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COLUMBIA, S.C. - September 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its August Statewide Market Reports, and it appears the South Carolina housing market is on the up-swing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Justice Department announced today that John Wingard Altman has agreed to pay $25,000 to settle a lawsuit involving violations of the Fair Housing Act at Altman Apartments, a 16-unit apartment complex he owns in Summerville, S.C. In July 2012, the court, ruling on a motion filed by the government, found that the defendant had violated the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against families with children.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Justice Department announced today that John Wingard Altman has agreed to pay $25,000 to settle a lawsuit involving violations of the Fair Housing Act at Altman Apartments, a 16-unit apartment complex he owns in Summerville, S.C. In July 2012, the court, ruling on a motion filed by the government, found that the defendant had violated the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against families with children.

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

WASHINGTON, DC - March 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today U.S. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC) announced that South Carolina will be eligible to receive as much as $138 million in targeted federal assistance for states that are disproportionately affected by the economic downturn and a decline in housing values.

Bluffton, SC - January 12, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Hampton Lake, the premier lakefront community in the Hilton Head Island area, is now offering visitors an opportunity to experience South Carolina’s Lowcountry on a 165-acre lake through a new promotion called “Sneak-a-Peek” – a three-day, two night visitation package designed to introduce people to the lakeside private community while enjoying a mini-getaway.

HARDEEVILLE, S.C. - December 12, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Tradition Hilton Head, a 5,300-acre, master-planned, sustainable green community, has joined with the Beaufort-Jasper Water...