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2014 Charleston Housing Blueprint

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CTAR, in conjunction with the SC Community Loan Fund, recently released a housing blueprint for the Charleston region. The blueprint compares our region to economic competitors on key housing and quality of life metrics and makes recommendations for our region to increase housing affordability.

Since 2010, the Charleston Regional Development Alliance has published an annual Regional Economic Scorecard of our region’s economic progress compared to six similar metro areas and two leading economies. Overall, the Charleston region is performing well economically, while also undergoing a structural transformation into a more diversified, knowledge-based economy. However, our region consistently ranks last in housing affordability.

We have achieved the economic growth that we want as a region and now the challenge is sustaining that growth. It is our hope that this document serves as a blueprint of actionable items to increase the number of housing units affordable to the region’s growing workforce because Housing Matters.

2014 Charleston Tri-County Region Housing Blueprint

 

 

 

 

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Download a PDF version here.

 

Investors are back! Get Your Share of this Market with CIAS

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Real estate investing guru Greg Rand has named Charleston one of his top two choices for real estate invesment locations.

Click the thumbnail to watch Rand's commentary on Charleston.

Rand cited Charleston’s long-term market stability and other factors as his reasons for choosing the Holy City as an investment goldmine.

“If you look at the 15 year sale price chart, there is very little evidence of a housing crisis in Charleston. The kind of city that produces that kind of stability is one with a high quality of life, a low cost of living and growing job market” said Rand.

With investors already flocking back to the Charleston market and droves more sure to come, you have to be prepared to handle this very different type of client.

Prepare yourself with the CIAS designation, offered at CTAR August 20 and 21, 2013.

A Certified Investor Agent Specialist™ (CIAS) finds, creates, and closes with residential real estate investors with the knowledge and tools earned through comprehensive education and experience.  CIAS-designated agents help real estate investors navigate:

  • Investment Strategies including Self-directed IRAs and 1031 Exchange
  • Leverage Options, Key Calculations and Return-on-Investment
  • Capitalization Rate, Average Returns and Cash Flow

The CIAS designation course will be offered at CTAR August 20 and 21 (9am-5:30pm each day).

CTAR members can receive a 25% discount ($150) off their registration by using the discount code: LIVEB


Full registration | $599
CTAR members | $449*      *payments can be spread out into 5 payments of $99

Register here.

Still want to know more about CIAS? Click here.

This course is not an NAR-approved designation course.

Charleston REALTORS® present $16,000 to local Habitats for Humanity

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As part of the third annual REALTORS® Care Week, the Charleston Trident Association of REALTORS® presented $16,000 to four local Habitats for Humanity funded by the South Carolina REALTORS® American Dream Housing Fund.

The American Dream Housing Fund raises money through sales of the “Homeownership: The American Dream” license plate, which supports construction of new affordable housing in South Carolina.

$4,000 was awarded to (each) Berkeley, Dorchester, East Cooper, and Sea Island Habitats for Humanity who all submitted applications for grant funding earlier this fall.

pictured (l-r):

Owen Tyler, 2013 CTAR President and SCR Housing Opportunities Committee Member
Matt DeAntonio, 2012 REALTORS® Housing Opportunities Committee Chairman
Belinda Simmons, Berkeley Habitat Board Member
Bob Hervey, East Cooper Habitat for Humanity Executive Director
Jaye Elliott, Dorchester Habitat for Humanity Executive Director
Corwyn Melette, 2013 CTAR President Elect and SCR Housing Opportunities Committee Member
Amanda Helton, Sea Island Habitat for Humanity Director of Development
Terry Hyde Ketchem, CTAR CEO