Agriculture has always been in the forefront of South Carolina’s economic development. And considering how the economy is today, and the need to jump start our economy NOW while planning for long term sustainable economic growth, maybe agriculture is the key for South Carolina. Read more at Agriculture is Very Important to the South Carolina Economy

Another hot button topic on many people's minds now, especially in real estate, is foreclosures. And just this past week,  Fannie Mae announced some changes regarding how long banks take to complete a foreclosure. How and why this change was made is discussed at No More Delays in Foreclosures

Turning to more local real estate news, I finally found time to bust out the remaining real estate market reports for July...yes I know it is September! But I did not get the updated information myself until about 2-3 weeks ago during that stressful week that I was revamping the website so please bear with me. Anyway, read all about the latest real estate market conditions in Upstate South Carolina:

July 2010 Market Indicators  July 2010 Housing Supply Outlook

  Anderson  Belton  Central  Clemson  Easley  Fair Play  Honea Path  Liberty  Pendleton  Pickens  Piedmont  Salem

 Seneca  Starr  Walhalla  Westminster  Williamston

And now for something completely different, RUN AWAY!

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