January 2020 Pending Home Sales
January 2020 Pending Home Sales January’s pending home sales pace rose 5.2% last month and increased 5.7% from a year ago.March 2, 2020By: Michael Hyman Powered by WPeMatico
Fair Housing: Potential Tenants with Felony Convictions
Risk management, consider evaluating the criminal conviction after the other rental evaluation (e.g., finances, rental history). The potential tenant might be rejected on financial and rental history without the need to take on the potential fair housing risks that can arise from rejecting on felony conviction. Video on this issue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EYIxNwXhos If asking a potential… Continue Reading Fair Housing: Potential Tenants with Felony Convictions
Learn From the Pros: Build a Successful Real Estate Business
Are you looking for sage advice from an industry veteran on how to grow your business? YPN Lounge blogger and real estate coach Lee Davenport, PhD, shares her real estate journey and lessons learned along the way in her recent one-on-one interview with Kyle Eaves, an agent with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro… Continue Reading Learn From the Pros: Build a Successful Real Estate Business
January 2020 Existing-Home Sales
January 2020 Existing-Home Sales Housing market activity this January declined 1.3% from December 2019, but January’s sales of existing homes improved 9.6 % from January 2019.February 25, 2020By: Michael Hyman Powered by WPeMatico
3 Ways to Design the Perfect Kitchen Island
3 Ways to Design the Perfect Kitchen Island How remodelers are giving this kitchen staple an update. February 24, 2020By: Melissa Dittmann TraceyRemodeling, Design & Architecture, Kitchen & BathPowered by WPeMatico
Existing-Home Sales Trends, 2009 – 2019
Existing-Home Sales Trends, 2009 – 2019 NAR produces monthly existing home sales, median sales prices, and inventory figures. NAR looks at the market in the last 10 years, from 2009–2019.February 21, 2020By: Michael Hyman Powered by WPeMatico
REALTORS(R) Fight Homelessness
The 2020 SCR Housing Opportunity Committee (HOC) is seeking ideas on ways that SCR can help address homelessness in SC. SCR HOC member Peggy Hill mentioned that WUAR will host Rebuild Anderson on May 12th at the WUAR offices. This organization fundraises to repair low-income homes which helps the low-income homeowner remain in their home… Continue Reading REALTORS(R) Fight Homelessness
Spanish Forms, Chinese, Korean, German, French, Other Languages
For quality assurance reasons and because lawyers can argue what the English words in the SCR forms mean so a translation would allow lawyers to argue even more in court, the SCR standard forms committee does not produce non-English language forms as a risk management strategy. SCR surveyed other states in the USA and no… Continue Reading Spanish Forms, Chinese, Korean, German, French, Other Languages
Radon Webinars
We are excited to announce the addition of two free webinars taking place in March 2020. Registration link can be found in the attached announcement or by clicking this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBWSbnoFS4edNP495ftMVgrJpuXL4MpjQvdc9UcY3cWw_ePw/viewform March 19, 2020 at 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time Inspecting Radon Mitigation Systems Presenter: Bruce Snead, Director of Engineering Extension at Kansas… Continue Reading Radon Webinars
FAIR HOUSING: NAR FAIR HOUSING NEWS, ETHICS ARTICLE 10 TOUGHER WORDS
https://magazine.realtor/law-and-ethics/ethics/article/2020/01/the-code-toughens-its-words https://magazine.realtor/news-and-commentary/feature/article/2020/02/ohio-realtors-stand-up-for-lgbtq-rights Posted by: Byron King on 2/20/20 (This information is only accurate as of 2/20/20. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 2/20/20 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)