Earlier this month, when Hurricane Arthur threatened the Atlantic Coast, many insurance carriers restricted binding new coverage until they determined which way the wind would choose to blow. We often get asked the question “Why do insurance carriers restrict binding in the event of a storm that most likely will not affect inland property?”...

An economy is not a complicated thing. It just has a lot of moving parts. – Ray Dalio. The lack of rebound in home sales in most of the country this spring can be tied to three things: unseasonable weather; aggressive home price appreciation and rising interest rates. Above-average appreciation the last few years...

In business, there are two big challenges: getting started and managing growth. But in Rock Hill, growth is a good problem to have. After 21 years as the leading real estate company in the area, locally owned Allen Tate Realtors® has opened a second Rock Hill location to serve its growing population of agents and clients...