The chair and co-chair of NAR’s Real Property Valuation Committee made a few remarks on video about NAR’s appraiser independence policy last week during the 2018 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings in Washington. What sparked the remarks was a recent working paper on appraisal quality by two researchers with the Federal Housing Finance Agency. In the paper,… Continue Reading NAR Policy is All About Appraiser Independence
Property management software company App Folio is hosting a sponsor webinar on June 20 to share ideas on managing maintenance requests as temperatures rise this summer. Here’s what the company says about its webinar: With the hottest months of the year just around the corner, are you ready for the maintenance requests that are about… Continue Reading Apartment Managers: Get Ideas for Tracking Maintenance
Lee Davenport By Lee Davenport This is part two in an ongoing series featuring top producers. Read part one featuring Jen Du Plessis. What does it take to be a top producer? There is no magic, work-free formula, but there are habits and principles of top producers that you can “borrow” for your own playbook.… Continue Reading From Track Suits to Tailored Suits With Rod Williams
The REALTORS® Confidence Index (RCI) survey[1] gathers monthly information from REALTORS® about local real estate market conditions, characteristics of buyers and sellers, and issues affecting homeownership and real estate transactions.[2] This report presents key results about market transactions from April 2018. View and download the full report here. Market Conditions and Expectations The REALTORS® Buyer… Continue Reading REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey: April 2018 Highlights
REALTORS®, members of the National Association of REALTORS®, from across the country had the opportunity to attend a policy briefing at the White House Eisenhower Executive Office Building during the 2018 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo. It was a great opportunity to hear first-hand about some of the policy initiatives the administration is focusing on… Continue Reading REALTORS® Attend Policy Briefing at the White House
Anita Clark By Anita Clark General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the talk of the internet. Attorneys in the European Union and the United States are being bombarded with questions about the GDPR. Companies and website owners are scrambling as the deadline is fast approaching to have the regulation in effect, which includes your websites… Continue Reading GDBR and What It Means to You
Santino Filipelli By Santino Filipelli I was recently named a 2018 30 Under 30. Is it crazy that I didn’t know what 30 Under 30 was until early September 2017? No? How about after being in the industry for seven years, owning two brokerages, and managing about 20 agents? The fact is, I only became… Continue Reading Advice From a 2018 30 Under 30 Honoree
Must watch NAR video on Fair Housing...starts at the 11 minute mark of the NAR meeting video. http://live.blogs.realtor.org/2018/05/16/full-version-of-nar-360-now-available-2/ Federal fair housing act is celebrating the 50th anniversary. On May 16, 2018; SCR members visited the SC congressional delegation to ask for support of HR1447 to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes in… Continue Reading Fair Housing – Dramatic Video From NAR
During the May 19, 2018, NAR Board of Directors meeting, NAR adopted the NAR professional standards committee recommendation to update Standard of Practice 1-7 by adding: "Upon the written request of a cooperating broker who submits an offer to the listing broker, the listing broker shall provide a written affirmation to the cooperating broker stating… Continue Reading NAR Code of Ethics Set to Match SC License Law
https://www.nar.realtor/about-nar/policies/professional-standards-and-code-of-ethics/a-buyers-and-sellers-guide-to-multiple-offer-negotiations Posted by : Byron King on 5/21/18 (This information is only accurate as of 5/21/18. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 5/21/18 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)