At Western Upstate, our mission is to provide you with the tools, resources, and support you need to succeed. We are committed to continually adding value for our members, making sure you have access to cutting-edge technology, reliable data, and services that help you serve your clients with confidence.
Local Benefits
Cotality
Western Upstate MLS is powered by Cotality, the leading provider of property information, analytics, and technology in the real estate industry. CoreLogic delivers the backbone of our MLS system, ensuring that members have access to reliable data, intuitive search tools, and advanced features designed to help you work smarter.
Through Cotality, our members gain access to:
Matrix MLS Platform
Fast, accurate, and flexible property search, listing input, and client collaboration, as well as market insights and data visualization tools that help you demonstrate value to buyers and sellers.
MLS-Touch® App
Take the MLS with you wherever you go with the MLS-Touch app. Search listings, share properties with clients, access market statistics, and update your listings—all from your mobile device. With built-in client collaboration tools and real-time data, MLS-Touch keeps you connected and productive on the go.
Realist®
Comprehensive property data and tax records to enhance your market knowledge and client presentations.
OneHome™ & OneHome™ Owner (coming soon)
Client-facing portals that make searching, monitoring, and engaging with properties seamless.
ARDI (coming soon)
Instant, 24/7 support for member questions—no waiting, no guesswork. ARDI responds across platforms (text, web, voice, social), in multiple languages, and is trained on our MLS-specific policies and systems.
Roomvo
Virtual styling right within the OneHome Portal. Let clients reimagine a space by swapping finishes, flooring, colors, or décor with AI-powered renderings — great for buyer imagination and seller confidence.
iHomefinder
Engage clients with IDX websites, property search, and market reports designed to showcase your brand and listings at a discounted rate.
Market Reports
Having statistical data to provide customers and clients is a key benefit of membership. Monthly reports are provided through Western Upstate that have been tailored to meet your needs and to provide local and regional statistics that you can share with consumers.
Advocacy and Government Affairs Director
Our Director of Government Affairs works to keep members informed regarding local issues affecting real estate and the industry. Monitors local government, advising association leaders on lobbying local government, advising on strategy and positions on issues, and assisting association staff with communications to the general membership regarding the association’s government affairs activities.
State Benefits
Contracts
What would we do without SCR forms? For sure, each brokerage would spend thousands of dollars to have an attorney create the real estate-related forms we need in our everyday business. Instead, we receive what we need through our South Carolina REALTOR® Association. The documents are digital, downloadable and editable, and provide members with timely documents and addendums.
Legal Hotline
SCR’s legal hotline is a superior service that allows members to receive timely advice, consultation and interpretations of specific questions that may arise in your daily practice. This is a free legal service offered to members of Western Upstate Association that is invaluable.
Advocacy and Government Affairs Director
SCR has multiple staff positions filled by those trained to oversee, report, lobby and help direct legislation on the state level that might affect our industry. Having used RPAC funds to help with elections provides SCR staff a huge presence on the halls of both the SC House and Senate and allows staff to have access to political leaders throughout the state.
Market Reports
Having statistical data to provide customers and clients is a key benefit of membership. Monthly reports are provided through SCR that have been tailored to meet your needs and to provide local and regional statistics that you can share with consumers.
SCR Webinars
These timely webinars are offered routinely to provide education and information to members on “hot topics” of interest. Ranging from the ins and outs of flood insurance legislation to reviewing changes to standard forms, SCR also archives these webinars for later access.
Forewarn
As part of SCR, you have access to Forewarn, a powerful safety and lead intelligence tool. FOREWARN allows you to instantly verify a prospect’s identity, criminal history, financial background, and more—all from your phone. This gives you the ability to better understand who you’re meeting, prioritize your safety, and work with greater confidence.
Benefits Partners
These benefits partners have entered into an agreement with SCR to provide discounted or additional services to our members: Office Depot, AT&T, UPS, Brooks Brothers and Safe Showings.
National Benefits
Research and Statistics
Your National Association of REALTORS® is the nation’s leading resource for real estate research and statistics. Often quoted in the media, NAR plays a pivotal role in providing the information needed for both you and industry leaders to make decisions based on fact and not rhetoric.
Political Advocacy
Just as the local and state associations provide political advocacy efforts to their members, NAR does so on a national and international level. The REALTOR® Political Action Committee works hard to seat national senators and members of the House of Representatives who are friendly to the real estate industry and to lobby for and against legislation affecting your business. RPAC successes over the last few years have been tremendous and could not happen without member support.
Education, Certification, and Designations
NAR has a host of educational products and services for members, including both live and online educational offerings leading to certifications and designations. Members who hold designations or certifications have a considerably higher real estate income than those who have not taken advantage of these programs.
Additional Member Benefits
Through the NAR Member Benefits program, members can access discounts on technology, travel, office supplies, risk management, insurance and other necessary items. In the last year alone, over 800,000 REALTORS® received discounts totaling more than $63 million.