FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sharon Stone (803) 772-5206 Hot start for summertime home sales COLUMBIA, S.C. (June 23, 2021) -- Summer is a hot time for South Carolina real estate according to South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) statewide real estate market reports. Sales continued to trend upward throughout May with a statewide 36%… Continue Reading Hot start for summertime home sales
10. Love Letters with Protected Class Fair Housing Information (Don't Use) 9. Re-marketing and Re-selling listings after a failed deal 8. Emotional Support Animals - Fair Housing, Rentals, Disability 7. Vacation Rental Act issues in a residential sale (Get information, legal) 6. Team issues (BIC supervises teams and team leaders) 5. Earnest Money disbursement in… Continue Reading Top TEN Hotlines May 2021
By: The CE Shop The housing market was thrown for a loop in 2020 with dwindling inventory and booming demand for properties. As of April 2021, the median existing-home price in the U.S. was $341,600, a 19.1% gain year over year. Despite property prices skyrocketing, we are seeing more bidding wars and all-cash offers. This… Continue Reading How to Stand Out in a Hot Market
Consider calling the hotline 803-772-5206 as you develop a referral plan or agreement. SCR offers a referral agreement: SCR600 https://screaltors.org/wp-content/uploads/Forms/600.pdf Federal Law on Referrals: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/compliance/compliance-resources/mortgage-resources/real-estate-settlement-procedures-act/real-estate-settlement-procedures-act-faqs/ https://www.donotcall.gov/ State Law on Referrals: (B) An associated licensee may not receive compensation from an activity requiring a real estate license from an entity or person other than the one… Continue Reading RESPA: Call Hotline About Referrals
A Pandemic Makeover See how interior designer Esther Dormer transformed an 80-year-old home in Pittsburgh into a contemporary, luxurious space. By: Melissa Dittmann Tracey Design & Architecture Powered by WPeMatico
To defend against fair housing complaints filed by buyers, listing agents can help protect their seller client. In the SCR listing agreements, seller clients agree to comply with fair housing laws. Love letters and buyers' names that can reveal or hint at or allow seller online research (e.g., Facebook) of fair housing protected class information… Continue Reading Love Letters
https://www.nar.realtor/realtors-are-good-neighbors Promote yourself and the REALTOR® brand by submitting how you are a good neighbor in your community. Posted by: Byron King on 6/17/21 (This information is only accurate as of 6/17/21. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 6/17/21 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206… Continue Reading NAR Promotes Your Community Service! REALTORS are Good Neighbors!
Listing agents will always respond in writing to the buyer side after the buyer side's offer is received in one of the following ways: 1. Accepting the offer in writing and properly forming an enforceable agreement. The buyer knows the seller saw their offer. or 2. Counter-offering in writing, the buyer's offer. The buyer knows… Continue Reading SCR314 Offer Rejection Form – Listing Agents Always Respond
By Gary Ward Ask anyone with knowledge about the real estate brokerage business and they’ll tell you; those who control the real estate listings control the real estate market. Listings are the key to an agent’s (and a broker’s) bottom line, especially in a market with historically low inventory, rapidly rising home prices, and growing… Continue Reading Leads Need Conversation; Connectivity Grows Business
https://www.postandcourier.com/myrtle-beach/new-rental-assistance-program-could-help-horry-county-residents-affected-by-covid-19/article_52f44e2c-cd1a-11eb-9e06-57ac7a17b5c9.html?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Myrtle%20Beach%20Letter%20from%20Editor%2061521&utm_content=Myrtle%20Beach%20Letter%20from%20Editor%2061521+CID_52dbfff139e91d64b3eb3e29a14e2b60&utm_source=CampaignMonitor&utm_term=New%20rental%20assistance%20program%20could%20help%20Horry%20County%20residents%20affected%20by%20COVID-19 Posted by: Byron King on 6/15/21 (This information is only accurate as of 6/15/21. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 6/15/21 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org or email byron at screaltors.org)