NEW Fair Housing Guidance Amidst COVID-19 NAR has just released more comprehensive guidance to help REALTORS® comply with their Fair Housing obligations during the COVID-19 outbreak. The new guidance answers these questions related to providing real estate services: What anti-discrimination laws apply to housing during the COVID-19 pandemic? Are individuals who have COVID-19 covered under [...]
On April 23, 2020; the 2020 SCR Executive Committee approved the forms updates recommended by the 2020 SCR Standard Forms Committee and 2020 SCR Property Management Forms Task Force. Listing agreements will be updated for the May 2020 NAR/MLS clear cooperation rules changes that are designed to prevent reported past abuses of "coming soon" pocket [...]
Do you now have some extra time due to COVID impacting your business? Consider using that time to improve yourself, your relationships, your business, and your community. One idea, use the time to learn new real estate skills. NAR is offering many training projects. Here is one for RPR: https://www.nar.realtor/right-tools-right-now/rpr-right-tools-right-now Posted by: Byron King on [...]
REALTORS® should use good judgment when providing real estate services to people in need of shelter and service locations. Consider your health. Real estate is open for business, but it is not business as usual. Follow CDC guidelines and government orders which can change as the pandemic changes. Carry paper/electronic copies of your identification, your [...]
SCR is in communications with SCDEW. South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce SCDEW is upgrading their tech and communicating with the US Department of Labor regarding the incoming federal money PUA and information. SCDEW's website: https://www.dew.sc.gov/ Follow SCDEW on Facebook. Be patient and persistent. Answer SCDEW online application questions as best you can. SCDEW [...]
Working remotely with colleagues, clients, and consumers during the global pandemic has turned into an opportunity for cyber crooks. This is a good time to train and remind your colleagues, clients, and consumers that the cyber crooks are not stopping their cyber crimes during the global pandemic so review basic cyber security ideas (e.g., do [...]
If COVID-19 orders in your market still allow REALTORS® and videographers and photographers and drone operators to still make videos and images of properties, please get those videos and photos made asap. Consider using more video and photos than you normally would use. Here is why. Experts expect the COVID-19 issues in South Carolina to [...]
FEMA continues to take proactive steps to address the COVID-19 pandemic and to help serve its National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) customers who may be experiencing financial hardships, the agency is extending the grace period to renew flood insurance policies from 30 to 120 days. To avoid a lapse in coverage, there is typically a [...]
By: Austin Smallwood, SCR Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs In times such as these it is more important that REALTORS® do what they do best and that’s get deals done. Now more than ever is a time to distinguish yourself by keeping in mind Articles 1 and 13 of the Code of Ethics. Article [...]
Please communicate to your landlord clients to expect changing property management conditions due to the effort to minimize virus risks and virus impacts. Tenants may experience income issues due to virus issues and the economy. This may impact rents. SC Supreme Court halts evictions through March On Tuesday, March 17th, the South Carolina Supreme Court [...]