December Hotline statistics: Top Categories: 1. Forms 2. State Law 3. License Law 4. Ethics 5. Disclosure Issues Top Other Issues: 1. Multiple Offers 2. MLS Issues, Clear Cooperation, Public Marketing, No Pocket Listings 3. How to re-market listing once a deal dies... 4. Teams 5. Earnest Money Top Ethics: 1. Article 1 2. Article… Continue Reading Hot Hotlines! Top Ten
If all offers are promptly presented to the seller, that complies with this portion of SC license law. (H) With regard to offers to purchase real estate, a licensee shall: (1) upon receipt, prepare all offers in writing and promptly present them to the seller If all offers are submitted objectively and quickly as possible,… Continue Reading Listing Reps – submit all offers in WRITING, promptly, objectively, quickly as possible…
Please tune in to further NAR training on Fair Housing and the ban on hate/harassing speech + epithets/slurs. Reminder - Breaking Down the Code Training Hi everyone, Next week’s virtual Code of Ethics training will discuss the changes to Appendix VII, Sanctioning Guidelines. All are welcome to attend and the session will be recorded for… Continue Reading NAR Article 10, SOP 10-5, Code of Ethics Training February 9 at Noon EST
https://issuu.com/schousing/docs/impactreportfinal?fr=sOWU3NjE3MTk1MQ Posted by: Byron King on 2/1/21 (This information is only accurate as of 2/1/21. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 2/1/21 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)
SCR Professional Standards Policy allows shielding the complainant's name only through the citation offer to the respondent. This is temporary anonymity. The citation will not have the complainant's name on the citation offer. Citations are the ethics traffic tickets. Article 12 advertising is ideal for citations. If the respondent does not accept the citation and… Continue Reading Anonymous Complaints are Actually Temporary Limited Anonymity
The potential discipline table for citations is below. Not all ethics articles are eligible for citations (e.g., serious violations, fair housing no citation). Citations were developed primarily for advertising issues. Generally, the average advertising citation (Article 12) is $350 and 4 hours of education. South Carolina REALTORS® Citation Policy This Citation Policy shall establish a… Continue Reading Citations (ethics traffic tickets)
Do not make posts or speech or writings or photos/memes involving hateful, harassing, epithets, slurs, joking "speech" including these. All human beings fit into one or more protected classes for fair housing or employment discrimination (e.g., race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation). Video by VA GC on SOP… Continue Reading NAR Ethics (November 13): No hate/harassing speech, No epithets/slurs
Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses CHAPTER 19 Gambling and Lotteries SECTION 16-19-10. Setting up lotteries. Whoever shall publicly or privately erect, set up, or expose to be played or drawn at or shall cause or procure to be erected, set up, or exposed to be played, drawn, or thrown at any lottery under the… Continue Reading Raffles, Lotteries, Drawings… High Risk
Case #17-3: Dispute Between REALTORS® of Different Boards REALTOR® A, the listing broker and a member of the X Board of REALTORS®, and REALTOR® B, the cooperating broker and a member of the Y Board of REALTORS®, disagreed as to whether REALTOR® B should participate in a commission on a sale. The property was located… Continue Reading Ethics Case 17-3 – You Decide – Commission Dispute and Arbitration(s) – 2 Boards…?
https://www.nar.realtor/about-nar/governing-documents/code-of-ethics/code-comprehension-article-16-commissions-are-negotiable SCR120 is the compensation agreement that can be used between the listing brokerage and the cooperating brokerage. https://screaltors.org/wp-content/uploads/Forms/120.pdf Posted by: Byron King on 1/13/21 (This information is only accurate as of 1/13/21. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 1/13/21 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR… Continue Reading How to Negotiate Cooperative Commissions Ethically (SCR120)