What is your opinion of the Rock Hill, SC area?

Question

I'm considering buying a 5 bd house in the Carnegie Estates subdivision in Rock Hill. What is this area like and has it been hit by the real estate downturn? If not, what are the chances that prices will drop in the next couple of years?

Answer 1

I live in Rock Hill and I will NOT move for anything. I love it here. I live out in the country but I aint far from everything either. As mentioned above about Comporium. They have the market here and no other phone company will come in. I have them for for Internet, phone, and cable. I aint never had any problems out of the phone. It seems likethe cable bill goes up .50cents every month though.

If you are talking about getting a house off of Hall Spencer then it is would be a nice place to live if I am thinking of the same place.

I think that you will like it here if you decide to move here.

Answer 2

I think that Rock Hill, SC could be a very nice place to live. While I know very little about the housing market there, or the area where you want to live, I did live there for about 20 years. There really is a lot to do, and it is, over all, a nice place to live. If you can, I would get telephone service from someone other than Comporium Communications. It is NOT a good company to do business with, if you can avoid them. The city has a very nice park on Cherry Rd that is nicely laid out for multiple uses.
The housing market there is going to be heavily influenced by Charlotte, NC. Most of the major employers are in the Charlotte area. Since Rock Hill lost the Celanese plant, the better jobs now are in the surrounding areas, with Charlotte being a large job support market. There are good jobs to be found, just not as close to Rock Hill as they once were. Commuting is now a must.
There is a lot of history in the area. Because of Charlotte, there is a lot of growth there as well. What happens to the housing market is going to be determined by the work market that affects the country as well as that local area.
If I can be of any assistance for getting around, let me know.

Answer 3

Rock Hill is pretty much a Charlotte suburb at this point. The housing market has not slowed there at all. It is projected to have an 8% y/y increase in home prices. Charlotte didn't go crazy during the boom, therefore it still has sustainable increases available to it.

Prices shouldn't drop in Rock Hill. The Charlotte area has been and is pretty stable.

If my prediction is wrong, you get double your money back :-) (It's a joke, see, you didn't pay anything for that advice, so 2x zero is still ... nevermind...)

good luck!