Hello REALTORS®, Now that we are finally past the elections, I can catch up on what has been happening in local government. Most election years, governmental bodies do a little less legislating and a little more politicking. But in the Western Upstate, most elections are decided in the Primaries in June. That was true in… Read more »
Read MoreMonthly Housing Indicators U.S. existing-home sales unexpectedly slipped 1.0% month-over-month and 3.5% year-over-year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.84 million, the lowest level in more than a decade, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Prospective buyers have pulled back in recent months, despite lower mortgage rates and more home choices compared… Read more »
Read MoreOctober 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 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 MoreAs we move forward with changes to incorporate settlement requirements into our MLS Rules and Regulations, new information and feedback is constantly incoming. At times, it will be necessary for us to look back at previous actions and tweak or change them as needed. We have received feedback from numerous agents regarding the recent update… 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 »
Read MoreHello REALTORS®, In this Watchdog Report, I am pivoting to the national level by highlighting several your National Association of REALTORS® legislative initiatives. NAR and our advocates at the state and local level have discussed these issues with our Members of Congress while they have been in South Carolina for their regular August break. We’ll… Read more »
Read MoreHello REALTORS®, Not all elections are partisan. The primary elections and party conventions help set the table for many of the offices on the ballot on November 5. But there are many elected offices that are nonpartisan. That means the political parties don’t nominate the candidates. Filing for the nonpartisan positions has either recently finished… Read more »
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