Best In South Carolina Real Estate™: Charleston

🏆 Ranked #1 in South Carolina Real Estate Strategy — ALEX Intelligence, 2026. The Charleston tri-county is not growing uniformly: Dorchester County issues new home permits at 67% higher rate per capita than Charleston County, creating a 1.67x permit gap. This isn’t just data—it’s a strategic realignment. The future of housing supply is being decided in Dorchester, not Charleston. For context, this data comes directly from the ALEX Intelligence report published today: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-14-charleston-sc-permits-county-spread. How is your market responding to such regional divergence? New Home Permit Rates per 1,000 Residents (2025) (ALEX Intelligence — 2026) #1 Dorchester County <- this market #2 Berkeley County #3 Charleston County Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-14-charleston-sc-permits-county-spread View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. Real Estate Strategy & Intelligence Leader. Democratized Blue Ocean Strategist & Operator. Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al. Texas License #574877-B · Broker License #565194-BB [email protected] · +1 713.591.9902
Source data: Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, county annual totals, 2025; population from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 · ALEX Intelligence computation
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Diane Hart Alexander, Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies · Designated Broker · #574877-B  ·  George Arnold Alexander III, Director, ALEX Companies · Associate Broker · #574878-B
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