Western Upstate Association of REALTORS Launches New Website
September, 25th, 2017
On October 11 we will be providing a “double dip” class for members who are renewing in 2018. As you know, license law 2017 added an additional 2 hours of elective credit as a renewal requirement for those renewing in 2018 and beyond. In addition, 2018 is the year that every member must show completion of at least 2.5 hours of Code of Ethics training within the last 2 years. So why not take one class and meet both requirements at the same time? Register now for Ethics 2.5 (CEE 2675) to take advantage of this great opportunity. The class...
Report from SCR Conference August 30-September 1 SCR Update—Nick Kremydas, CEO 2018 focus is on local events and meetings Broker Summit to be held in Columbia on October 23 with Steve Murray as keynote SCR is in a great financial position—better than in the 22 years previous 2018 election will be pivotal with a Governor’s race and many house seats open. Working on building great alliances with Real Estate Commission and to provide licenses with more research and information If a member brokerage desires to use a forms platform other than Zipform, contact Austin Smallwood at SCR for upload information....
September is REALTOR Safety Month More than a decade ago, the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of REALTORS launched the REALTOR Safety Program to educate REALTORS on the potential risks they face while on the job. As part of NAR’s ongoing efforts to keep members safe, and to strengthen the REALTOR Safety Program, resources are added annually and September is dedicated as REALTOR Safety Month. Are you keeping personal safety top of mind when you’re out in the field? Crime against real estate professionals remains rare, but concerns about safety come up often. A new report from NAR found that nearly 45 percent...
Housing Supply Overview Although new construction has yet to come to the rescue of low inventory, there are signs that demand for construction materials is high and that previous measurements of low construction activity have been weighed down by the public sector not private, residential building. For the 12-month period spanning September 2016 through August 2017, Pending Sales in the Western Upstate region were down 0.6 percent overall. The price range with the largest gain in sales was the $300,001 and Above range, where they increased 14.8 percent. The overall Median Sales Price was up 7.0 percent to $160,325. The...
When: Thursday, October 19th Time: 11:30am-1:30pm Where: Western Upstate Association Event and Training Center Cost: $13 per person – Lunch catered by Carolina Catering About Our Speaker: Marc Cunningham will be here from Denver, Colorado. A second-generation broker, Marc is President and Director of Operations for the family business, Grace Management, with over 600 residential and commercial properties. Marc speaks nationally on business topics, on broker one-on-one coaching and is known for his warm, genuine delivery of world class insights into how success is built with systems, behaviors, and planning. Topic: “Stop Marketing and Start Selling” Do you ever feel...
The September 1st change returns the contract to pre-2012 procedures. The following are the ways that earnest money disputes are to be addressed going forward: Get a signed disbursement agreement from all parties (e.g. SCR518 release and disbursement agreement, SCR517 disbursement agreement, mediation agreement) Get a signed disbursement order by the appropriate judge (e.g. magistrate interpleader $7500 max, parties hire law firm and get a court order on earnest money). The contractual earnest money disburse language will remain so the judge will know to award the earnest money to the buyers. (SCR311 due diligence addendum, SCR310 financing contingency, SCR310 repair...
When a major disaster strikes, the REALTORS® Relief Foundation has one goal: to help families who have endured unimaginable loss. The REALTORS® Relief Foundation wasted no time coordinating efforts for relief in the gulf coast cities and in the greater Houston, Texas, area due to the horrific flooding left by Hurricane Harvey. SCR heard from members statewide who wanted to know how they could help those affected. Well, we’re proud announce that your leadership team has approved a donation of $20,000 to the REALTOR® Relief Fund. When South Carolina was affected by the unprecedented floods two years ago followed by...
Congratulations to REALTOR Robert Mixon, Graduate of the 2017 Leadership Program! Deadline for application for the 2018 program is September 15, 2017. Click here for application.