Top Realtors and Real Estate Agents in Lancaster, SC
Rankings based on verified MLS transaction data. Last updated September 2026. No pay-to-play.
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Top Agent
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Denise Gordon
Denise Gordon, LLC Real Estate Services
19 Years of experience
19+ Sales in the last 12 months
Top 0.79%
in Lancaster, SC
$26.1M
All-Time Sales
$100K - $780K
Price Range
8%
Negotiated Off List
Top Agent(42)
Melissa Young
Call It Closed International Realty
10 Years of experience
26+ Sales in the last 12 months
Top 3.15%
in Lancaster, SC
$99.2M
All-Time Sales
$260K - $1.6M
Price Range
2%
Negotiated Off List
Top Agent(655)
Thomas Elrod
Keller Williams - High Performance Real Estate Advisors
17 Years of experience
185+ Sales in the last 12 months
Top 3.54%
in Lancaster, SC
$812.1M
All-Time Sales
$240K - $5.4M
Price Range
3%
Negotiated Off List
Top AgentTop 5.12%
in Lancaster, SC
$495.8M
All-Time Sales
$280K - $2.8M
Price Range
6%
Negotiated Off List
Top Agent(11)
Micah Winn
Keller Williams Connected - Winn Property Group
6 Years of experience
100+ Sales in the last 12 months
Top 5.91%
in Lancaster, SC
$101M
All-Time Sales
$240K - $1.3M
Price Range
5%
Negotiated Off List
Top AgentTop 7.09%
in Lancaster, SC
$651.1M
All-Time Sales
$120K - $2.6M
Price Range
6%
Negotiated Off List
Top AgentTop 8.66%
in Lancaster, SC
$95.1M
All-Time Sales
$210K - $1.6M
Price Range
3%
Negotiated Off List
Top Agent(67)
Kim Bigach
Keller Williams Connected - Fort Mill
42 Years of experience
123+ Sales in the last 12 months
$343.6M
All-Time Sales
$230K - $1.9M
Price Range
7%
Negotiated Off List
Top AgentTop 10.24%
in Lancaster, SC
$181.1M
All-Time Sales
$200K - $1.5M
Price Range
9%
Negotiated Off List
Top AgentTop 11.42%
in Lancaster, SC
$138.4M
All-Time Sales
$240K - $1.3M
Price Range
4%
Negotiated Off List
Top Agent$56.5M
All-Time Sales
$300K - $1M
Price Range
4%
Negotiated Off List
Top AgentTop 12.2%
in Lancaster, SC
$871.8M
All-Time Sales
$330K - $2.3M
Price Range
4%
Negotiated Off List
Top AgentTop 12.2%
in Lancaster, SC
$267.1M
All-Time Sales
$180K - $11.2M
Price Range
5%
Negotiated Off List
Top AgentTop 12.2%
in Lancaster, SC
$245.6M
All-Time Sales
$350K - $2.4M
Price Range
5%
Negotiated Off List
Top Agent(31)
Lisa Archer
Keller Williams Ballantyne Area - Live Love Worldwide
21 Years of experience
120+ Sales in the last 12 months
Top 12.6%
in Lancaster, SC
$278.1M
All-Time Sales
$210K - $2.2M
Price Range
3%
Negotiated Off List
Top AgentReviews not yet available
Ned Williams
Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty
24 Years of experience
1+ Sales in the last 12 months
$134M
All-Time Sales
$300K - $950K
Price Range
9
Sold in Lancaster, SC
Top Agent(19)
Steve Jarrell
The Longleaf Group at eXp Realty
5 Years of experience
97+ Sales in the last 12 months
Top 13.39%
in Lancaster, SC
$139.2M
All-Time Sales
$360K - $1.6M
Price Range
1%
Negotiated Off List
Top Agent(37)
Steven Mueller
eXp Realty | Vantage Realty Professionals
19 Years of experience
44+ Sales in the last 12 months
$336.6M
All-Time Sales
$280K - $2.2M
Price Range
5%
Negotiated Off List
Top Agent$100.6M
All-Time Sales
$240K - $1.6M
Price Range
7%
Negotiated Off List
Top Agent$184.9M
All-Time Sales
$170K - $1.2M
Price Range
4%
Negotiated Off List
Top Agent$334M
All-Time Sales
$410K - $3.6M
Price Range
5%
Negotiated Off List
Top AgentReviews not yet available
Garry Edwards
Keller Williams Select
37 Years of experience
19+ Sales in the last 12 months
$97.1M
All-Time Sales
$160K - $980K
Price Range
6%
Negotiated Off List
Top Agent$577.1M
All-Time Sales
$210K - $2.2M
Price Range
4%
Negotiated Off List
Top Agent(23)
John Combs
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate
12 Years of experience
43+ Sales in the last 12 months
Top 18.11%
in Lancaster, SC
$82.4M
All-Time Sales
$240K - $1.7M
Price Range
5%
Negotiated Off List
Top AgentTop 18.5%
in Lancaster, SC
$250M
All-Time Sales
$210K - $2.8M
Price Range
4%
Negotiated Off List
Lancaster Housing Market Trends
Homes in Lancaster take a median 91 days to sell, go for 97.28% of asking, prices are down 3.5% from a year ago. Verified MLS market data through September 2026.
