Generally in the practice of residential real estate, the REALTORS® act as scriveners for the parties and fill in the pre-printed blanks on current SC forms. The advantage of using current SCR standard forms is that REALTORS® are usually trained and familiar with the pre-printed language in the current SCR forms. Therefore, the REALTORS® can… Continue Reading Standard Forms! Hurray!
Fair Housing Video Now Free Providing equal service to all is the basic tenet of federal fair housing law and part of NAR's Code of Ethics. Following the troubling results of a newspaper’s fair housing investigation, NAR is making its latest fair housing training video available as a free download to all associations and members.… Continue Reading NAR Provides Cost Free Fair Housing Video to Members
The safe hotline answer: If you talk/write communicate with anyone and the subject of real estate is in that communication, consider that "substantive contact" requiring that you "Mirandize" the consumer with a thorough explanation of your brokerage's services and the SC Disclosure of Real Estate Brokerage Relationships form. This could occur at a Christmas party.… Continue Reading Risk Management: Don’t Talk Casually About Real Estate. Discuss the SC Disclosure of Real Estate Brokerage Relationships Form SCR110
October 2019 Pending Home Sales October's pending home sales pace was down 1.7% last month, but rose 4.4% from a year ago.December 4, 2019By: Michael Hyman Powered by WPeMatico
South and Midwest Regions are Gaining Larger Share of... The South and Midwest regions have accounted for an increasing fraction of existing home sales since 2012.December 3, 2019By: Scholastica (Gay) CororatonResidential Powered by WPeMatico
Fair Housing: Must Read Undercover Investigation of Violations https://projects.newsday.com/long-island/real-estate-agents-investigation/ NAR Ethics Article 10: "Fair Housing" REALTORS® shall not deny equal professional services to any person for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity. REALTORS® shall not be parties to any plan or agreement to discriminate against… Continue Reading Ethics Case 10-2 (Fair Housing Ethics)
5 Steps to Prepare Your Home for Natural Disasters Some homes are vulnerable to threats. Take precautions before it’s too late.December 2, 2019Natural Disaster Insurance, Environmental IssuesPowered by WPeMatico
https://projects.newsday.com/long-island/real-estate-agents-investigation/ Posted by: Byron King on 12/02/19 (This information is only accurate as of 12/02/19. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 12/02/19 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)
How Friends and Family Can Influence the Home Purchase Multi-generation homes are becoming more common, and living close to friends and family is more and more important to home buyers.November 26, 2019By: Matt Christopherson Powered by WPeMatico
By Lee Davenport Blockbuster, Toys R’ Us, Blackberry, Amazon, Netflix: What do those names mean to you? You may see Amazon and Netflix as innovative companies that make life easier for consumers. They’ve also evolved over time. Remember when we rented Netflix DVDs through the mail before they offered streaming? Amazon started as an online… Continue Reading How to Be an Innovative Agent in the Age of iBuyers