{"id":45,"date":"2026-10-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/?p=45"},"modified":"2026-10-01T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T12:00:00","slug":"vacation-homes-make-up-4-5-of-south-carolina-housing-15th-most-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/01\/vacation-homes-make-up-4-5-of-south-carolina-housing-15th-most-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Vacation Homes Make Up 4.5% of South Carolina Housing, 15th Most in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Did you know that vacation homes now make up 4.5% of South Carolina\u2019s housing\u2014ranking us 15th in the nation? In my two decades serving Upstate South Carolina, I\u2019ve watched firsthand how these trends shape our local market. With the U.S. currently facing a shortage of 4.03 million homes\u2014driven by new construction lagging behind household growth\u2014we\u2019re seeing higher prices, tighter inventory, and greater challenges for first-time buyers and renters. These shifts highlight why it\u2019s more important than ever to have the right strategy and a trusted guide when exploring options, whether you\u2019re searching for a primary residence, investment property, or a peaceful retreat. My deep local expertise allows me to help clients understand how these changes affect their plans, so every real estate journey is as informed and seamless as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tribuneledgernews.com\/extra\/news\/vacation-homes-make-up-4-5-of-south-carolina-housing-15th-most-in-the-u\/article_ee626e5c-0adc-5aa8-aba9-838ca1791020.html\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that vacation homes now make up 4.5% of South Carolina\u2019s housing\u2014ranking us 15th in the nation? In my two decades serving Upstate South Carolina, I\u2019ve watched firsthand how these trends shape our local market. With the U.S. currently facing a shortage of 4.03 million homes\u2014driven by new construction lagging behind household growth\u2014we\u2019re [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":347,"featured_media":46,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/347"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47,"href":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions\/47"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}