NAR Steps Up Ethics Enforcement NAR’s Board of Directors voted at its May 19 meeting in Washington to allow local REALTOR® associations to impose stiffer consequences on practitioners who break the association’s ethics rules. In addition, board voted to raise annual dues by $30, to $150; updated the association’s MLS policies; and supported indexing the federal cap on state and local tax deductions for inflation, among other decisions. The board also elected Charles Oppler as NAR first vice president, Vince Malta as president-elect, and John Flor as treasurer. Read more for details on the board’s actions. Home Prices Expected to...

Is your listing mapped incorrectly in Matrix? Is the Google Street View showing a less than desirable view? If you answered “yes” to either of these two questions, then this tip is for you! First Tip: Verify your map when entering your listing, not after. When entering your listing, click the “Set Lat/Long manually” link below the map: Click the Locate button to find the address on the map. If there is no pin showing on the map (or if the pin is in the incorrect spot, click the “Place New Pin” link and click on the map on the...

From John Leckrone, Chairman of the Keowee Key Boating Committee: My name is John Leckrone and I am a full time resident of Keowee Key in Salem, SC.  We have lived here for 13 years and I have served on the Boating Committee for 7 years & the committee’s Chairman for the past 3 years. We have 317 boat slips within our community & currently we have 67 people on our waiting list for slips.  That being said, we are attempting a few new & different procedures to reduce the number waiting.  One item is, as of April first it...

IMPORTANT RENEWAL INFORMATION – 2018 RENEWALS HAVE STARTED Online Renewal Link: https://eservice.llr.sc.gov/OnlineRenewals/ South Carolina Real Estate Licensees with a June 30, 2018 expiration date may now renew their licenses. LLR encourages all licensees to please renew online. Individuals who are required to report disciplinary action, criminal convictions or pending criminal charges since last renewal will need to submit additional documentation and will be provided an email address during the renewal process for submission. USER ID information will be included in the header of your renewal notice. Password information will NOT be provided. You will need to have an up to date...