Despite three years of a solid recovery in home prices, a surprising number of homeowners don't realize what they've gained.Most underestimate what their home is worth and, consequently, the amount of home equity that they could draw upon. Even more striking, just more than half of homeowners with a mortgage don't expect to gain any equity in 2016, despite rising home prices. It may be why home

Irmo Planning Commission members approved plans Monday night for a new housing subdivision in Irmo. The vote was held over from the January meeting as members wanted to require a second access point. Plans call for 162 homes to be built on the 8000 block of Irmo Drive near the Murray Landing shopping center at the intersection of N. Lake Drive. Robert Wilder of real estate investor

Town officials estimate Lexington has grown 83 percent since 2000, making it the fourth-fastest growing municipality in the state with about 20,000 residents in the latest estimate from 2014, according to data from the U.S. Census. New businesses and families still are arriving at a record pace, and Mayor Steve MacDougall presented a plan of action for managing the growth during his 2016 State of