SCR now offers a FOREWARN public database background scan app as part of your membership and your safety protocols. Use FOREWARN on all consumers to prevent fair housing risks. Talk ASAP to your BIC and SCR legal if you have FOREWARN background issues concerns. If you have a suspicious consumer, please consider filing a suspicious [...]
Written by Katie Johnson, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Member Experience Officer, National Association of REALTORS® Buyer broker agreements are important, full stop. They promote transparency and are crucial for consumer education during this critical purchase. They increase transparency by making clear to buyers how much their agent expects to be paid. They also serve [...]
https://www.sccourts.org/opinions/HTMLFiles/SC/28151.pdf Posted by: Byron King on 05/03/23 (This information is only accurate as of 05/03/23. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 05/03/23 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 [...]
https://www.sccourts.org/opinions/HTMLFiles/SC/28148.pdf Posted by: Byron King on 05/03/23 (This information is only accurate as of 05/03/23. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 05/03/23 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 [...]
https://www.nar.realtor/magazine/real-estate-news/commentary/explain-how-realtors-local-broker-marketplaces-work Posted by: Byron King on 05/03/23 (This information is only accurate as of 05/03/23. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 05/03/23 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 [...]
https://www.bhfs.com/insights/alerts-articles/2023/d-c-policymakers-take-aim-at-tenant-screening-issues Posted by: Byron King on 05/02/23 (This information is only accurate as of 05/02/23. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 05/02/23 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 [...]
The SCR Independent Contractor Agreement: https://screaltors.org/wp-content/uploads/Forms/501.pdf The SCR Sales Associate Application: https://screaltors.org/wp-content/uploads/Forms/502.pdf Your brokerage attorney can draft the compensation agreement between the BIC and the associated licensee...and the BIC and the associated team members. This is so individually tailored that no standard form can be written without being mostly blank lines that ideally the attorneys [...]
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/disability-rights-activist-faces-supreme-court-showdown-hotel-accessib-rcna76512 Posted by: Byron King on 05/01/23 (This information is only accurate as of 05/01/23. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 05/01/23 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 [...]
https://www.nar.realtor/washington-report/nar-advocates-for-fhfa-to-maintain-affordability-for-all-homebuyers https://www.nar.realtor/magazine/real-estate-news/nar-is-making-the-realtor-voice-heard-on-llpas https://www.nar.realtor/newsroom/nar-statement-on-fhfa-llpa-structure-changes Posted by: Byron King on 04/27/23 (This information is only accurate as of 04/27/23. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 04/27/23 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 [...]
Team names can include the word "team" as added risk management. Team names may not include the terms "realty", "real estate", "realtors", or similar terms suggesting a brokerage. Individual licensees can use their license name and company. (3) A licensee may not conduct real estate business under another name or at an address other than [...]