By Lee Davenport “I just didn’t feel like she was putting in the effort needed to sell my home.” Whoa. Mic and jaw drop. This is not a hypothetical statement. I recently spoke to a homeowner who is beyond the point of frustration with his previous agent—whom he fired—due to the terrible service he received.… Continue Reading 9 Tech Tools to Improve Your Customer Service, Recession-Proof Your Business
Contract Terminations Fall to 7%; Jobs Recover As jobs recover, the fraction of purchase contract terminations has started to decline again. By: Scholastica (Gay) Cororaton Powered by WPeMatico
New Unemployment Claims Increased to 1.4 million Last... Layoffs are still happening, with 1.4 million new filers for unemployment insurance, an increase of 110,000 from the prior week. By: Nadia Evangelou Powered by WPeMatico
Latest Mortgage Rates and Unemployment Filings Interest rates inched up slightly, to 3.02% on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, but they are essentially at near-record-low levels. By: Nadia Evangelou Powered by WPeMatico
First-time Homebuyer Share 35% in June 2020 The share of first-time buyers is now trending higher than the 29% to 32% average in the years since 2012. By: Scholastica (Gay) Cororaton Powered by WPeMatico
February 21, 2019 Opinion on the applicability of the South Carolina Fair Housing law to the Catawba Indian Nation (Section 31-21-10, South Carolina Code of Laws). Requested by The Honorable Raymond Buxton, II, Commissioner, and R. Alexander Pate, II, Staff Counsel, South Carolina Human Affairs Commission. Read full opinion. Read more: http://www.scag.gov/archives/37780#ixzz6Swp5djjM Posted by: Byron… Continue Reading SC Attorney General Opinion, February 21, 2019, Fair Housing Catawba Indian Reservation
February 27, 2019 Opinion on whether the law related to casino night events was altered by certain amendments to Article XVII, Section 7 of the South Carolina Constitution and Section 33-57-100 et seq., of the Code of Laws which provided for the lawful operation of charitable raffles. Requested by The Honorable W. Walter Wilkins, Solicitor,… Continue Reading SC Attorney General Opinion, Casino Night
March 29, 2019 Opinion on a political subdivision’s liability for “costs” upon submitting an excessive millage rate to a county auditor. Requested by Andrea E. White, Esquire, Counsel to the Abbeville County School District. Read full opinion. Read more: http://www.scag.gov/archives/38119#ixzz6SwcfhRRo Posted by: Byron King on 07/22/20 (This information is only accurate as of 07/22/20. You… Continue Reading SC Attorney General Opinion, March 29, 2019, liability overcharge millage
May 3, 2019 Opinion on how a special purpose fire district may raise its millage rate and how two special purpose districts may be merged. Requested by The Honorable Glenn G. Reese, Member, South Carolina Senate. Read full opinion. Read more: http://www.scag.gov/archives/38426#ixzz6SwbdYOPa Posted by: Byron King on 07/22/20 (This information is only accurate as of… Continue Reading SC Attorney General Opinion, May 3, 2019 Special Purpose District Millage
June 2020 Existing-Home Sales Housing market activity this June jumped 20.7% from May 2020, and June’s sales of existing homes dropped 11.3 % from June 2019. By: Michael Hyman Powered by WPeMatico