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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.

Historic home with a deep porch and live oaks in the Old Point neighborhood of Beaufort, South Carolina
Beaufort, South Carolina

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