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TO DECLARE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2006, AS "SOUTH CAROLINA HOMEOWNERSHIP DAY" IN ORDER TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS AND THE MANY OUTSTANDING REALTORS AND REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS IN OUR STATE.
Whereas, the South Carolina Association of Realtors has designed a Department of Motor Vehicles "specialty license plate" promoting homeownership; and
Whereas, the South Carolina Association of Realtors will promote the sale of this Homeownership License Plate; and
Whereas, proceeds from the sales of this Homeownership License Plate will be distributed as grants promoting homeownership in South Carolina; and
Whereas, a healthy, happy society must fulfill the desires and aspirations of the majority of its members while protecting the rights of each of its individual entities; and
Whereas, our citizens desire to live in communities where the wonders of the Creator are molded and preserved, and where the prosperity of the members of the society, as well as the animals and plant life indigenous to the environment, is protected and nurtured; and
Whereas, our society has been established, maintained, and prospered based on a recognition of the rights of each individual member; many of the most important of these rights having been codified in our nation's Bill of Rights; and
Whereas, our forefathers found it prudent and wise to ensure the protection of an individual's property rights by establishing these rights in both the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution; and
Whereas, homeownership provides a sense of security for South Carolina families and their children and results in better education, more secure neighborhoods, and a better quality of life for our children; and
Whereas, the purchase of a home for most South Carolinians is the single largest investment they will ever make; and
Whereas, all families in South Carolina regardless of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin should have the opportunity to pursue the American dream of homeownership; and
Whereas, housing affordability and choices should be market driven, based on the principles of free enterprise so the American dream of homeownership can be protected and preserved for future generations of South Carolinians; and
Whereas, the South Carolina Association of Realtors services more than seventeen thousand members and has twenty-two local associations throughout this State; and
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Association of Realtors provide diverse and specialized services in South Carolina in the purchase, sale, leasing, or appraisal of real property including residential, commercial, industrial, and retail development, consulting services, estates, foreclosures, international affairs, investments, luxury homes, property management, and property rehabilitation; and
Whereas, in addition to the unmatched array of member programs, products, and services that the South Carolina Association of Realtors provides to its members, the association also provides critical real estate continuing educational resources to real estate professionals in South Carolina through its Graduate Realtor Institute Program; and
Whereas, the South Carolina Association of Realtors has for many years developed and distributed uniform lease and other common real estate forms that are used and relied on by realtors in South Carolina; and
Whereas, beyond the services it provides to its members and real estate professionals, the South Carolina Association of Realtors has taken public interest positions on local, regional, state, and federal issues relating to the protection of consumers and the real estate industry, including private property rights, seller disclosure initiatives, and against undue taxation; and
Whereas, the South Carolina Association of Realtors and its members are truly the keepers of the American dream of homeownership. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly of South Carolina, by this resolution, declare Wednesday, January 25, 2006, as "South Carolina Homeownership Day" in order to recognize and honor the South Carolina Association of Realtors and the many outstanding realtors and real estate professionals in our State.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to David Burnett, 2006 President of the South Carolina Association of Realtors.
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