David Slade
Post & Courier
Charleston, SC, United States
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40 Charleston area condo and apartment buildings involved in lawsuits over defects
At least 40 Charleston area condominium and townhouse developments have been involved in lawsuits over construction defects, and new problems keep arising. → Read More
Sen. Tim Scott's provisions in approved federal farm bill to aid SC heirs' property owners
Provisions in the federal farm bill that Sen. Tim Scott co-sponsored could help owners of heir's property access federal programs including farm loans and disaster assistance. → Read More
SC land slipping away from families amid fragile claims and explosive growth
Valuable heirs’ property — land that is passed down informally for generations — is slipping away from black families in South Carolina's Lowcountry amid development pressures and legal battles. → Read More
A decade after recession hit, SC incomes haven't recovered
Nationally, household income increased and poverty declined for a fourth consecutive year in 2017, but in South Carolina poverty increased, and while household income rose it remained below pre-recession levels. → Read More
Ashley River district a National Treasure — but also most endangered
Saying the Ashley River Historic District illustrates three centuries of South Carolina’s cultural heritage and provides the opportunity to study the area’s history and evolution, the National Trust for Historic → Read More
Slade column: If an airline does you wrong, it pays to complain
Due to travel plans, the last weekends in October marked the first consecutive weeks when my 7-year-old financial tips column didn't appear, but I wasn't just on vacation. → Read More
South Carolina's looming pension crisis
Years of ill-timed investments and a refusal to abandon questionable strategies have left South Carolina's government pension plans on the ropes, with a massive funding gap that threatens promised benefits → Read More
Personal finance tips for hurricane season
As Tropical Storm Bonnie reminded the Lowcountry over Memorial Day weekend, the six-month period known as hurricane season is here again. → Read More
Mount Pleasant special council meeting scheduled to discuss growth-related issues
MOUNT PLEASANT — Town Council will hold a special meeting at noon Thursday aimed at settling some of the more contentious growth and development issues that have been repeatedly discussed at council meetings. → Read More
South Carolina’s Future Scholar 529 plan can help with higher education costs
In just a week it will be Memorial Day weekend, Charleston high school seniors will be preparing for graduation, and babies born on May 29 throughout South Carolina will be able to get some free money to start their college savings accounts. → Read More
Census Bureau: Mount Pleasant was nation’s 10th-fastest-growing city in 2015
MOUNT PLEASANT — No city east of the Mississippi grew as quickly as Mount Pleasant did in 2015, according to newly released census estimates. → Read More
Mount Pleasant eyes higher impact fees on new homes, businesses
MOUNT PLEASANT — Developers in this fast-growing town pay the highest municipal impact fees in the Charleston metro area, but some Town Council members say those fees aren’t high enough to cover growth-related costs such as widening roa → Read More
Rep. Brian White’s former landlord pays more than $24,000 in back property taxes
ANDERSON — Following a Post and Courier investigation of S.C. Rep. Brian White’s multi-year rental of a house owned by campaign contributors, Anderson County has collected more than $24,000 in back-taxes from the property owner, nursing → Read More
Coleman Boulevard drainage and road work approved, but no traffic circle for now
MOUNT PLEASANT — Town Council has narrowly voted to press ahead with drainage and road improvements on part of Coleman Boulevard, despite concerns about raised medians that prompted opposition to the roughly $11 million project. → Read More
Home development behind Trident Academy moves forward
MOUNT PLEASANT — Over the objections of hundreds of petition-signing residents, Town Council took a step closer to approving a plan to build 19 homes on the fields behind Trident Academy on Wakendaw Road. → Read More
Apartment seekers find huge variation in rents as computer models take over pricing
Imagine looking for an apartment, and learning that the monthly rent for a particular unit could be $500 more, or less, depending on how many months the initial lease term runs. → Read More
State lawmaker lived at contributor’s half-million-dollar property, ducks questions
During the worst recession in generations, South Carolina state Rep. Brian White and his wife sold their modest ranch home in Anderson for $150,000 and moved to a nearly 3,900-square-foot house on 7.7 acres with a pool. → Read More
Mixson apartment buildings ‘unsafe,’ engineers told property owner in March
The Mixson development plays a key role in North Charleston’s plan to revitalize its greater Park Circle area, but now the city may order the demolition of Mixson’s upscale apartment complex. → Read More
Mount Pleasant Town Council again considers buying Shem Creek property
MOUNT PLEASANT — Two months after dropping the controversial idea of appraising properties on Shem Creek that were not for sale, Town Council discussed buying creek-front land during a closed-door meeting Monday. → Read More
How to find “workforce housing” rentals in the Charleston area
It’s no secret that rents in the Charleston area are high and rising, particularly in desirable areas such as the Charleston peninsula and Mount Pleasant. → Read More