Mortgage rates are starting off 2019 at very good levels. In fact, mortgage rates declined, starting the new year with the 30-year fixed rate mortgage dipping to 4.5 percent last week from 5 percent a month ago, according to mortgage finance provider Freddie Mac[1]. After a year of gradual increases, mortgage rates are declining. Stock market… Continue Reading Planning to Buy a Home in 2019?
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/bills/3886.htm Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: Homeowners Associations, Consumer Affairs services SECTION 1. Title 27 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: "CHAPTER 30 Homeowners Associations Article 1 South Carolina Homeowners Association Act Section 27-30-110. This article may be cited as the 'South Carolina Homeowners Association… Continue Reading New HOA laws
By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine Photo Credit: L.J. Smith Stair Systems A great staircase can be attention-getting in your listing. Don’t forget to stage it and highlight it in your property photos to give it the attention it deserves. “A circular staircase creates a positive first impression as people walk into the home,” says… Continue Reading Why You Should Consider Staging the Staircase
By Rebecca Donatelli Every year we all sit down and make a list of New Year’s resolutions that we swear we are going to stick by for the entire year. They usually look something like this: 1. Start keto diet 2. Go to gym four days a week 3. Lose 30 pounds 4. Double sales… Continue Reading New Year’s Resolutions: 3 Weeks or 365 Days?
This links to the 2019 NAR Code of Ethics: https://www.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/documents/2019-COE.pdf Posted by: Byron King on 01/04/19 (This information is only accurate as of 01/04/19. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 01/04/19 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)
SCR forms updated with the 2019 forms library in zipForms. Update your packets and forms. The zipForms library is updated online so if you use your member benefit of zipForms then you are already updated! LLR's new seller disclosure (aka RPCDS, aka SCR230) is a mandatory change as of 1/1/2019. Ensure you are using an… Continue Reading Update Your SCR Forms Library
Cookies, cakes, crickets and clutter compiled by Anne-Marie Siudzinski, Senior Library Information Specialist. Mmmmmm . . .cake. NASA’s New Horizons mission comes with its own soundtrack, courtesy of Dr. Brian May, astrophysicist and lead guitarist of Queen. Mark Kent/flickr/2012 Lessons learned from opening a box of crickets. How clutter weighs you down. Gluten-free Girl Scout… Continue Reading What We’re Reading: December 31-January 4
You have seen the houses with solar panels. The solar panels can help generate electricity and hot water to help the owner and the environment. Listing brokers: ensure you ask the seller about the solar panels. Do you own the solar panels? Any problems with the solar panel systems? Do you lease or finance the… Continue Reading Solar Panels: See the Light!
Part one in a series featuring the 2018 YPN Network of the Year recipients. In November, Clarksville Association of REALTORS® Young Professionals Network in Tennessee was awarded the small YPN Network of the Year. Based on membership size, Clarksville was up against 13 other YPN groups that applied for the 2018 honor in the small… Continue Reading Clarksville YPN Events Shine
Every year, transactions and prices tend to be above-trend in the summer while activity typically slows down in the winter. Seasonality plays an important role in the housing market since it has an impact on the housing demand and supply. In this post, we exclusively look at the (raw) non-seasonally adjusted numbers for existing home… Continue Reading Seasonality in the Housing Market