Coronavirus

ADA – Office/Website Compliance

2020-11-10T12:17:22-05:00November 10th, 2020|Coronavirus, Legal FAQs|

NAR on ADA compliance for physical space and online space: https://www.nar.realtor/americans-with-disabilities-act-ada Posted by: Byron King on 11/10/20 (This information is only accurate as of 11/10/20. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 11/10/20 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email Byron)

Read B4 Cold Calling/Texting

2020-11-10T12:15:44-05:00November 10th, 2020|Coronavirus, Legal FAQs|

https://www.nar.realtor/telemarketing-cold-calling Posted by: Byron King on 11/10/20 (This information is only accurate as of 11/10/20. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 11/10/20 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email Byron)

Guide to Multiple Offers

2020-11-10T12:08:10-05:00November 10th, 2020|Coronavirus, Legal FAQs|

NAR guide to handling multiple offers: https://www.nar.realtor/about-nar/policies/professional-standards-and-code-of-ethics/a-buyers-and-sellers-guide-to-multiple-offer-negotiations https://www.nar.realtor/videos/window-to-the-law/how-to-handle-multiple-offers Posted by: Byron King on 11/10/20 (This information is only accurate as of 11/10/20. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 11/10/20 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email Byron)

Top Risk Management Topics for Brokers

2020-11-10T12:05:44-05:00November 10th, 2020|Coronavirus, Legal FAQs|

NAR list of top risk management topics for brokers: https://www.nar.realtor/legal/hot-topics-for-brokers Posted by: Byron King on 11/10/20 (This information is only accurate as of 11/10/20. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 11/10/20 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email Byron)

Sovereign Citizens

2020-11-09T15:07:41-05:00November 9th, 2020|Coronavirus, Legal FAQs|

https://www.masc.sc/Pages/newsroom/uptown/April-2019/Understanding-Sovereign-Citizens-Tactics-and-Threats.aspx https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article236331298.html https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=556322&article_id=3279549&view=articleBrowser https://leb.fbi.gov/articles/featured-articles/sovereign-citizens-a-growing-domestic-threat-to-law-enforcement Posted by: Byron King on 11/09/20 (This information is only accurate as of 11/09/20. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 11/09/20 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email Byron)

Earnest money and Repair Procedure….

2020-11-09T11:31:09-05:00November 9th, 2020|Coronavirus, Legal FAQs|

Since 99.9% of the usual hotline calls have fact patterns that do not fit into applicable federal or SC precedent case law (no one is likely taking repair procedure/earnest money cases all the way to the SC Court of Appeals also the facts of the real estate issues are always different), the answers are always [...]

SC REALTORS(R) Potentially Got Rollback Tax Savings for Buyers, Consider Close in 2021

2020-11-05T15:31:59-05:00November 5th, 2020|Coronavirus, Legal FAQs|

SC REALTORS® worked to get changes to state laws in 2020. Rollback taxes were changed from 5 years to 3 years in a bill signed by the Governor in September 2020. https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/3596.htm If buyers are looking at closing a real estate impacted by rollback taxes, perhaps these buyers may want to consider closing after 2020 [...]

Filing a Report on the NAR Safety Alert Network

2020-11-04T14:44:01-05:00November 4th, 2020|Coronavirus, Legal FAQs|

Click this NAR link:https://www.nar.realtor/safety/realtor-safety-network To notify law enforcement of a live emergency, please contact 9-1-1. The National Association of REALTORS® is committed to the safety of our members. Through the REALTOR® Safety Network, NAR will deploy REALTOR® Safety Alerts via social media when a physical or cyberthreat to REALTORS® warrants national attention. For example: A [...]

Risk Management: Harassment Video from NAR

2020-11-02T10:16:23-05:00November 2nd, 2020|Coronavirus, Legal FAQs|

Good risk management strategy to train your associated licensees, employees, staff, independent contractors, etc. to avoid/prevent harassment issues. Here is a NAR video on preventing/avoiding/disciplining harassment: https://www.nar.realtor/videos/hot-topics-in-employment-liability Posted by: Byron King on 11/02/20 (This information is only accurate as of 11/02/20. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 11/02/20 as [...]

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