SC Attorney General Office Opinion: How REALTORS® can use term "value" in BPO, CMA...RPR https://www.scag.gov/media/hajdgdum/03108184.pdf This SC AG opinion letter discusses a cease and desist letter sent to a real estate licensee from LLR SC Appraisers Board regarding the use of the term "value" in an RPR report. Posted by: Byron King on 09/22/22 (This [...]
Existing-Home Sales Decline 0.4% in August 2022 Housing market activity this August fell 0.4% from July 2022 and 19.9% from August 2021, marking the seventh consecutive month of declines. By: Michael Hyman Powered by WPeMatico
Instant Reaction: Housing Starts, September 20, 2022 In August 2022, single-family housing starts rose 3.4%, thereby stopping five straight months of decline. By: Lawrence Yun Powered by WPeMatico
Hot or Not: Checkered Flooring, Cowhide Prints Listen in to Real Estate Today's podcast to find out which one is a hot trend and which one is not. By: Melissa Dittmann Tracey Design Trends Powered by WPeMatico
Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, September 15, 2022 The 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 6.02% from 5.89% the previous week, reaching their highest level since 2008. By: Nadia Evangelou Mortgage Financing Powered by WPeMatico
Instant Reaction: CPI, September 13, 2022 Aggressively rising consumer prices will force the Federal Reserve to take a more hawkish stance; the overall CPI rose 8.3% from one year ago. By: Lawrence Yun Rental Properties Powered by WPeMatico
The Most Popular Design Styles in Each State Find out which style is the favorite in your home state. By: Melissa Dittmann Tracey Design Trends Powered by WPeMatico
Media report an alleged attack on a real estate agent in Warrenton SC. https://www.nar.realtor/safety/realtor-safety-network Local law enforcement states that your mobile phone is one of your best defenses to call and then use avoidance, escape, and evasion to buy time for law enforcement to react to your 911 call. Give directions based on landmarks to [...]
Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, September 08, 2022 Mortgage rates continue to escalate, moving closer to 6%. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 5.89%, surpassing their recent high in mid-June. By: Nadia Evangelou Mortgage Financing Powered by WPeMatico
Ethics Case 8-1 You decide! Case #8-1: Failure to Put Deposit in Separate Account NAR Code of Ethics Article #8 https://www.nar.realtor/about-nar/governing-documents/the-code-of-ethics https://www.nar.realtor/code-of-ethics-and-arbitration-manual/case-interpretations-related-to-article-8 REALTOR® A, a listing broker, obtained a signed offer to purchase, together with Buyer C’s check for $10,000 as an earnest money deposit. Buyer C’s offer was subject to the sale of his [...]