SCR has heard some startling reports of residential surveillance issues. Educate your buyers to behave in listings and avoid verbal communication in the listing. Use a notepad or texting while in the listing. Educate your sellers to get legal counsel about using microphones and avoid using cameras in areas where visitors have an expectation of… Continue Reading Trick or Treat! Surveillance in Listings! Photography Rights!
Current plan for SCR forms classes....contact local board for times. Some CE instructors will also be teaching/traveling the state to present SCR forms updates. Western Upstate 11/12/2019 Piedmont 11/14/2019 Coastal Carolinas 11/15/2019 Sumter Board 11/26/2019 Greater Pee Dee 12/4/2019 Spartanburg 12/5/2019 Beaufort 12/10/2019 Greenwood 12/12/2019 Hilton Head Area 12/13/2019 Charleston Trident 12/16/2019 Central Carolina 12/18/2019… Continue Reading Current SCR Forms Class Schedule
https://llr.sc.gov/re/RECPDF/RealEstateNewsletter_October2019.pdf Information on earnest money disbursement. Risk management tip from SCR: use a trusted SC law firm as escrow agent and always get the lawyer to draft an escrow agreement upfront which states how the money is disbursed in a closing and failed closing. Warning: LLR has prosecuted BICs for disbursing without a release/disbursement agreement/order… Continue Reading October 2019 LLR SC Real Estate Commission Newsletter
https://www.nar.realtor/commitment-to-excellence And you get a suitable for framing downloadable certificate upon completing your Commitment to Excellence C2EX coursework. Posted by: Byron King on 10/23/19 (This information is only accurate as of 10/23/19. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 10/23/19 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206… Continue Reading FREE NAR online self paced course: Commitment to Excellence
November 6, 2019 SC Department of Consumer Affairs presents an HOA webinar at 2 pm. Read HOA information and register for this webinar at this website: https://consumer.sc.gov/HOA-Ed Homeowners Association Education Released; Webinar November 6th COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina consumers who live in neighborhoods under homeowners associations (HOA) or those who serve on association boards… Continue Reading SC Government: HOA Information
Posted by NAR: U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published its Final Overtime Rules (“Final Rules), amending the Fair Labor Standards Acts overtime provisions, which will take effect January 1, 2020. Below is a list of items you’ll want to keep in mind regarding the Final Rules: 1) Minimum Salary Level - The new minimum salary… Continue Reading NAR Overtime Rules if you Have Employees
https://www.fema.gov/podcast Posted by: Byron King on 10/15/19 (This information is only accurate as of 10/15/19. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 10/15/19 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)
https://realtorparty.realtor/about-us/long-awaited-fha-condo-rules-go-into-effect-oct-15?utm_source=rpnews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=rpNews1019 Posted by: Byron King on 10/10/19 (This information is only accurate as of 10/10/19. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 10/10/19 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)
https://magazine.realtor/daily-news/2019/10/09/california-tightens-up-on-rent-control Posted by: Byron King on 10/10/19 (This information is only accurate as of 10/10/19. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 10/10/19 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)
Case #1-4: Fidelity to Client Client A contacted REALTOR® B to list a vacant lot. Client A said he had heard that similar lots in the vicinity had sold for about $50,000 and thought he should be able to get a similar price. REALTOR® B stressed some minor disadvantages in location and grade of the… Continue Reading Ethics Case 1-4: You Decide: Unprofessional NAR Ethics Violation or No Ethics Violation