October 14, 2024For immediate releaseContact: Brandon Charochak, 803-908-3364BCharochak@governor.sc.gov COLUMBIA, S.C. – Following Governor Henry McMaster’s September 28 request for an expedited major disaster declaration, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that South Carolina’s businesses and residents affected by Hurricane Helene from the incident period beginning September 25 are eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans. The… Read more »
Read MoreThis Fall’s Ballot Questions Our country uses a representative form of government. That means the citizens elect people to represent them in their government. Elections are an important way that Realtors, and Americans in general, can participate in their government—by voting for the people who represent them. Sometimes, our representatives ask us questions when we… Read more »
Read MoreMonthly Housing Indicators U.S. existing-home sales slid 2.5% month-over-month and 4.2% year-over-year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.86 million units, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Meanwhile, home prices have continued to reach record heights nationwide, with NAR reporting a median sales price of $416,700 as of last measure, a 3.1%… Read more »
Read MoreWhy RPAC? + Thank You Major Donors The general elections are just four weeks away. Now is the time to start planning how you will vote. According to NAR, more than 90% of Realtors in the Western Upstate are registered to vote. That’s great but if you are not registered to vote, it’s not too… Read more »
Read MoreHello REALTORS®, It has been a busy summer and early fall for your government affairs team. The primary elections were followed by the usual summer break for most local governments. Now, most of them are back to the business of governing. These are some of the issues we are watching and working on for Realtors…. Read more »
Read MoreWhy 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 »
Read MoreWhy 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 »
Read MoreMonthly Housing Indicators U.S. existing-home sales increased for the first time in 5 months, as lower mortgage rates and rising supply helped boost market activity. According to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), sales of previously owned homes rose 1.3% month-over-month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.95 million units, exceeding economists’ expectations and… Read more »
Read MoreI often remind Realtors to contribute to RPAC. But why RPAC? And what is RPAC? RPAC is the REALTORS® Political Action Committee. In effect, it’s a joint account to which Realtors make an annual deposit so that your industry can support the campaigns of candidates for public office who share your values about real estate. … Read more »
Read MoreAttributed by Nick Kremydas, CEO SC Realtors® NAR’s Leadership Summit (the annual training NAR conducts for incoming local and state leadership) went back to its roots–by that I mean the program was focused on leadership skills, staff/volunteer roles and responsibilities, highly functioning boards, etc. I was pleased to see that NAR is re-focusing and getting… Read more »
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