News Release

John McAllister Realty Consulting
420 Aiken Hunt Circle - Columbia, SC 29223 - Office 803-788-7168 - Fax 803-699-1270

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 23, 2004
Contact: John A. McAllister, Jr., Accredited Land Consultant, John McAllister Realty Consulting
Office 803-788-7168, john@jmalc.com

John A. McAllister, Jr. Elected
2005 REALTORS® Land Institute Vice President

Chicago, IL - John A. McAllister, Jr., ALC was elected REALTORS® Land Institute Vice President in this summer’s election, held for the first time electronically, and will take the oath of office at The REALTORS® Land Institute 2004 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida at The Rosen Plaza Hotel, November 5th. The REALTORS® Land Institute (RLI) is an affiliate of the over million-member National Association of REALTORS®. It is the only branch of the REALTOR® family focused on land consulting and brokerage. Mr. McAllister was designated by The RLI Board of Governors as one of only five Accredited Land Consultants (ALC) practicing in South Carolina in 2002. He is the immediate Past President and a charter member of the South Carolina Chapter of RLI. He serves on The RLI Strategic Planning Committee, and participated in “The Chicago Sixty”, the group responsible for the transformation of RLI in 2002, and is a member of the South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia Chapters of RLI. In recognition of his leadership the South Carolina REALTORS® Land Institute awarded him the 2001 Thad S. Cwik Leadership Award.

Mr. McAllister reformed John McAllister Realty Consulting in 2001 in Columbia, SC and serves as Broker in Charge. He has over 27 years experience in the real estate profession, and is licensed to practice real estate in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi. His practice is focused on five specialized areas: (1) plantations and timberland, (2) undeveloped tracts of land, (3) transitional and development land, (4) subdivision and wholesaling of lots and (5) site selection and assemblage of land parcels. Through strategic alliances with business partners with offices in Chicago, Denver and New York, Mr. McAllister has access to resources to consult on over 72 classes of real property. He is a graduate of The Citadel. He is also a graduate of the Executive Program of Professional Management Education at the Kenan-Flager School of Business, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is a graduate of the program for Senior Managers in Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Mr. McAllister is a member of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. He is married to The Honorable Carolyn Matthews, Administrative Law Judge. They have three daughters and live in Columbia, South Carolina.

The community of Ghentsville faded from the scene in 1855 when the town of Honea Path began developing after the railroad was established in 1853. Several published reports have stated that South Carolina Governor Charles Pinckney, President Andrew Jackson and Statesman John C. Calhoun visited or stayed in the home when they traveled in the area. The Ghent House also has a connection to President Jimmy Carter's family and is thought to be the oldest, surviving home in his ancestry. James Kay Sr.'s wife Grace Elgin was related to the Pratt family who were related to the Carter family.

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