by Gary Pickren | Aug 17, 2018 | Legal Tips
From time to time I like to post interesting articles or information that I find about the real estate industry. I don’t necessarily always agree or disagree with the articles but I do find the articles thought provoking. Forbes put out an interesting article...
by Gary Pickren | Aug 10, 2018 | Legal Tips
Under South Carolina law, a real estate licensee may not advise, counsel or advocate for a consumer without a written agency agreement. These services are strictly only available to a client and may not be provided to a customer. In light of this law, I am constantly...
by Gary Pickren | Aug 3, 2018 | Legal Tips
Recently, I have received several emails and phone calls from real estate agents concerning negative online reviews and what can be done to stop them. Today’s tip concerns online reviews and how to respond to negative reviews. In real estate, your reputation is...
by Gary Pickren | Jul 27, 2018 | Legal Tips
As a life long resident of South Carolina (except for three years in Alabama for law school) I have always known that South Carolina was the place to be. If you talk to any South Carolinian who has grown up in this state you will quickly find someone who thinks South...
by Gary Pickren | Jul 16, 2018 | Legal Tips
Here is a very interesting article on how hackers stole a home buyer’s down payment of $400,000. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/How-Hackers-Stole-a-Homebuyers-400000-Down-Payment-488120201.html According to the article, in 2016 consumers lost $19 million...
by Gary Pickren | Jul 13, 2018 | Legal Tips
Most real estate contracts used in the Upstate or Midlands of South Carolina provide for an automatic extension of some length of time when, through no fault of the parties, the contract closing date cannot be met. In July of 2015, I wrote this post discussing the 5...
