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Columbia, South Carolina Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Chapin Sale Tops the Week at $819,000

A $819,000 Chapin house led home sales in the Columbia, South Carolina metro area for the week ending September 20, 2026, on a list that closes with a Lake Wateree barndominium.

Columbia, South Carolina Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Chapin Sale Tops the Week at $819,000

The house at 912 Salisbury Ct in Chapin sold for $819,000 on September 16, 2026, closing at its full asking price. It ranked first among five reported home sales that together accounted for $2.91 million in the Columbia, South Carolina metro area for the week ending September 20, 2026.

Two of the week’s closings were recorded in Lexington, one on River Club Road and the other in the Hope Ferry Plantation subdivision. The rest of the list reaches from Chapin through West Columbia to Winnsboro, where a furnished barndominium on the main channel of Lake Wateree rounded out the top five. All five sales closed between September 14 and September 17.

No. 1 — $819,000 · 912 Salisbury Ct, Chapin, South Carolina

Top home sale No. 1 in the Columbia, South Carolina metro area β€” 912 Salisbury Ct, Chapin, South Carolina, week ending September 20, 2026

A house at 912 Salisbury Ct in Chapin sold for $819,000, the top reported residential price in the Columbia metro area for the week. It closed at its full asking price on September 16, 2026. The newly built house has four bedrooms, four bathrooms and 3,387 square feet, and was completed in 2026. Detailed listing remarks were not available.

The listing agent for the sale could not be verified.

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No. 2 — $656,515 · 1736 McSwain Dr, West Columbia, South Carolina

Top home sale No. 2 in the Columbia, South Carolina metro area β€” 1736 McSwain Dr, West Columbia, South Carolina, week ending September 20, 2026

A 2001-built house at 1736 McSwain Dr in West Columbia sold for $656,515 and closed September 14, 2026. The property carries four bedrooms, three full bathrooms and a half bath across a reported 3,300 square feet. It went under contract 28 days after the current listing date and previously changed hands for $540,000 in 2007.

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No. 3 — $519,500 · 221 River Club Rd, Lexington, South Carolina

Top home sale No. 3 in the Columbia, South Carolina metro area β€” 221 River Club Rd, Lexington, South Carolina, week ending September 20, 2026

The Lexington house at 221 River Club Rd traded for $519,500, closing September 14, 2026. Built in 2009, it has three bedrooms, two full bathrooms and a half bath, with a reported 2,000 square feet. The sale closed at its full asking price, and the property previously changed hands for $325,000 in 2013.

The listing agent on the sale could not be verified.

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No. 4 — $460,000 · 606 Spruce Glen Court, Lexington, South Carolina

Top home sale No. 4 in the Columbia, South Carolina metro area β€” 606 Spruce Glen Court, Lexington, South Carolina, week ending September 20, 2026

In Lexington’s Hope Ferry Plantation subdivision, a brick house on a cul-de-sac at 606 Spruce Glen Court closed September 15, 2026 at $460,000. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, three full bathrooms and a reported 2,400 square feet.

Listing materials record updates completed in 2025 and describe vaulted ceilings in the family room, a trey ceiling in the owner’s suite, oak hardwood floors through the main level, and chair rail and wainscoting. The main level holds the kitchen, a breakfast area, a formal dining room and the family room. Upstairs, a bedroom with its own closet and full bathroom sits beside a separate loft, described as flexible space for an in-law or teen suite.

Outside, a screened porch overlooks a shaded backyard with mature landscaping, brick walkways and a retaining-wall patio built around a firepit and seating area. A wooden deck and patio wrap around the back of the house, with a natural gas line run for grilling, and a walk-in crawl space provides storage for yard equipment and tools. The property is zoned for the Lexington One school district. It went under contract 5 days after the current listing date and closed at its full asking price.

eXp Realty LLC was the listing brokerage on the transaction, which ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s Columbia metro area Top 5 for the week. The individual listing agent could not be verified.

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No. 5 — $450,000 · 275 S Waters Edge Dr, Winnsboro, South Carolina

Top home sale No. 5 in the Columbia, South Carolina metro area β€” 275 S Waters Edge Dr, Winnsboro, South Carolina, week ending September 20, 2026

The week’s list closes at 275 S Waters Edge Dr in Winnsboro, a barndominium on the main channel of Lake Wateree that sold for $450,000 and closed on September 17, 2026. Built in 1988, the house has two bedrooms, one full bathroom and a reported 998 square feet, set on a large, level lot with views of the water.

A porch faces the lake, and the interior follows an open-concept plan with ample natural light. The home sold fully furnished, and the seller holds a permit for a boat lift. The property sits near the Wateree Heritage Preserve, a tract of protected land. It previously changed hands for $210,000 in 2020.

Pauline Katsoudas of RE/MAX Executive represented the listing side of the transaction, which ranked No. 5 in RealtyWire’s Columbia metro area Top 5 for the week. The house went under contract one day after the current listing date. Kimberly Thackston of Thackston Realty Group LLC represented the buyer.

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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, September 20, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.

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