Goodwill Estate, a 736-acre property in Eastover that dates to 1795, sold for $13.8 million, the highest-priced home sale publicly reported in the Columbia, South Carolina metro area for the week of August 10 through August 16, 2026.
The five reported sales combined for $16.14 million and are spread across Eastover, Gilbert, Forest Acres, Columbia and Lexington. Build years run from 1965 to 2010, and the group takes in a National Register estate on a private lake, two mid-1960s brick houses in Columbia and a six-bedroom house in Lexington.
No. 1 — $13,800,000 · 229 Joseph Kershaw Rd, Eastover, South Carolina
Goodwill Estate spreads over 736 acres and seven parcels in Eastover, behind a gate and ringed by roughly 3,600 acres of preservation land. The property sold for $13,800,000 on August 12, 2026. Its buildings are recorded together at 14 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms and a reported 16,481 square feet, with a build year of 2010.
Two Charleston-inspired houses stand on the estate, both looking out over a 35-acre lake. The main house measures 8,400 square feet and was sold furnished, with custom furniture, antiques and artwork included, and a second house of 5,488 square feet was finished to match it.
Goodwill dates to 1795 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Wetlands, hardwood forests and 45 acres of fields and meadows make up much of the land, which is crossed by about 12 miles of trails and roads and by Colonels Creek. The estate also carries an approval for a 22-lot community.
Tammra Granger and Julie Breedlove of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty were the listing agents. The $13,800,000 closing put the two of them on the listing side of the No. 1 transaction in RealtyWire’s Columbia Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026, the highest-priced home sale publicly reported anywhere in the metro area that week.
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No. 2 — $850,000 · 4624 Augusta Hwy, Gilbert, South Carolina
The second-highest reported price of the week went to 4624 Augusta Hwy in Gilbert, a 1988 house with three bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms and a reported 2,409 square feet. The transaction was recorded at $850,000 on August 12, 2026. Detailed listing remarks were not available for the property, so this entry rests on the verified transaction and property record.
The sale ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s weekly Top 5 for the Columbia, South Carolina metro area. RealtyWire could not verify the listing agent or brokerage for the transaction, and the real estate professionals who handled it are invited to confirm their credit for the record.
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No. 3 — $530,000 · 122 Ila Lane, Columbia, South Carolina
122 Ila Lane is a single-level brick house in Forest Acres, a few blocks from Satchel Ford Elementary School and set on a wide lot. Built in 1965, it holds four bedrooms and a reported 2,230 square feet, and the sale closed at $530,000 on August 11, 2026.
The floor plan runs open between the living and dining rooms, and the kitchen carries quartz countertops, a subway tile backsplash, gold accents and stainless-steel appliances. The primary suite is tucked at the back of the house with double closets, recessed lighting and an updated bathroom holding a large walk-in shower, a double vanity and a separate water closet. Three more bedrooms share an updated hall bathroom.
Outside, a fully fenced back yard takes in a patio, and a two-car garage sits alongside the house. The property previously changed hands for $387,500 in 2020.
The Art of RE at eXp Realty held the listing on the No. 3 sale in RealtyWire’s Columbia Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026, and the house went under contract 13 days after the current listing date. The individual listing agent could not be verified for publication, and RealtyWire invites the agent or the brokerage to confirm the credit for the record.
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No. 4 — $500,000 · 6067 Crabtree Rd, Columbia, South Carolina
An all-brick house at 6067 Crabtree Rd, in the Forest Lake Estates neighborhood of Columbia, took the No. 4 position, changing hands for $500,000 in a closing dated August 13, 2026. Built in 1966, it carries five bedrooms, three full bathrooms and a reported 3,520 square feet.
Hardwood floors run through the entryway, the dining room, the formal living room and the main-level bedrooms, where four bedrooms and two full bathrooms share the main floor. The kitchen has stainless steel appliances and quartz countertops, with a large pantry directly off it, and a sunroom looks over the back yard.
On the lower level the hardwood continues into a wide room with a gas fireplace and built-in shelving, next to the primary bedroom, its large walk-in closet and a bathroom with double vanities. A shed of roughly 12 by 16 feet stands at the back of the property.
The transaction ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s Top 5 home sales for the Columbia, South Carolina metro area for the week. The house went under contract 5 days after the current listing date and closed $1,000 above its final asking price of $499,000, and the property previously changed hands for $283,000 in 2021. The listing agent and brokerage are not identified in the records available to RealtyWire, and the professionals who handled the sale are invited to have their credit added.
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No. 5 — $459,000 · 224 Millwright Dr, Lexington, South Carolina
In Lexington, a six-bedroom house at 224 Millwright Dr changed hands for $459,000 in a transaction recorded August 14, 2026, closing out the week’s list. Completed in 2008, it carries four bathrooms and a reported 3,690 square feet. Detailed listing remarks were not available for this property, so the entry stays with the publicly reported record.
The sale took the No. 5 position in RealtyWire’s Columbia Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026. The property went under contract 16 days after the current listing date, and it previously changed hands for $330,000 in 2021. RealtyWire was unable to verify the listing agent or brokerage for the transaction and welcomes confirmation from the professionals involved.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, August 16, 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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