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Ethical REALTOR

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Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Masters

The Real Estate Board Of Greater Vancouver, in partnership with the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, has taken on an initiative to raise a greater awareness of ethical behaviour among member REALTORS, and to raise the current ethical standards of real estate practices to an even higher standard. Their initiative has successfully trained thirty-four seasoned REALTORS in presenting a two-hour seminar on ethical leadership. Participants in the seminar receive the "ETHICAL REALTOR GUIDE". This guide highlights the characteristic traits of an ethical REALTOR and offers the measurement that matters.

Recently, John Houlihan facilitated a leadership seminar for selected REALTORS from RE/MAX Masters, West Vancouver. Other seminars will follow. I will keep you posted.

Sally K. & David L. Hanson
EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI
WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

Let's hear it for our neighbors to the north !!!!  We can't have toooo many ETHICAL realtors in this business....let's hope the trend drifts south !  Happy holidays !

Dec 13, 2008 10:40 PM
Janice Roosevelt
Keller Williams Brandywine Valley - West Chester, PA
OICP ABR, ePRO,Ecobroker

This is remarkable. Hope I'm not being too pessimistic to think that it will be realtors who already have a good code of ethics that attend and participate, or those who just don't "know" - now there needs to be a way to reach those who don't care.

Dec 13, 2008 10:42 PM
Yvette Gardner
Keller Williams Realty, Spartanburg, SC - Spartanburg, SC

Good Post!!  Welcome to the Active Rain community. This is a great site with lots of information.  Have fun with it and hope to see more of your blogs soon! 

Dec 14, 2008 12:10 AM
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Welcome to ActiveRain! What a great idea. If you haven't done so, you should get this program approved for CE credit.

Dec 14, 2008 12:52 AM
John Houlihan
RE/MAX Masters - West Vancouver, BC

Janice Roosevelt touches on a valid point. It is, in fact, one of the foundational principles of the Ethical Leadership Program: Select Ethical REALTORS and host a seminar. By heightening our awareness and providing a measurement guide to those who are already true to the REALTOR CODE and practicing their business according to their Real Estate Board Rules, ethical leadership is enhanced. It will be through their leadership that those who "just don't know" and "those who don't care" are reached. It will be through "do as I do" rather than "do as I say" that real estate rascals will be reached. Those who "just don't know" will learn from example. Those who "just don't care" will be reported.

Dec 14, 2008 02:13 AM
John Houlihan
RE/MAX Masters - West Vancouver, BC

Michael Setunsky notes that having "The Ethical REALTOR" seminar approved for CE credits would encourage attendance. I agree. In many real estate jurisdictions, a course on ethics is offered. My observation is that these courses speak to the rules, regulations, and code. This initiative differs in that the course material presents the history of ethics, the emotional economy of being ethical, thirty measurable characteristics of ethical leadership, the connectivity to personal health and socioeconomic wealth, and specific industry motives for raising our standards of practice. It is a BIG initiative that is timely. I look forward to the day Ethical Leadership offers CE credits. I look forward to the day Ethical REALTOR is a mandatory course for licensing and re-licensing.

Dec 14, 2008 02:51 AM
Jason Ellis
Coastal REO Solutions - Myrtle Beach Short Sales & REO's - Myrtle Beach, SC

Great post -- Welcome to AR -- be careful it can be addictive -- best of luck -- JE

Dec 14, 2008 04:01 AM
Sergio Rebollo Jr.
Real Estate TeamMates - Miami, FL

John....Welcome to ActiveRain.  This is a great community to network with others as well a great place to learn from other's experiences and knowledge.  I've enjoyed it; I hope you enjoy it as well.  Congrats on your first post.

Sergio Rebollo Jr.
Exit Prime Realty
Coral Gables, FL  33134
305-582-4062

Miami Short Sale Specialist - Profile

 

Dec 14, 2008 11:51 AM
Keith Elliott Jr
KEIRE Realty Group - Manassas, VA
Principal Broker/Owner

Hello John,

Welcome to Active Rain and congrats on your first post! The opportunities to learn and network are incredible here. Best of luck to you!

-Keith

Dec 14, 2008 02:16 PM
Dan Magstadt
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc - Lake City, FL

Congrats on your first post - Welcome to ActiveRain!!

DM

Dec 14, 2008 11:02 PM
Sasha Miletic - Windsor Real Estate
RE/MAX Preferred Realty Ltd. - Windsor, ON

Hi John, Welcome to AR, Be a Blogholic and start writing your own blog soon on AR. All the best for your RE business. This is the right place for customers, friends, realtionships etc.

