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Test yourself first: 5 questions
Question 1 of 5
South Carolina real-estate licenses are renewed on a periodic basis. To renew, an active licensee must generally do which of the following?
Answer: A. To renew an active South Carolina license, a licensee must complete the required continuing education (CE) and pay the applicable renewal fee by the deadline. Licensees are not required to retake the pre-license course or re-pass the licensing exam at routine renewal.
Question 2 of 5
In a South Carolina real estate brokerage, who is responsible for supervising the affiliated licensees and the firm's trust accounts?
Answer: B. Each South Carolina brokerage office must designate a broker-in-charge (BIC), who is responsible for supervising the affiliated licensees, maintaining the firm's trust/escrow accounts, and ensuring compliance with license law.
Question 3 of 5
When a South Carolina salesperson advertises a personally OWNED property for sale (a 'for sale by owner' that the salesperson owns), the salesperson must:
Answer: B. South Carolina requires licensees to disclose their licensed status when buying or selling their own property. The disclosure protects the public, because a license carries presumed knowledge and bargaining advantage; the advertising for the licensee-owned property must reveal that the seller is a licensee.
Question 4 of 5
An experienced agent licensed in another state moves to South Carolina and wants to become licensed without redoing everything from scratch. Which statement best reflects how South Carolina generally handles licensees from other states?
Answer: B. South Carolina provides a path for licensees coming from other states based on qualifying licensure/experience; such applicants generally must pass the South Carolina (state) portion of the exam. There is neither a blanket ban nor automatic full recognition without testing.
Question 5 of 5
A newly licensed South Carolina salesperson wants to begin practicing. Under whom must the salesperson's license be placed in order to conduct brokerage activity?
Answer: B. A South Carolina salesperson must be affiliated with and supervised by a broker-in-charge. The broker-in-charge is responsible for the supervision of affiliated licensees and the office's trust accounts.
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What you need to know
Sellers of residential property are generally required to complete a property condition disclosure statement describing the known condition of the home. Licensees must also disclose any material facts they know about a property and never misrepresent its condition to the parties.
Disclosures South Carolina Sellers and Licensees Must Make: FAQs
Is Disclosures South Carolina Sellers and Licensees Must Make on the real estate exam?
Yes. State License Law is a scored domain on the South Carolina real estate licensing exam, and this topic appears in the state license-law portion.
Is this cheat sheet free?
Yes — every page on Cinna RE's resource library is free to read, print and share. The app adds practice questions, mock exams and a readiness score.
Does South Carolina test this differently?
South Carolina applies its own license law on top of the national portion. This page covers the South Carolina rules specifically, which is what the state section of your exam tests.
