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(9) An agreement regarding residential real estate that is to be in effect for greater than one year and either expressly or impliedly purports to do any of the following is unenforceable and is considered to be done in bad faith, and a licensee involved in such an agreement is subject to disciplinary action by… Continue Reading NTRAPS, Listing Agreements, Buyer Agreements

NAR settlement objectors lose again at 8th Circuit The commission-litigation endgame is coming into view. On Sept. 24 the 8th Circuit denied objectors Robert Friedman and Monty March both a panel and full-court rehearing, leaving intact its Aug. 19 decision affirming the Sitzer | Burnett settlement — the latest in a string of losses, after… Continue Reading NAR Settlement News, Inman

LLR SCREC April 10, 2026 board order: https://eservice.llr.sc.gov/PublicOrdersWeb/?divisionId=19 Posted by: Byron King on 9/28/26 (This information is only accurate as of 9/28/26. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 9/28/26, as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org or email byron at screaltors.org… Continue Reading Always Behave in Listings and Presume Surveillance in Listings

https://www.nar.realtor/legal/new-member-must-watch-list Posted by: Byron King on 9/28/26 (This information is only accurate as of 9/28/26. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 9/28/26, 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… Continue Reading NAR: New Members, Must Watch 5 Videos!

https://www.nar.realtor/news/real-estate-news/property-owners-win-in-short-term-rental-cases-with-realtor-associations-backing Posted by: Byron King on 9/28/26 (This information is only accurate as of 9/28/26. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 9/28/26, 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… Continue Reading NAR: Short Term Rental Litigation Wins, Idaho and Ohio

https://eservice.llr.sc.gov/PublicOrdersWeb/?divisionId=19 Misbehavior in a listing costs this licensee a license. Misbehavior in listings is also a potential ethics issue. Read the April 10, 2026 LLR SCREC board order. Always assume you are being audio and video surveilled in listings. Behave appropriately. Posted by: Byron King on 9/25/26 (This information is only accurate as of 9/25/26.… Continue Reading LLR SCREC Board Orders, Behave in Listings, Surveillance

Lambert v. Aiken County Planning Commission, Op. No. 6165 (S.C. Ct. App. filed Sept. 23, 2026) (Davis Adv. Sh. No. 36 at 34) The South Carolina Court of Appeals reversed the circuit court’s order affirming the Aiken County Planning Commission’s (“Planning Commission”) approval of an application to construct a cell tower and remanded the matter… Continue Reading SC Courts: Case Law: Planning Commissions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOjsFx_begk Posted by: Byron King on 9/23/26 (This information is only accurate as of 9/23/26. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 9/23/26, 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… Continue Reading LLR SCREC 9/23/26