Starting with Charleston: local headlines are below, then the rest of South Carolina, topics touching your loan and insurance math, and national stories only where they matter to this market.
National headline first
Fed hikes rates, with analysts seeing more tightening ahead
Fed raises benchmark rate to 3.75% to 4% range in response to high inflation and solid employment Worth watching for anyone buying in Charleston this year.
Source: housingwire
What real estate professionals should know about the Fed rate hike
Housing professionals said the psychological effect on homebuyers and sellers is immediate Worth watching for anyone buying in Charleston this year.
Source: housingwire
Charleston
Are home prices going down in Charleston, South Carolina in 2026?
Are home prices going down in Charleston, South Carolina in 2026? Greenville Business Magazine Local inventory and DOM will tell you more than a national average.
Source: google-charleston
Charleston Housing Authority, developer reach deal on property rebuilds
Charleston Housing Authority, developer reach deal on property rebuilds live5news.com Local inventory and DOM will tell you more than a national average.
Source: google-charleston
Charleston’s Emanuel Nine Memorial announces November opening date
Charleston’s Emanuel Nine Memorial announces November opening date WLTX Local inventory and DOM will tell you more than a national average.
Source: google-charleston-business
Chick-fil-A built Lemonade Lane in Columbia. Get free food if you dress like a cow on opening day.
Chick-fil-A built Lemonade Lane in Columbia. Get free food if you dress like a cow on opening day. Post and Courier More detail in the source link if you want to dig in.
Source: google-charleston-business
South Carolina
Nicholas Lou Huard Obituary (1944 - 2026) - Lexington, SC
Nicholas Lou Huard Obituary (1944 - 2026) - Lexington, SC Post and Courier More detail in the source link if you want to dig in.
Source: google-sc-re
Peggy Dickinson Ballington
Peggy Dickinson Ballington Legacy obituary More detail in the source link if you want to dig in.
Source: google-sc-re
‘Haunted’ historic mansion in SC, once a funeral home, up for sale. Take a look
‘Haunted’ historic mansion in SC, once a funeral home, up for sale. Take a look The State More detail in the source link if you want to dig in.
Source: google-sc-re
Around the market
Fed Hikes Interest Rates for First Time in 3 Years—Unanimous Decision Comes in Defiance of Trump
Federal Reserve policymakers have raised the benchmark interest rate for the first time in three years in response to pernicious inflation. Worth watching for anyone buying in Charleston this year.
Source: realtor-news
Federal Housing Law’s Architects Say Cities Must Now Step Up To Implement Reforms
Architects of the largest housing bill in 30 years worry about its implementation and the housing affordability subjects it didn't address. Worth watching for anyone buying in Charleston this year.
Source: realtor-news
National
40% of Americans feel homeownership is impossible. These 3 mortgage tools can help make it happen
40% of Americans feel homeownership is impossible. These 3 mortgage tools can help make it happen CNBC Worth watching for anyone buying in Charleston this year.
Source: google-adjacent
A Record 42% of U.S. Home Listings Now Have Price Cuts — Where Sellers Are Cutting Most
A Record 42% of U.S. Home Listings Now Have Price Cuts — Where Sellers Are Cutting Most Norada Real Estate Investments More detail in the source link if you want to dig in.
Source: google-us-housing
Amanda Seyfried and Husband Thomas Sadoski Split After 9 Years of Marriage—Weeks After She Lists Longtime L.A. Home for $3.2M
The actors confirmed their separation in a joint statement to People, revealing that they had already been living apart for "a while." More detail in the source link if you want to dig in.
Source: realtor-news
Apartment CMBS distress showed mixed signals in June: Trepp
Apartment CMBS distress showed mixed signals in June: Trepp multifamilydive.com More detail in the source link if you want to dig in.
Source: google-us-cre
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