Market temperature
Buyer's market
6.4 months of supply. Under 3 favors sellers, over 6 favors buyers.
What homes sell for
$271,578
median sale price
How fast they sell
91 days
median time on market
Supply and competition
6.4 months
of supply on the market
The numbers speak
for Lancaster.
Every agent above earned their place with closed sales, not advertising. Tell us about your home and our algorithm picks the Lancaster agents whose results fit it.
Lancaster agents analyzed for these rankings
days faster: top-ranked agents sell in 24 days, the Lancaster market in 91
median sale price in Lancaster
Do Top Lancaster Agents Sell Faster?
The 25 top-ranked agents on EffectiveAgents in Lancaster sell in a median of 24 days, compared with the Lancaster market median of 91 days on market.
About 67 days faster (74% quicker than the Lancaster market)
Median days to sale reported by the top-ranked Lancaster agents on EffectiveAgents, compared with the Lancaster market median days on market. Agent figures reflect each agent's reported sales history.
When Is the Best Time to Sell a House in Lancaster?
Based on the last 24 months of verified MLS market data, homes in Lancaster sell fastest and closest to asking when they go under contract in June. To hit that window, plan to list around April.
Median days on market by month (shorter is faster)
June
Best month to sell
58 days
Typical time on market
99.2%
Of asking price
Seasonal averages from the last 24 months of Lancaster, SC sales. Individual results vary with price, condition, and how the broader market moves. A local agent can pinpoint the right timing for your home.
What These Numbers Mean for Lancaster Buyers and Sellers
The Housing Market Trends module above sets the baseline, and the underlying indicators point to a market where leverage is more balanced than a single statistic suggests. With 6.4 months of supply and 101 active listings against 16 homes sold monthly, Lancaster sits near the boundary between a seller's and a buyer's market. The median sale price of $271,578 moved -3.5% year over year, while homes are taking a median of 91 days to sell, a +18 days change in market time that gives patient buyers room to negotiate.
The tension in the data is worth reading closely. On one side, 25.0% of homes sold above list price and 27.2% went off the market within two weeks, signaling that well-priced, move-in-ready properties still draw fast competition. On the other side, 39.3% of listings recorded a price drop, which tells sellers that aspirational pricing is being corrected by the market rather than rewarded. The average sale-to-list ratio of 97.28% confirms most deals close just under asking.
For a buyer, this means segmenting your approach: compete aggressively on fresh, sharply priced listings, but negotiate firmly on anything that has sat beyond the median. For a seller, pricing to the comparable evidence from the start matters more than chasing the top of the range, since the price-drop share shows the cost of overreaching. Across 250 licensed agents in the area, the difference between a data-driven pricing strategy and a guess is measurable in both days on market and final dollars.
What Lancaster Home Prices Mean for You
Understanding the true cost of homeownership in Lancaster goes beyond the listing price. These calculators break down what today's market conditions mean for your budget, your timeline, and your negotiating position.
| Median home price | $271,578 |
| Down payment (20%) | $54,316 |
| Loan amount | $217,262 |
| Monthly payment (PITI) | $2,016 |
Based on 28% debt-to-income ratio, 7.24% mortgage rate (as of October 29, 2026), 30-year fixed loan, 1.15% property tax rate, $275/mo insurance. Actual requirements vary by lender.
Based on $271,578 median home price with 20% down at 7.24% (as of October 29, 2026) for 30 years. Property tax estimated at 1.15% of home value.
Year-over-year data reflects the most recent rolling period from Lancaster MLS records. Prior year values calculated from current figures and published YoY changes.
