ArborOne Financial announced new research which shows that 40% of respondents would consider buying a home in rural South Carolina. An additional 33% remained undecided. Most respondents were active executives and professionals and had a college education or higher. The poll included current South Carolina residents, as well as subjects from the Northeast, Florida, and nearby cities of Charlotte, NC; Atlanta, GA; Knoxville, TN; Savannah, GA; and Raleigh/Durham, NC.

And while many home communities in nearby states like Florida are experiencing the strain of foreclosure, South Carolina home loans remain an attainable goal for many buyers looking to relocate, retire, or escape. And with ArborOne South Carolina mortgage brokers, the risk of a subprime debacle is not even an option.

"We do not offer subprime mortgages," says Jack Shuler, President and CEO of ArborOne Financial. "And that's kept us afloat when many other South Carolina mortgage companies have not. We don't tease our customers with introductory rates, we want them to qualify for what their credit deserves, and be rewarded with the hard work they've put in to their investments."