Median home prices in S.C. increase 13% over last year

Your Daily Report of business news from the Midlands Click here to view this message in a browser window. Share with a friend: TODAY'S HEADLINES  |  April 21, 2021 Median home prices in S.C. increase 13% over last year Median home prices in South Carolina increased 13% year-over-year, from $234,000 to $265,000, according to South Carolina Realtors' March 2021 data. Sales were up an average of 22% from last year. Online event to honor community development organization April 22 has been declared Benedict-Allen Community Development Corporation Day in the city of Columbia. An online event will honor 10 local leaders for contributions to the nonprofit organization.  Veterans Virtual Career Fair to take place May 4 More than 30 state agencies and higher education institutions will participate in the online event. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, South Carolina had an annual average of 10,000 unemployed veterans in 2020. New laureates inducted in S.C. Business Hall of Fame Three business leaders have been inducted into Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina's S.C. Business Hall of Fame in recognition of leadership and civic achievement. The Columbia-based organization began honoring inductees in 1985. The Daily Report is published by the Columbia Regional Business Report, a publication of SC Biz News.  Got a news tip or story idea? Let us know about it. Get all the business news delivered to your inbox: From the Lowcountry, the Midlands, the Upstate and across South Carolina.   And check out Soda City Biz Wire for the latest unfiltered content and the daily Morning Report. Subscribe to our print editions. Connect with us: SC Biz News 1612 Marion St., Suite 301, Columbia, SC 29201   Unsubscribe/manage the emails you receive from us