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The Realtor Code of Ethics turns 100!

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The Realtor Code of Ethics turns 100!

In 1913 the National Association of Realtors developed the Code of Ethics to protect the public and consumers. At the time, the only otherRealtor Code of Ethics professions with a Code of Ethics were Law, Engineering and Medicine.

The National Association of Realtors is one of the few industries that actually has an enforcement process. A member found to be in violation of the Code of Ethics may be disciplined with more than one sanction.

When the Code of Ethics was adopted, there were no Real Estate licensing laws. The first laws were passed in Illinois in 1918 and the other states passed their laws in the 1920s and 1930s.

It's nice to know that we belong to an Association that cares about how we treat each other and the General Public.

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Ira Bodenstein
PNC Mortgage - Montclair, NJ
NMLS#: 445143

Good information.  With over regulation it is nice to know these exist.

Jan 21, 2013 11:37 PM
Carie Shapiro
North Shore Suburbs & Chicago Real Estate - Evanston, IL

Happy 100th Birthday to the Realtor Code of Ethics!  Thanks for the reminder, Connie.  Very important to our industry indeed.

Jan 21, 2013 11:43 PM
Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Thanks for the birthday reminder, Connie, and congratulations on earning Gold Star for featured post.

Stay warm, too.

Jan 21, 2013 11:49 PM
Christine Smith
Buyers Brokers Only LLC - www.BuyersBrokersOnly.com - Canton, MA
Exclusive Buyer Agent & Attorney, Canton, MA

Connie...I had no idea it was the 100th Birthday for the Code of Ethics!  That's a pretty impressive number!

Jan 21, 2013 11:52 PM
Morris Massre
Pembroke Pines, FL
Real Estate Instructor Broward County Florida

Down here in South Florida the code of ethic sadly means nothing and is never followed up with when broken and it is very sad.  So many realtors do not take it seriously.  But, at least we have one!

Jan 21, 2013 11:57 PM
Connie Harvey
Pilkerton Realtors - Brentwood, TN
Realtor - Nashville TN Real Estate

Ira - We certainly need this.

Carie - I found the story to be rather interesting.

Jan 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Connie Harvey
Pilkerton Realtors - Brentwood, TN
Realtor - Nashville TN Real Estate

Mary - Just talked to my girlfriend in Ohio, where I need to go, and it's only in the teens! Yikes. I hate cold weather!

Christine - I had to take the class last month and he told us a little of the history. Unfortunately I didn't take very good notes. :)

Jan 22, 2013 12:18 AM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

Looking good with three digits under its belt. "R".... the hardest working letter in the alphabet. Proudly display, wear your blue and gold "R" and stand behind what it represents.

Jan 22, 2013 12:39 AM
Gary Frimann CRS, GRI, SRES, ABR, SFR
Eagle Ridge Realty / Signature Homes & Estates - Gilroy, CA
REALTOR and Broker, Notary

Now, if we can just get all the agents to follow it.  Actually, here in CA, a lot that is in the code is also reflected in our Civil Code and our Business and Professions Code.

Jan 22, 2013 02:25 AM
Connie Harvey
Pilkerton Realtors - Brentwood, TN
Realtor - Nashville TN Real Estate

Morris - That is so sad. It can only be the result of the local boards not enforcing it.

Andrew - Stand behind it is exactly right. We have to constantly correct ourselves.

Gary - That probably makes it easier to keep things on the up and up.

Jan 22, 2013 04:38 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Happy 100th C.O.E.  You don't look a day over 25.

Jan 22, 2013 06:47 AM
Tammie White, Broker
Franklin Homes Realty LLC - Franklin, TN
Franklin TN Homes for Sale

I would be curious to know how many agents are actually reported each year who are in violation. Anyway to learn that?

Jan 22, 2013 07:07 AM
Gregory Bain
Mezzina Real Estate & Insurance - Little Egg Harbor, NJ
For Homes on the Jersey Shore

While I find most agents that are members of REALTOR object to unions and demand "right to work" legislation they find nothing wrong with making me pay to be a member so I can have access to the local MLS.

 

And, I might add, you can't teach someone into having ethics, you either have ethics or you don't and I can point to many members that don't seem to have a conscience or any ethics.

 

 

Jan 22, 2013 07:27 AM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

Our board is having a contest on facebook... they are posing questions about the code and the first to answer wins  a free "ticket" to the professional standards workshop.  It is a great idea to celebrate the code.  you can see the contest on facebook gmnbr...

Jan 22, 2013 11:16 AM
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Connie, I had no idea they have been around that long. Thanks for keeping us informed.

Jan 22, 2013 12:00 PM
Connie Harvey
Pilkerton Realtors - Brentwood, TN
Realtor - Nashville TN Real Estate

Chris Ann - LOL

Tammie - I don't know. I was on the grievance committee for a couple of years. We met once a month and had anywhere between 0 and 4 each month.

Gregory - I don't disagree but the point is that people can be reported and disciplined.

Jan 22, 2013 10:05 PM
Dale Bledsoe
Crown Key Realty - Tracy, CA
Realtor in Tracy, California

If we are helping families to make their largest purchase ever we need a code of ethics and an enforcer. Enjoyed the post.

Jan 23, 2013 03:28 AM
Connie Harvey
Pilkerton Realtors - Brentwood, TN
Realtor - Nashville TN Real Estate

Dale - It's a shame that we need the Enforcer, but we do.

Conrad - It's suppose to but I'm not always sure that it does.

Jan 25, 2013 05:10 AM
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