Flat Fee Deal

Flat fee MLS listing in South Carolina

Your home goes on the regional MLS board that agents in your part of South Carolina search, entered by a licensed SC brokerage, and syndicates from there to Zillow, Realtor.com, and Redfin.

The 11 MLS boards in South Carolina

Which MLS covers your property?

Disclosures South Carolina requires

  • Residential Property Condition Disclosure StatementRequired for every sale · SC Real Estate Commission
  • Lead-Based Paint DisclosureRequired when: Homes built before 1978 · Federal (EPA/HUD)
  • HOA governing documents and disclosureRequired when: Property in an HOA (SC Code 27-30-130)
  • Coastal zone and flood disclosuresRequired when: Property in a designated flood or coastal zone

These are filled in from your intake answers, reviewed by the broker, and signed online.

Closing: attorney closing

South Carolina requires a licensed SC attorney to supervise the closing, including title examination and recording.

SC nonresident seller withholding (Form I-290)7% of gain (or 7% of the amount realized if gain is not reported). Applies when the seller is not an SC resident. The closing attorney withholds and remits it.
  • Deed recording fee of $3.70 per $1,000 of sale price is customarily paid by the seller.
  • Property tax is prorated at closing; the 4% owner-occupied assessment ratio ends when the home is no longer the seller's primary residence.

Listing agreement: SC REALTORS® Exclusive Right to Sell Listing Agreement (Form 310), completed by the broker of record.

Questions from South Carolina sellers