Legal FAQs

As you can imagine when the shoe is on the other foot and one of your seller clients starts interacting with other brokerages and agents (which is likely a seller breach of your listing agreement), there is risk for you all in this situation. So, be very careful. Call the hotline asap! Maybe something like...… Continue Reading Sample of What to Say When a Listed Seller Contacts You About their Listing with Another Brokerage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBS9yo0kEK8 Protecting Your Client’s Negotiation Leverage: Real Estate Safety Tips Host Tracey Hawkins delves into the critical role of negotiation leverage in real estate transactions, focusing on how to protect your client’s interests at the negotiating table. Joined by experts Matthew Rathbun and Amy Steele, discover key strategies to avoid common pitfalls, safeguard your client's… Continue Reading NAR: Protecting Your Client’s Negotiation Leverage: Real Estate Safety Tips

https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/SFH/documents/SFH_FHA_INFO_2024-12.pdf This information is only accurate as of 3/19/25. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 3/19/25 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org or email byron at screaltors.org) This information is not legal advice. This information is intended only to provide… Continue Reading FHA IPC, 3rd Party Contributions, Underwriting, NAR Persuades FHA

NAR announcing that registration for their mediation school will open this summer for the fall class. Attend the NAR Mediation School in Chicago (a 2.5 day course). https://www.nar.realtor/events/mediator-mediation-training Save the Date! The 2025 Mediator/Mediation Training will occur on September 3, 4, and 5 in downtown Chicago at NAR Headquarters. Registration will open in early Summer… Continue Reading Become a SCR Mediator, Attend the NAR Mediation School (2.5 days)

The hotline has been getting several cremated remains disclosure questions recently. For risk management reasons, proper seller disclosure SCR230 SCRPCDS disclosure can help protect everyone. Buyers who don't care about remains on property, won't mind disclosure. Buyers who do care about cremated remains on property, will appreciate disclosure. Failure to disclose can result in lawsuits,… Continue Reading Cremated/Remains on the Property

https://www.nar.realtor/commercial/create A quarterly publication for commercial practitioners, members of the National Association of REALTORS® and commercial real estate industry leaders. Members can subscribe by updating your member profile information to include commercial interests in the "Field of Business" list. This information is only accurate as of 3/18/25. You must contact SCR for updates and changes… Continue Reading Commercial Real Estate Information, CREATE Publication

https://www.nar.realtor/videos/window-to-the-law/fcc-one-to-one-consent-rule-vacated Best risk management, always get written permission to call (e.g., using your website, the consumer requests information on properties and gives phone consent). Avoid using ATDS (auto/random dial systems) and Ai messenger services even though third party vendors. Comply with DO NOT CALL laws. DNC Regularly and IAW with your DNC Policies...,Check DO NOT… Continue Reading NAR update: TCPA DNC ATDS AI-VM CONSENT Telemarketing, Soliciting Using Phone

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dthZQ-QMSZCORKOUHl6yqg#/registration Topic: ID Theft and Scams: How to Stay Safe When: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 • 10:30-11:15 a.m. New scams are popping up every day and identity theft is costly and time consuming. Come learn the red flags of a scam and the FREE ways to protect your info. With these tools, you won’t end… Continue Reading SC Dept Consumer Affairs: ID Theft and Scams, How to Stay Safe Zoom

This is an update to a June 8, 2022 post with this same title, as SC license law updated in 2024. Please see below. No longer rely upon the June 8, 2022 post as license law has been updated. Note that SCR314 now has a license law delivery deadline post rejection of 48 hours. Offer/Counteroffer… Continue Reading Offer/Counteroffer Rejection Form, SCR314, Both Sides – ALERT this 3/13/25 post updates the 6/8/22 obsolete post

NAR's Broker Power Hour - March 12 2025 Webinar . Please submit your questions or comments to: brokerforum@nar.realtor. March BPH Recording - https://realtors.zoom.us/rec/share/C1pTbKS3zqBFERBjmRehfaP0BPpmk61wU2ee6bBEQI5izmKuBHkA0G2o6F1ca9k2.YfHaGGqw8HGhGhya Mach BPH Program Slides – https://narchi-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/bschanck_nar_realtor/EfgTW8w4kkVPqThZ9HEoVCkBJP9Ym558tIbNEQRcVUeyIQ?e=yebmms DiSC Presentation - https://narchi-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/bschanck_nar_realtor/EeyjerHZWKtOnFRlg9YAjjsBPcxsQu2Bg2X95UfzvZ1zJw?e=nXFerw DiSC Handout - https://narchi-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/bschanck_nar_realtor/EeyjerHZWKtOnFRlg9YAjjsBPcxsQu2Bg2X95UfzvZ1zJw?e=nXFerw DiSC Assessment - https://narchi-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/bschanck_nar_realtor/EetogojeRI9Knmax7e5ykZUBirCRz2ugC0ry3FXJpryZvQ?e=fGhTG9 This information is only accurate as of 3/13/25. You must contact SCR for updates… Continue Reading NAR Broker Power Hour 3/12/25 Information/Recording