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The Code of Ethics - Bite your tongue!
 
Following is what I consider to be an outstanding post by a fellow ActiveRain blogger and friend of mine in San Antonio, Texas, Matt Stigliano.  I know many Realtors and real estate Brokers who think issues such as this should be kept quiet and hidden from the public, but I respectfully disagree.  Part of our responsibility to the public is to keep them informed and as aware as possible - and I think you, my readers and clients, should have the advantage of knowing that not all agents are alike. Hope you enjoy Matt's article!

 

The Code Of Ethics and Standards Of Practice.
A recent conversation between myself and Randy Hooker brought up some interesting thoughts on the National Association of Realtor®'s Code Of Ethics.  For those of you unfamiliar with the Code (as we call it, also referred to as the COE), it is basically a set of guidelines to help determine our duties to clients and customers, the public, and other Realtors®.  Within the code, we are taught to apply these ethics to our daily practice of real estate and it also sets forth a system to deal with those that break the Code.
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