What to Look for in a Lancaster Realtor
Name recognition and marketing spend are poor proxies for how an agent performs when it is time to price a home or negotiate an offer. The more useful signals are verified transaction volume, pricing accuracy, and how consistently an agent's clients close near list. EffectiveAgents analyzed 167 transactions in Lancaster to rank 75 agents against those measures. The top-ranked agent, Denise Gordon of Denise Gordon, LLC Real Estate Services, has recorded 202 transactions and $25.3M in all-time sales volume. That track record matters in a market where 25.0% of homes sell above list yet 39.3% of listings require a price cut, because the gap between those two outcomes is where negotiation skill shows up. Experience across the Lancaster area, including the 29720, 29721, and 29722 zip codes, helps an agent read which listings will draw multiple offers and which need a different strategy. When reviewing agents, look at the pattern across many reviews rather than a single testimonial, since consistency over time is the more reliable indicator.
How We Rank Lancaster Real Estate Agents
Our rankings are built from verified MLS transaction data, not advertising spend. For every agent we analyze more than fifteen performance signals, including sales volume in your city and zip code, recent and all-time transactions, days on market, negotiation results (how far above or below list price an agent's clients actually close), price-point fit, and verified reviews. The agents shown first are those whose verified results put them at the top of the Lancaster market today.
Agents cannot pay for placement in these rankings. The underlying data refreshes as new closed transactions are reported, so rankings shift with real market performance. Learn how we rank agents.
250
agents analyzed
15+
performance signals
$0
paid for placement
Rankings reviewed by Kevin Stuteville, Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker (License BK3068131), Founder of EffectiveAgents.
Data last updated: September 2026
Lancaster Real Estate Agent FAQs
Who is the best real estate agent in Lancaster, SC?
The top-ranked agent in Lancaster, SC by EffectiveAgents' analysis is Denise Gordon of Denise Gordon, LLC Real Estate Services, with 202 verified transactions and $25.3M in all-time sales volume. EffectiveAgents ranks agents by analyzing 167 local transactions and measuring pricing accuracy, sale-to-list performance, and closed volume rather than advertising. Because 75 of the area's 250 licensed agents are ranked, you can compare several qualified professionals and match one to your specific price range and timeline.
How were these Lancaster real estate agents ranked?
Rankings are built from verified MLS transaction data. We analyze more than fifteen performance signals for every agent, including sales volume in your city and zip code, recent and all-time transactions, days on market, negotiation results, price-point fit, and verified reviews. Agents cannot pay for placement.
How many real estate agents are in Lancaster?
Our data covers 250 real estate agents serving the Lancaster area. The count represents agents with transaction activity recorded in our Lancaster market data, not simply everyone holding a license.
What does the median sale price in Lancaster mean for sellers?
Lancaster's median sale price is $271,578 as of September 2026. Half of recent sales closed above that figure and half below. It is a useful baseline for understanding the market, but an experienced local agent will price your home against comparable recent sales in your neighborhood, not the citywide median.
How long does it take to sell a house in Lancaster?
In Lancaster, the median home takes 91 days to sell, and that figure reflects a +18 days change in market time compared with last year. Your actual timeline depends on pricing relative to comparable sales, condition, and location within the 29720, 29721, and 29722 zip codes. Well-priced, move-in-ready homes can move quickly, with 27.2% of listings going under contract within two weeks, while overpriced homes contribute to the 39.3% of listings that require a reduction. Pricing accurately from day one is the single biggest factor in a shorter timeline.
Does it cost anything to use EffectiveAgents?
No. EffectiveAgents is free for home buyers and sellers, with no obligation to work with any agent we match you with.
Do agents pay to be ranked or featured?
No. Agents cannot pay for placement anywhere in these rankings. Positions are earned from verified transaction performance only.
What commission do Lancaster realtors charge?
Commissions are negotiable and vary by agent, service level, and transaction. There is no set rate, and recent industry changes have made commission structures more flexible than ever. Discuss the structure directly with your agent before signing a listing or buyer agreement.
Should I use a local Lancaster agent or a national brand?
The individual agent matters more than the brand on the sign. Offices within the same national franchise vary widely in performance, and the agent you hire, not the logo, prices your home, negotiates your contract, and manages your closing. A strong local agent brings firsthand knowledge of Lancaster neighborhoods, pricing patterns, and buyer activity. Compare agents on verified local results such as recent sales, days on market, and negotiation outcomes rather than name recognition.
What questions should I ask a Lancaster realtor before hiring them?
Ask how many homes they have closed in Lancaster in the past year, what their average sale-to-list ratio is, and how much of their business is in your neighborhood and price range. Ask how they will market your home or find you listings, and how often they will communicate. Strong agents answer with specifics. Verified transaction data is the fastest way to confirm what you hear.
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