By Rebecca Donatelli December 2019: It’s close to year’s end, the holiday season is upon us (crazy, isn’t it?), and we are in that “frantically planning for the New Year” phase. We all do it—wake up one day at the end of the year “feeling inspired” and write the inevitable New Year’s resolutions list. For… Continue Reading Why You Should Write a Vision Statement and Where to Start
By Jef Conn As 2019 wraps up and the holiday season begins, don’t forget to think, plan, and write your goals down for 2020. Prepare for it to be your best year ever. Here are five tips to help you along the way while you’re planning your year ahead. 1. Write Down Your Goals. According… Continue Reading 2020: Your Best Year Ever
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Charleston South Carolina expected to outpace national real estate market averages through 2025 COLUMBIA, S.C. (December 13, 2019) -- The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) recently identified 10 markets expected to outperform over the next three to five years. In alphabetical order, the markets are: • Charleston, South Carolina • Charlotte, North… Continue Reading PRESS RELEASE -Charleston South Carolina expected to outpace national real estate market averages through 2025
Check out the latest "flood" FEMA claim issue # 25 question added to LLR's SCR230... https://llr.sc.gov/re/recpdf/Property%20Condition%20Disclosure%20Statement.pdf https://screaltors.org/wp-content/uploads/Forms/230.pdf Also in addition to this new question # 25 on FEMA claims, check out the existing water/flood questions on the Residential Property Condition Disclosure Statement (RPCDS)... # 20 + # 22 + # 23 + #24 Regarding water… Continue Reading New Seller Disclosure Form for now and definitely 2020! RPCDS SCR230
Hey, Stagers! Don't Be the Holiday Décor Grinch You can still get great listing photos without stealing home sellers' holiday cheer.December 9, 2019StagingPowered by WPeMatico
https://www.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/documents/2020-Code-of-Ethics-and-Standards-of-Practice.pdf Posted by: Byron King on 12/11/19 (This information is only accurate as of 12/11/19. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 12/11/19 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)
While it cannot hurt to include an image or link to the SC Disclosure of Real Estate Brokerage Relationships form in all emails and texts (better than nothing), the law requires having a "meaningful explanation" of the form and the brokerage services with any potential consumer upon first substantive contact. SCR110 is the form. Place… Continue Reading License Law Form SCR110 and Explanation in all Your Emails and Texts and Letters
Generally in the practice of residential real estate, the REALTORS® act as scriveners for the parties and fill in the pre-printed blanks on current SC forms. The advantage of using current SCR standard forms is that REALTORS® are usually trained and familiar with the pre-printed language in the current SCR forms. Therefore, the REALTORS® can… Continue Reading Standard Forms! Hurray!
Fair Housing Video Now Free Providing equal service to all is the basic tenet of federal fair housing law and part of NAR's Code of Ethics. Following the troubling results of a newspaper’s fair housing investigation, NAR is making its latest fair housing training video available as a free download to all associations and members.… Continue Reading NAR Provides Cost Free Fair Housing Video to Members
The safe hotline answer: If you talk/write communicate with anyone and the subject of real estate is in that communication, consider that "substantive contact" requiring that you "Mirandize" the consumer with a thorough explanation of your brokerage's services and the SC Disclosure of Real Estate Brokerage Relationships form. This could occur at a Christmas party.… Continue Reading Risk Management: Don’t Talk Casually About Real Estate. Discuss the SC Disclosure of Real Estate Brokerage Relationships Form SCR110