Active
$1,900,000
Lexington, SC
120 Tall Timber Trail
4 bd · 2 owner's suites + bonus ba · 5,087 sqft
Coastal charm and Lake Murray sunsets
Coldwell Banker Realty · The Patrick O'Connor Team
Joseph Michel
Lexington, Lake Murray & the Midlands
An investment-minded advisor who still answers the phone. Joe Michel helps you sell smarter and buy better — from first homes in Lexington to waterfront on Lake Murray — with the #1 Coldwell Banker team in South Carolina behind every listing.
SC license 130259 · 607 Columbia Ave, Lexington, SC 29072
SC license 130259
#1 Coldwell Banker team in South Carolina
Lexington · Lake Murray · Midlands
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Featured listings
Live Patrick O'Connor Team inventory. Nothing here is invented — every address is on the team site.
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$1,874,500
Gilbert, SC
1305 Rock Island Road
4 bd · 3.5 ba · 3,688 sqft
Lake Murray equestrian estate with 219 ft of frontage
Active
$1,625,000
Pomaria, SC
1348 Koon Trestle Road
4 bd · 4 ba · 3,800 sqft
Rusty Gold — 30-acre lodge on Crims Creek
Active
$1,250,000
Leesville, SC
146 Metts Rd
3 bd · 3 ba
Lake Murray waterfront — 222 ft of frontage, private dock, no HOA
Active
$1,225,000
Lexington, SC
104 Morning Shore Court
4 bd · 3.5 ba
Prime Lake Murray access in gated Spence Plantation
Investor who still shows houses
Meet Joe Michel
Before the blazer, there were duplex rehabs in Inglewood, California, a seller-financed five-unit in Daytona Beach, and a turnkey single-family in Lexington. Weekends are family, guitar, and jiu jitsu. The burger argument is settled at Jack Brown's.
Clients hire him for the same reason investors did: he answers, he knows the numbers, and he does not pretend a cove lot is main-lake frontage.
The full storyJuly 2026 · CMLS Area 11
Lexington market, without the spin
Closings are happening. Prices are up. Inventory is also up. That is why pricing — not hope — decides whether your Lexington home sells in 30 days.
184
July closings
$331,060
Median sale
+6.5%
vs. last year
30
Days on market
491
Inventory
98.7%
Sale-to-list
From the desk
The blog lives here now
Market notes stay on Joe's personal site — not the team Squarespace. Seller timing and the 2026 buyer process both live here.
September 15, 2026
Is Cayce, SC a Good Place to Buy a Home in 2026?
Cayce’s August 2026 listing median in ZIP 29033 sat at $249,450 — down 19% from $307,900 a year earlier — with about 49 active listings and homes averaging 57 days on market. Sold-side and value indexes sit near the low-$210Ks.
September 8, 2026
Is Fall a Good Time to Buy a Home in Lexington, SC in 2026?
Redfin’s city read for Lexington shows a July 2026 median sale price of $329,835 — down 8.7% from the same stretch last year — with 145 homes sold that month (+19.1%) and a median of 28 days on market. Sale-to-list sat at 98.5%, and about 31.7% of listings carried a price drop.
September 6, 2026
Is Irmo, SC a Good Place to Buy a Home in 2026?
Irmo closed 151 homes in July 2026 — up 21.8% from July 2025 — and sellers still collected about 98.1% of list price. Year to date through July, the Irmo / St. Andrews / Ballentine CMLS pocket has 816 closings (+8.2%) at a flat $255,000 median.
September 3, 2026
Columbia SC Housing Market 2026: Which Midlands Submarket Is Growing Fastest?
Greater Columbia closed 8,371 homes in the first seven months of 2026. That is 293 more closings than the same stretch of 2025, a +3.6% year-to-date gain, at a median sales price of $283,290 (up 1.5%).
September 2, 2026
Should I Buy in Chapin or Lexington, SC in 2026?
Chapin YTD median $413K vs Lexington $312.5K through July 2026 (CMLS via Hubrec). Inventory, days on market, and which town fits which buyer — plus why Lake Murray waterfront is a third market.
September 1, 2026
What Can Lexington Sellers Learn From a $408,000 Closing in 2026?
812 Beech Leaf Court in Hope Ferry Plantation closed Aug 5, 2026 for $408,000 after listing at $425,000 (96% sale-to-list). What Lexington sellers can learn from that public closing.
August 12, 2026
Is Now a Good Time to Sell a Home in Lexington, SC in 2026?
July 2026 CMLS Area 11 closed 184 homes at a $331,060 median — up 6.5% — in 30 days, at 98.7% of list. Inventory is up 21.2%. Here is what that means if you are selling in Lexington.
August 30, 2026
How Do I Buy a Home in Lexington, SC in 2026?
Lexington-area buyers in July 2026 were shopping a $331,060 median with 491 homes on the market. Listings still closed in 30 days at 98.7% of list. Here is the process Joe Michel actually uses.
Questions people actually ask
Lexington · Lake Murray · Midlands
Ready to buy or sell in the Midlands?
Call or text Joe Michel. You will get a straight answer on price, timing, and whether the house in front of you is the one.