Housing market figures signal uptick in SC, realtors say

It may be a signal that the state’s economy is gearing for a major uptick, as August statewide real estate market figures released by South Carolina Realtors shows that pending housing sales were up 16.6 percent compared to August 2011. There were 5,042 pending sales last month, while inventory levels shrank 14.8 percent to 48,000 units. […]