• Big election year ahead for South Carolina; Beaufort Co. braces for busy June primary,Aaron  Dixon

    Big election year ahead for South Carolina; Beaufort Co. braces for busy June primary

    BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WTOC) - South Carolina’s 2026 election cycle is shaping up to be a crowded one, with multiple high-profile races expected to drive turnout in the June primary.Statewide, ten candidates have filed to run for governor and 18 have filed for a congressional seat, according to info

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  • Mortgage rates move higher as inflation fears grow,Neil Pierson

    Mortgage rates move higher as inflation fears grow

    Mortgage rates continued to rise this week, placing more strain on a 2026 spring housing market that was expected to be robust but is now fighting an uphill battle against a slowing economy. Mortgage News Daily reported Monday that 30-year fixed rates averaged 6.55%. That was up 6 basis points from

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  • ERA President Alex Vidal doubles down on M&A as core growth engine,Jonathan Delozier

    ERA President Alex Vidal doubles down on M&A as core growth engine

    ERA Real Estate has quietly transformed mergers and acquisitions (M&A) from a tactical growth tool into a pillar of franchise recruitment strategy — closing 24 deals worth more than $1.5 billion in sales volume across 2024 and 2025. Many of these deals were initiated not by legacy franchisees but by

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