South Carolina RealEstateRama

COLUMBIA, S.C. - July 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its June 2011 Market Reports. The rate of inventory absorption in the state of South Carolina slowed as Months Supply of Inventory was up 2.6 percent to 15.0 months. New Listings decreased 12.3 percent to 8,772 while Pending Sales were up 0.4 percent to 4,016. Inventory levels shrank 9.7 percent to 57,524 units, but even choosy buyers can still find top-notch homes.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - June 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its May 2011 Market Reports. For the nation as a whole, the National Association of REALTORS® reports that the homeownership rate has shifted from 69.0 percent in 2005 to 66.5 percent, so far in 2011.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - May 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) was among more than 8,000 Realtors® in Washington, D.C., last week advocating to keep housing first on our nation’s public policy agenda during the National Association of Realtors® 2011 Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo. SCR members and leadership also met with policymakers on Capitol Hill to address today’s real estate challenges.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - May 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its April 2011 Market Reports. The final month of year-over-year comparison to last year's tax incentive market is upon us. It bears repeating that April 2010 enjoyed uniquely strong activity due to the approaching credit deadline. New Listings in the state of South Carolina decreased 23.3 percent to 9/154. Pending Sales were down 37.9 percent to 4,008. Inventory levels shrank 7.0 percent to 57,680 units - a positive trend that should preserve market balance.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - April 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Repeal of Point of Sale reassessments will increase investment in South Carolina real estate upward of $2.4 billion, resulting in a direct impact on jobs and the economy, according to an economic analysis commissioned by the South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR).

COLUMBIA, S.C. - April 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its March 2011 Market Reports. On the housing supply front, the largest gain occurred in the $100,000 and Below rage, with an increase of 8.8 percent to 12,420 units; while Pending Sales in the state were down 7.4 percent from the same period one year prior.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - April 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Last week, South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) was named one of the 10 organizations world-wide to win the latest Gone Google advertising contest. Interested organizations were invited to submit written details about the impact that Google Apps for Business has had on their organization and why they believe that they should be featured in a Gone Google ad.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - March 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its February 2011 Market Reports. Throughout the state, the price range with the strongest sales activity was the $100,001 and below range, where sales were up 3.1 percent over the last 12 months. Median Sales Price was up the most in the single-family segment with a 1.5 percent gain to $157,250, while prices were down 5.2 percent for condos, to $125,000. The price range with the shortest market Days on Market time was among homes in the $100,000 and below price range

March 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senators Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) and Bob Corker (R-Tennessee), both members of the Senate Banking Committee, and Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-Oklahoma), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced legislation to end the Housing Affordable Modification Program (HAMP).The program was intended to help over 7 million homeowners modify their mortgages to avoid foreclosure. Instead, HAMP has only permanently modified just over half a million loans while leaving thousands Americans worse off. A record 2.9 million homes were foreclosed on in 2010 with a projected 20% increase expected in 2011. In contrast, the Financial Services Roundtable reports that the private sector has completed nearly 9.8 million mortgage modifications since 2007, and over 1.2 million in 2010 alone.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - February 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its January 2011 Market Reports. The data reveals overall inventory dropped slightly from last year to 54,681 properties. There were 12.7 percent fewer condo properties, while single-family homes had a much smaller 0.4 percent decrease. That amounted to 13.1 months of single-family supply and 16.1 months of condo supply.The price range that had the longest Days on Market Until Sale was the $300,001 and above range, where the average market time was 186 days. The range that had the shortest market time was the $100,001 and below bracket, where it's taking 121 days for a home to sell, on average

COLUMBIA, S.C. - January 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Monday January 24th, South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) released its Year-End Market Report and video. There was a mistake in the numbers for Hilton Head within the report. A new report has been posted here for download. SCR apologizes for any confusion this might cause.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - January 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) invites all members of the media to attend its Year-end Housing Market press conference January 24, 2011 at 9:00 am, at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - January 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its December 2010 Market Reports. The data reveals Median Sales Price of single-family homes across the state increased by 1.6 percent during the year to arrive at $157,000. Condo prices decreased by 4.8 percent to end the year at $126,000. Homes sales responded to these price changes as you might expect. Single-family home sales were down by 3.5 percent during the year, while condo sales were up by 3.4 percent

EUGENE, OR - October 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. announces the latest real estate professional to adopt a customizable IDX solution for their realty website: Heather Richie of Wicker Rocker Realty. Charleston Trident MLS (CTARMLS) listings are now seamlessly integrated onto the search page of her website, offering a more dynamic property search to those searching for homes online around Charleston. With all of the benefits of adopting IDX Broker software, Richie has truly revolutionized the online home search for her clients and other potential buyers.

EUGENE, OR - September 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce that Demetrial Coleman has adopted her own customized IDX solution to simplify the search for homes online for both real estate agents and brokers and home seekers. As a member of the Carolina MLS (CMLS) Coleman has long had access to thousands of area property listings. Now, the dynamic IDX Broker software extracts raw listing data from the CMLS and displays properties seamlessly on the website Coleman hosts. Area home seekers can now quickly and easily find the right property without ever leaving the convenience of the IDX enabled search page of Coleman.

WASHINGTON DC - August 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today U.S. Representative John Spratt (D-SC) announced additional support for South Carolina through two rounds of funding from the Housing Finance Agency Innovation Fund for the Hardest Hit Housing Markets (Hardest Hit Fund),

EUGENE, OR - August 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome Michael Gonzalez, of ERA Evergreen Real Estate Company in Hilton Head, South Carolina, to the growing group of real estate brokers and agents dedicated to making their professional websites easier to use and more effective, with a customized IDX solution. Now, his website offers home seekers numerous resources to speed up and simplify the online home search process. A real estate blog keeps potential buyers up-to-date with market trends and news, in addition to the IDX Broker software, which syncs Hilton Head MLS (HHMLS) listings directly with the website of Gonzalez, to give his clients a comprehensive database of listings to search through

EUGENE, OR - July 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Carolina real estate agent Carol Jayroe has adopted the premier IDX software available from IDX Broker to update her professional website and make the online property search monumentally easier for both brokers and buyers. Now, Coastal Carolinas MLS (CCAR) listings are available to search through on the website of Jayroe, giving potential buyers more options than ever before available during the search process online. With the addition of IDX Broker software on her website, Jayroe is giving her clients a more precise and comprehensive property search from the convenience of her website.

EUGENE, OR - June 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome Creigh Hill of Southern Homes of the Carolinas to the group of agents and brokers who are revolutionizing the way potential buyers search for homes online. With the Carolina MLS (CMLS) listings on Hill's website, plus his own properties, he can draw more attention than ever from home seekers online. Now, Hill's website can deliver the most efficient search results due to the customized IDX solution implemented on his search page by the IDX Broker software, providing his clients with the most comprehensive property search around.

Columbia, S.C. - March 31, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Mark Sanford today signed legislation aimed at increasing the energy efficiency of homes in South Carolina.