Best - Sash

Dec 15, 2008 12:00 AM
Todd Clark - Retired
eXp Realty LLC - Tigard, OR
Principle Broker Oregon

I think more and more boards should get groups like this together. The golden rule doesn't seem to apply to everyone anymore. It is like they were never taught that and no one seems to know how to teach it to them.

Welcome to the rain

Dec 15, 2008 02:05 AM
Everard Korthals
---Preferred Lifestyle Advisors--- - Lancaster, PA
Mountain Realty

Welcome to Active Rain. This is a great place to learn and share with others. IF ever you were to have any questions then feel free to contact us and we'll try to help. Please take a look at our blog for links to valuable information in our sidebar that you can use to navigate this extensive network. Subscribing to our blog is also a great way to read our blog straight from your home pages. We also suggest taking a look at the Active Rain Wikipedia group for resources that may be valuable to you. We hope you have a great day in the Rain! All The Best-

Sincerely, Active Castellum

Dec 15, 2008 09:02 PM
Vicente A. Martinez
Prudential Douglas Elliman Licensed Real Estate Salesperson - Woodhaven, NY
Realtor, Brooklyn - Long Island - Queens Homes

Hi John and welcome to active|rain.

Every Realtor should take that seminar and not just in Vancouver. Some may need to take it a dozen times or until it finally sinks in! Well, enjoy your stay here!

There are thousands of tips, tools, and tricks of the trade here. Be sure to check them out. Best of luck and see you around.

Dec 15, 2008 10:55 PM
Jean Terry
Keller Williams Realty Spartanburg, S.C. - Spartanburg, SC

Hi, and welcome to Active Rain, a great site to network, share, learn, and have fun. Good Luck.

Dec 16, 2008 07:25 AM
Kevin Sandridge
Signature Home Funding - Winter Haven, FL
Winter Haven Mortgage Broker

 

Hey John, and Welcome to the Rain!

Kevin Sandridge, here. I'm honored to be the first to post a comment on your blog!

I joined the Active Rain community not too long ago myself and wanted to drop a line to share some of the good vibes and welcome wishes I have received already.


A Bit About Active Rain

I'm very excited about this community - basically because folks seem so willing to help out, provide industry insight, and share their good news and experiences!

When I started out on Active Rain, I felt a little overwhelmed.  I hope the following points and suggested sites will help bring you into the mix!  Just my way of saying that I'm glad you're here.

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One:  Be sure to include a good amount of information on your profile page.  Check out the profiles on other Realtor's sites here on Active Rain who are listed as "Featured" or "Tops" in their area (look for high point totals).  You'll find that this will seriously boost your presence on ActiveRain - via the added points. 

Two: I urge you to keep blogging on this site!  You will be AMAZED at the awesome feedback you receive very soon after they hit the network!  I use Google Reader to subscribe to blogs that provide me with ideas about what I'd like to comment on - both industry wise and just for fun!  Check it out I am more than willing to step you through the site and to help you get a few more blog posts generated if you wish - as a way of adding some value and paying forward some good networking vibes!  :)

Three: Be sure to add in a good number of posts about what you think and consider pertinent regarding your area of expertise!  You'll notice that many if not all of the Featured posting bloggers here on AR do this.

Lastly, I do quite a lot of work via social networks, email campaigns, and relationship building.  If I can ever be of any assistance, don't hesitate to ask.

Here are a few great sites to visit (some of my favorites).  If you like the information they provide, be sure to let them know I sent you!

Looking forward to what you'll share with us here on Active Rain!  :)

Blessings,

Kevin Sandridge
Winter Haven, FL

Dec 18, 2008 05:00 AM
John Houlihan
RE/MAX Masters - West Vancouver, BC

Thank you, Kevin. It will be a busy weekend for me absorbing all that you have shared. Come Monday, I will be better for it.

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Dec 19, 2008 05:40 AM
The Trumm Team Omaha Homes for Sale, Real Estate
Keller Williams Greater Omaha - Omaha, NE

Welcome to ActiveRain!

If you would like a few tips on getting the most out of ActiveRain, please visit my blog Welcome to Active Rain.  It has a few simple steps of what to do now that you have joined.

If you ever have any questions, just let me know.

Troy Trumm

Dec 20, 2008 12:01 AM
Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

We invite you back to ActiveRain in 2016!

    Much has changed since your last visit to ActiveRain.  We encourage you to take a look at the "new" ActiveRain website.

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