SC REALTORS® (SCR) is winner of the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO) Fair Housing Award. SCR won in the category of consumer education and was presented with the award at ARELLO's Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee on Aug 31, 2022.

It’s becoming increasingly difficult to find rental properties that allow pets mostly to avoid the mess that some animals can make. But, there’s another risk to allowing tenants to have dogs on your property as well: dog bite liability. Yes, if your tenant doesn’t have renter’s insurance and their dog bites someone else, you could be on the hook for those expenses.

In the real estate world, you will likely come across a variety of terms. You are familiar with apartments, condos, and luxury homes – but one phrase that often comes across in listings is “single-family home.” What exactly does it mean, and how is this type of home different from other homes? Keep on reading to find out the answer.

More than 40 states and territories will now participate in Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person demonstration program, which has provided billions to help seniors and people with disabilities safely transition from institutional care to their homes and communities

The Atlanta REALTORS® Market Brief examines sales, prices in 11-county metro area Atlanta, GA (August 29, 2022) – Atlanta REALTORS® Association (ARA), the largest association of...

There is a new cryptocurrency available that may help homebuyers, realtors, and title and escrow companies. The new cryptocurrency token, called ProperT, promises to merge the cryptocurrency market with the real estate sector to ensure that purchasers pay just a fraction of the full asking price for a house. 

In response to litigation from the Center for Biological Diversity and Idaho Conservation League, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to revoke its permit for the Idaho Club’s marina and lakeside housing development at the mouth of Trestle Creek on Lake Pend Oreille. The creek accounts for more than half of the annual bull trout spawning sites in the Pend Oreille Basin, a species protected as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

At Monday’s meeting, the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a pilot program with the City of Wilmington to help connect individuals experiencing homelessness with much-needed resources. The “Getting Home” Street Outreach Program goes before the Wilmington City Council on Tuesday night for a vote.

The Atlanta REALTORS® Association is hosting a Town Hall meeting for the general public to educate buyers and sellers about the impact large investors are having on the housing market. Fewer homes for sale; more only available to rent... and rents are rising! These trends affect everyone! There is no cost to attend.

After HUD issued a guidance in December 2021 clarifying that Special Purpose Credit Plans (SPCPs) do not violate the Fair Housing Act, organizations and financial institutions have initiated plans to develop SPCPs that can address discrimination in mortgage lending, systemic racism, and redlining.

The Association of Professional Builders (APB), today announced new guidelines to maintain profitability for small home builders, given 75% operate on a net profit margin of 3% or less1. As a leading business coaching service for custom home builders, with members in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, these profit margin guidelines are even more important now, given the slowing housing market, difficult supply chain, and labor shortage issues.

Atlanta REALTORS® Association (ARA), the largest association of its kind in Georgia, released its August 2022 Market Brief on residential housing statistics for 11 area counties in metropolitan Atlanta. The Market Brief, compiled by First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS), provides the only regionally-focused synopsis of monthly sales and home prices for single-family residential properties.

Milestones (milestones.ai), the all-in-one homeowner portal making it easier for consumers to buy, move, sell, and manage their home, is pleased to announce that the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS? (C.A.R.) will be launching Milestones as a member benefit to its more than 217,000 REALTORS? members.

The New York State Division of Consumer Protection (DCP) is alerting consumers about the dangers of television (TV) tip-over hazards. Millions of New Yorkers will watch the Super Bowl this Sunday either on TVs at home or at parties with friends. DCP is taking this TV-focused occasion to remind consumers of critical TV safety tips.

Fast-growing Florida has been a favorite of real estate investors for many years. With so much interest having been focused on the state, though, investors need to take care to seek the best available opportunities.

Office of General Services Commissioner RoAnn Destito today announced that the Senator Walter J. Mahoney State Office Building located at 65 Court Street in Buffalo will be sold at auction in 2020. A work group formed earlier this year made up of City, County, and State officials working with professional real estate consultants CBRE, determined that in the current competitive and robust Buffalo real estate market

The Bureau of Land Management today announced that Karen Mouritsen has been named the new California State Director—a key leadership position based in Sacramento. As State Director, Mouritsen will direct a team that manages lands encompassing 15% of the Golden State’s total land mass

The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) today announced the opening of the new JLC Recovery and Wellness Center in New York City. JLC is operated by Exponents Inc. and provides free help and support services for people affected by addiction and for their families.

In spite of a robust U.S. economy, a strong employment rate, and steadily increasing 401(k) plan earnings, Black homeownership rates continue to drop. Drawing from the 2019 release of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, asked the Department of the Interior about its commitment to the Yakima River Basin during a hearing on the president’s FY 2017 budget request. Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael Connor agreed with Sen. Cantwell that the Yakima River Basin plan “is a model for the rest of the nation in water management.”

“Consumers Energy is thankful to be a part of holiday celebrations across the state as warm Thanksgiving memories are being made, and we are committed to providing many more generations of Michigan families with reliable, affordable energy in all seasons,” said Garrick Rochow, Consumers Energy’s vice president and chief customer officer

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Six federal financial regulatory agencies today issued a final rule that creates exemptions from certain appraisal requirements for a subset of higher-priced mortgage loans. The exemptions are intended to save borrowers time and money while still ensuring that the loans are financially sound

Atlanta, Georgia - November 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) entered into a Consent Order with Equity Loans, LLC, License Number 23300, located at 1150 Hammond Dr., Building E, Suite 650, Atlanta, Georgia 30328, to resolve allegations pertaining to violations of the Georgia Residential Mortgage Act