Based on hotline communications, licensees are often very informal and imprecise in their text messaging. Therefore, SCR and the SCR310 discourage the use of text messaging primarily by allowing electronic writing that must be timely and properly delivered and received to the Contract's agreed upon: Notice address [typically brokerage office - can use FEDEX/UPS/Courier or [...]
Make statements about yourself, not your competition. The public will make their own comparisons. This is also a defense against your competitors who watch your advertising close from filing REALTOR® ethics complaints and/or real estate license law complaints. Article 12 Realtors® shall be honest and truthful in their real estate communications and shall present a [...]
Closing Delays & Hurricane Matthew - South Carolina REALTORS® Legal Update Q. Is Hurricane Matthew causing delays in real estate closings? As result of Hurricane Matthew, thirteen counties in South Carolina have been pronounced Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas (PDMDA). The counties include: Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Jasper, Marion, and Williamsburg [...]