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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sharon Delia Stone 803-403-4744 Realtors® graduate from 2021 SC REALTORS® Leadership Academy Class COLUMBIA, S.C. (September 21, 2021)

South Carolina real estate market cooling off after busy summer COLUMBIA, S.C. (September 20, 2021) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its statewide real estate market reports. The reports reveal that the market is beginning to slightly cool off following a hotter than normal summer. 9,670 homes sold across South Carolina in August, a [...]

https://magazine.realtor/law-and-ethics/feature/article/2021/05/avoid-legal-and-ethical-pitfalls?AdobeAnalytics=ed_rid%3D56072%26om_mid%3D4521%7C2021_5-5_REALTOR%20MAG%20DIGITAL%26om_ntype%3DREALTOR%20MAG%20DIGITAL Avoid Legal and Ethical Pitfalls Maintaining a solid reputation contributes to your business success. Here are key steps to help you stay on the right side of the law and the Code of Ethics. Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Print May - June 2021 by Richard Westlund Key Takeaways: If a legal issue arises during [...]

Almost all REALTORS® have websites. There are some sight-impaired complainants represented by law firms who assert that certain websites that are non-compliant with sight-impaired access technology (e.g., WCAG 2.0) are violating ADA laws and Fair Housing laws. Recommend that your technology staff audits your website for sight-impaired access (e.g., compliance with WCAG 2.0). Please alert [...]

Federal Money for rental assistance (e.g., tenants, landlords) available now. 6 large SC counties are administering their federal rental assistance. SC Housing is administering federal rental assistance for the other counties. SCR CEO Nick Kremydas plans to interview the program director at SC Housing on their federal rental assistance program on Friday. http://www.richlandcountysc.gov/ https://www.wistv.com/2021/03/29/richland-co-announces-phone-online-portal-rental-assistance-program/ https://www.wltx.com/article/money/rental-assistance-program-richland-county-south-carolina/101-55c49260-8600-4be9-ae30-205fd4b79a99 [...]

Rental assistance money for tenants and landlords from the feds. https://www.postandcourier.com/business/sc-has-346m-to-help-with-overdue-rent-and-utility-bills-heres-how-to-get/article_4d4f45de-9882-11eb-9924-57aac6e55df1.html Keep a lookout for more info in the SCR e-newletters in the near future! Please send your rental assistance success stories to SCR (e.g., landlords, tenants). 6 large SC counties will administer the money. The other SC counties that did not qualify for population [...]

https://www.inman.com/2021/04/05/the-inman-handbook-on-how-to-win-a-bidding-war/?utm_source=saturdaysendnonselect&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=saturdaysend&utm_content=847405_textlink_1_20210410 Posted by: Byron King on 4/10/21 (This information is only accurate as of 4/10/21. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 4/10/21 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)

South Carolina Residential Property Condition Disclosure Statement (Effective 5/1/21) (Revised 4/21) Posted by: Byron King on 4/9/21 (This information is only accurate as of 4/9/21. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 4/9/21 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)

On April 7, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit issued its long-awaited opinion in Gil v. Winn Dixie, holding that websites are not places of public accommodation under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In Gil, the district court held that Winn Dixie’s website was inaccessible in violation of the ADA due to the [...]

Comply with DO NOT CALL: https://www.nar.realtor/window-to-the-law/comply-with-the-do-not-call-registry https://www.donotcall.gov/ https://magazine.realtor/daily-news/2021/04/07/supreme-court-offers-clarity-on-cell-phones-and-marketing?AdobeAnalytics=ed_rid%3D57763%26om_mid%3D4356%7CRealtorMagNews_2021_04_07%26om_nytpe%3DREALTOR%20MAG%20NEWS Posted by: Byron King on 4/8/21 (This information is only accurate as of 4/8/21. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 4/8/21 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)