insurance and utilities, and on top of the selling costs above. The longer a South Carolina listing sits past the median, the bigger that carrying cost grows.
The South Carolina foreclosure clock.
South Carolina uses a judicial foreclosure process, and a typical case runs 6 to 9 months — that window is how much real time an owner has to catch up, refinance, or sell.
How long it really takes: PRACTITIONER ESTIMATE (not statutory): roughly 6-12+ months from first missed payment to completed sale — the federal 120-day delinquency waiting period must pass before filing, then service, the 30-day answer window, foreclosure intervention review, a hearing before the master-in-equity, judgment, and ~3 weeks of published sale notice; contested cases, mediation, and court backlogs extend this considerably.
Primary statute: S.C. Code tit. 15, ch. 39. This is general information, not legal advice — confirm the specifics with a local attorney.
If you need to sell fast.
The numbers above describe the traditional route in South Carolina: roughly 7.25% of the price in selling costs and about 72 days of waiting before a financed buyer even closes. When time is the real problem — a foreclosure date, back taxes, a move that can't wait — some owners trade part of the headline price for speed and certainty by selling as-is to a cash buyer.
Your cash option: You can request offers on South Carolina houses sold as-is — no repairs, no commissions, no fees to you. Requesting offers is free, and you decide what happens next.
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