Homes in Columbia
Columbia’s diverse real estate market provides residents and soon-to-be residents a wide spectrum of housing styles and price ranges sure to please any buyer. The community is spotted with economy apartment and condominium complexes, luxury homes and everything in between. The city’s location in Missouri affords residents a choice of settings including a more serene rural environment, a bustling downtown city atmosphere or a traditional neighborhood feel.
The majority of Boone County’s 61,001 households reside in Columbia due to its affordable quality housing and its easy accessibility to the area’s major healthcare networks, school systems and additional number of significant amenities. In 2006, Columbia was named 24th in Kiplinger.com’s “50 Smart Places to Live” because of its continual high standard of life.
Ceaselessly growing in the residential sector, Columbia granted approximately 675 single-family home construction permits in 2006, valuating at $117,618,486. Owing to the fact that Columbia’s overall economic state continues to prosper, the value of housing steadily increases, making the area an ideal site for residential investment.
Evidence of Columbia’s economical housing prices are shown through a number of sources – Money magazine divulged that due to its reasonable average home price, Columbia was placed in the most affordable 15 percent in the country. Additionally, the magazine reported the city’s low cost of living placed it in the top 20 percent in the U.S. as well. Furthermore, the average housing cost is shown to be five to six percent lower than the national average, as reported by the ACCRA Cost of Living Index.
Columbia's Real Estate Sources
Columbia Chamber of Commerce
www.columbiamochamber.com
Columbia Board of Realtors
www.columbiaboardofrealtors.com
Columbia Daily Tribune
www.columbiatribune.com
The Columbia Missourian
www.columbiamissourian.com
Home Builders Association of Columbia
www.nahb.org
Maximum Media
www.maxcat.net
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