Yearly Archives: 2011

COLUMBIA, S.C. - December 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) released its November 2011 statewide market reports last week, which included an error in the MLS statistics for Greater Columbia. The original statewide report showed 123 closed sales for November 2011 compared to 435 closed sales for November 2010, which would have indicated a 71 percent loss. Instead, the corrected report shows 491 closed sales for November 2011, resulting in a gain of 12.9 percent. Please see the attachment for more details.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - December 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its November 2011 statewide market reports. Home prices are one of the most popular barometers of market vitality, yet they only tell part of the story. Soft prices may accompany improvements in other indicators such as purchase demand, absorption reates, seller concessions or market times.

COLUMBIA, SC - November 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Robert C. Sasser, age 32, of Lexington, was sentenced in federal court in Columbia for wire fraud, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343. United States District Judge Margaret B. Seymour sentenced Sasser to three years’ imprisonment and ordered him to pay approximately $1.6 million in restitution to Wells Fargo bank

COLUMBIA, SC - November 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Kenneth Paul Holmes, age 48, of Chapin, South Carolina, was sentenced in federal court in Florence, South Carolina, for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349. United States District Judge Terry L. Wooten of Florence sentenced Holmes to five months’ imprisonment and ordered him to pay $2,488,398.00 in restitution.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - November 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its October 2011 statewide market reports. Record low mortgage rates, affordable prices and favorable negotiating leverage seem to be driving purchases.

EUGENE, OR - November 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Brandy Stump of Vintage Estates Realty, LLC as the latest addition to the growing network of real estate professionals choosing to update their websites with an IDX solution. The comprehensive database of Coastal Carolinas MLS (CCAR) is seamlessly displayed on the website Stump hosts, giving home seekers a complete online property search. With the unique IDX solution he presents online, Stump has forever changed the way potential South Carolina buyers search for luxury properties online.

EUGENE, OR - November 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina property listings are now easier than ever to search for, with the addition of an IDX solution to the professional website of Realtor Howard Brown. Thanks to IDX, Inc., IDX Broker software now supports the innovative search page Brown hosts online. With so many Hartsville, South Carolina properties available through the Greater Pee Dee MLS (PDMLS), the IDX solution Brown hosts dramatically simplifies and narrows the online home search experience for area home seekers.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its September 2011 statewide market reports. Like the weather, all real estate is local. As we embark on the fourth and final quarter of 2011, let's take a look at the South Carolina forecast.

EUGENE, OR - October 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome the real estate expertise of Kathy Foxworth of Litus Realty to the growing network of realty professionals dedicated to serving the needs of her clients. Home seekers in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina can now participate and experience a dynamic online real estate search conveniently on the website of Foxworth. Coastal Carolinas MLS (CCMLS) listings are integrated onto Foxworth’s search page, giving potential buyers a comprehensive database of property listings to search through. Finding a home in and around in Myrtle Beach has never been so easy!

COLUMBIA, S.C. - September 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) Annual Conference and Expo, UnConference, was a big success with hundreds of REALTORS® from across the state in attendance. The event was held at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville, South Carolina September 14-16. Highlights of the conference are listed below. Photos and interviews are available upon request.

EUGENE, OR - September 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- With new accounts being set up each day, IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome real estate agent Kathie Gajda with The Gajda & Gutbrod Real Estate Corner in Greenville, South Carolina to the every growing list of real estate professionals customizing the search function of their website with IDX Broker software. Visitors to Gajda’s site can now search the thousands of properties available on the Greater Greenvile MLS (GGMLS) and create custom searches to help them narrow down their results. Using Internet Data Exchange (IDX) technology, search options and results are displayed on Gajda’s website in a seamlessly integrated format.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - September 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its August 2011 statewide market reports. Despite some choppy waters in August, there have been noteworthy shifts on both sides of the closing table. Buyer activity is moving back in line with historical trends while sellers are making fewer concessions in order to sell their homes.

Columbia, SC - September 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Future homebuyers across South Carolina soon may not have access to affordable mortgages. That's just one of the many issues the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and the South Carolina Association of REALTORS® (SCR) wants residents to know about as the Home Ownership Matters Bus Tour pulls into town on September 19.

Columbia, SC - September 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® will hold its annual meeting and conference, The UnConference, at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville South Carolina September 14-16, 2011. Approximately 320 REALTORS® from across the state are expected to attend the event.

EUGENE, OR - August 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Isle of Palms, South Carolina real estate team John Gillies and Gabrielle Gregorie-Gillies have adopted a customizable IDX solution for their professional website. The Gillies now host a dynamic IDX-synced search page, which seamlessly displays Charleston-Trident listings right on their website. As members of the Charleston-Trident Association of Realtors, the Gillies have long had access to thousands of detailed South Carolina listings. Now, thanks to their IDX solution, the Gillies' clients can experience the same level of accessibility to the database directly on the Gillies' website, a privilege once reserved solely for real estate agents and brokers.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - August 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its July 2011 statewide market reports. At the height of summer, we're finally beginning to move beyond comparisons to the 2010 incentive market. Even so, sudden changes in sales volumes are likely due to factors occurring at this time last year. Qualified buyers may find more attractive opportunities now than during either of the recent tax credits. Interest rates should hold their ground around five percent, though the shift in the federal credit rating could change that. Some indicators suggest improving conditions.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - August 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) President Rusty Garrett will join Governor Nikki Haley and other business leaders at Daniel Island Real Estate on Monday, August 15 at 10:30 am for a ceremonial bill signing of H.3713, the Point of Sale bill. The bill passed this summer, shortly after an economic analysis revealed eliminating Point of Sale reassessments could increase investment in South Carolina real estate upward of $2.4 billion, resulting in a direct impact on jobs and the economy.

EUGENE, OR - July 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Carol Patterson of Pinnacle Real Estate in Lake Keowee, South Carolina, has adopted the revolutionary IDX Broker software. Now, Patterson can integrate thousands of listings onto her website with a simple click of a mouse. The Western Upstate (WUAR) database of listings is seamlessly linked to Patterson's website, giving her clients a complete network of properties to effortlessly search through.

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.