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South Carolina’s Commercial Real Estate Boom: Why Agents Need to Understand It

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The National Association of REALTORS recently launched something new: a Commercial Real Estate Demand Index designed to measure economic drivers of commercial real estate growth across more than 300 U.S. metropolitan areas. It combines hard data from the Bureau of…

Award-Winning Real Estate Education Comes to Greenville: Pinnacle Expands to the Upstate

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We’re thrilled to announce a major partnership that brings award-winning real estate education to South Carolina’s upstate region Pinnacle Real Estate Academy is officially expanding to Greenville, SC through an exciting partnership with the Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS (GGAR).…

Squatting in South Carolina? Here’s the New Law That Changes Everything

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South Carolina just passed a law that most property owners and agents haven’t even heard about yet. Chris Kavanagh, Pinnacle Real Estate Academy’s Director of Instruction, recently researched H.3387, which Governor McMaster signed on June 30, 2026. It’s now officially…

A New Chapter for SC Continuing Education: Meet the New Mandatory Core Courses

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July 1st marked the beginning of a new era in South Carolina continuing education requirements. For the first time in years, SC real estate agents have a choice when it comes to their mandatory 4-hour core course. Instead of one…

AI and Fair Housing: The Violations You Didn’t Know You Were Committing

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Artificial intelligence is everywhere in real estate right now. Agents are using it to write listing descriptions, respond to leads, create marketing content, analyze market trends, and draft client emails. It’s fast. It’s convenient. And for many agents, it feels…

The Pinnacle Difference: What Sets South Carolina’s #1 Specialized Education Provider Apart

When you’re choosing where to get your real estate education, you’re not just selecting a school. You’re choosing who will prepare you for one of the most important careers you’ll ever pursue. At Pinnacle Real Estate Academy, we’ve been voted…

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