Keller Williams The Downing Group tops 4,000 deals and $1.1 billion in sales

The Columbia, South Carolina real estate team says it has passed 4,032 career transactions and $1.108 billion in sales volume after 17 years in business. The milestone underscores the group’s scale across the Midlands market and its growing base of client reviews.

Why it matters: - Keller Williams The Downing Group’s latest milestone shows the scale of one of the Midlands’ busiest real estate teams. - The group says its track record reflects experience across buying, selling and negotiating in a market that can shift quickly. - Strong transaction volume and online reviews can influence how local buyers and sellers choose an agent team.

What happened: - Keller Williams The Downing Group surpassed 4,000 career real estate transactions and $1.108 billion in career sales volume. - The Columbia-based team posted 4,032 career transactions and $1,108,055,552 in career sales volume. - Brent Downing leads the team, which has been actively selling real estate for 17 years. - The group now includes 25 producing agents. - The team serves Columbia, Lexington, Irmo, Chapin, Blythewood, Gilbert, West Columbia, Lake Murray and surrounding South Carolina Midlands communities.

The details: - The team’s peak year came in 2021, when it closed 544 transactions worth $151,630,695 in sales volume. - Keller Williams The Downing Group ranked No. 4 in Group Sales in the 2025 Keller Williams Carolina Region with 356 units sold. - The team also ranked No. 6 in Group Sales GCI with $3,488,592. - Its Midlands business spans Richland and Lexington counties and nearby areas. - The group lists work in Columbia neighborhoods including Shandon, Old Shandon, Wales Garden, Heathwood, Lake Katherine, Elmwood Park, Rosewood, Cottontown, WildeWood, Woodcreek Farms, Lake Carolina, Spring Valley, Harbison, Yacht Cove and Murraywood. - In Lexington County, the team has completed business in Saluda River Club, Governors Grant, Persimmon Grove, Cobblestone Farms, Spence Plantation, Mallard Lakes, Hunters Ridge, Aberdeen Farm, Bridgeford Place and Yardley Farms. - The team works with first-time buyers, relocations to Greater Columbia, military relocation and VA buyers near Fort Jackson and Shaw Air Force Base, new-construction buyers, investors, move-up buyers and Lake Murray home shoppers. - Seller work includes primary residences, estate and probate properties, lakefront homes, land, condos, townhouses, golf-course homes, riverfront homes and historic properties. - The team has more than 1,400 Google reviews and 1,140 Zillow reviews, with a five-star average on both platforms. - The company’s announcement includes a link for more information about buying or selling real estate in the area: More information.

Between the lines: - The combination of transaction volume, regional rankings and review counts suggests the team is using scale and reputation as competitive advantages. - Downing framed the business around data-driven advice, hard negotiation and market guidance rather than broad marketing claims. - The milestone also highlights how local broker teams can build a large footprint by covering multiple counties, property types and buyer segments.

What's next: - The Downing Group appears positioned to keep expanding across the Midlands as well as broader South Carolina markets through affiliated teams. - The release says The Downing Team at Keller Williams Drive serves Upstate markets including Greenville, Anderson, Clemson, Seneca, Greer, Easley, Lake Keowee and Lake Hartwell. - Keller Williams Realty says each office is independently owned and operated. - Keller Williams Realty also says it supports the Fair Housing Act and operates as an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The bottom line: - Keller Williams The Downing Group has turned long-term volume into a major Midlands real estate brand, with 4,032 deals and more than $1.1 billion in sales to show for it.