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Why RPAC? + Thank You Major Donors  The Realtor advocacy program takes a team, and an important part of that team is RPAC.  RPAC is the REALTORS® Political Action Committee.    In effect, RPAC is a joint account to which Realtors make an annual deposit so that your industry can support the campaigns of candidates for… Read more »

Hello REALTORS®, I know it seems like elections are always in the news—because they are.  And it’s not because campaigns are getting longer—even though they are.  Sometimes it’s because life intrudes, and elected officials aren’t able to fulfill their terms of office.  That’s what happened to two former members of Walhalla City Council. On January… Read more »

Monthly Indicators U.S. existing-home sales rebounded from the previous month, rising 4.2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.26 million units, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Economists polled by Reuters had forecast sales would fall to a rate of 3.95 million for the month. Purchase activity increased in the South and… Read more »

Hello REALTORS®,   Signs and sign ordinances can be beneficial to Realtors, but they also come with responsibility.  Over the last several years, your REALTORS® Association successfully lobbied across the Western Upstate for protection of signs that communicate that real property is for sale while local sign ordinances were updated.    A decade ago, the U.S. Supreme… Read more »

ATTENTION: BICs As a Broker-In-Charge (BIC) or Property Manager-in-Charge (PMIC), you are responsible for the supervision of all employees and supervised licensees (SC Code Ann. §40-57-135(A)(1)). BICs or PMICs who fail to ensure that their supervised licensees are actively licensed while practicing may be subject to disciplinary action by the Commission. For licenses with a… Read more »

Renewals for licenses with the South Carolina Real Estate Commission for 2025-2027 are now open. Online renewal is available twenty-four (24) hours a day. If you have not accessed your e-service account in a while, you may need to reset/recover your password. Go to the “Recover/Reset My Password” web link at https://eservice.llr.sc.gov/SSO/Login/RecoverPass/, and a link… Read more »

Hello REALTORS®, Last week, I reported on the various real estate-related ordinances being considered at the South Carolina General Assembly.  This week, I am reporting on what is happening in Washington, plus the outcome of the proposed residential development moratorium in Anderson County.  But first, a little about your REALTORS® Association and it’s advocacy program…. Read more »

Hello REALTORS®,   Last week I reported on the various real estate-related ordinances being considered at the three counties in the Western Upstate.  Our cities have been less active, but we have several ordinances under consideration, or that have been adopted since the beginning of the year.  City of Anderson  Anderson has started updating their comprehensive… Read more »

Monthly Indicators U.S. existing-home sales fell for the first time since September, slipping 4.9% monthover-month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.08 million units, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), as elevated home prices and higher interest rates continue to impact buyer activity. Despite the drop, sales were up 2% compared to… Read more »