The REALTOR® Code of Ethics and Professional Standards
First enacted in 1913, the REALTOR® Code of Ethics was truly revolutionary for its time. The history of real estate for the preceding 150 years was a history of rampant land speculation, exploitation and disorder.
With the exception of a now defunct association of printers, the REALTORS® were the first business group outside the "learned professions of medicine, engineering and law" to adopt a formal Code of Ethics.
Today, the REALTOR® Code of Ethics continues to be a viable, living developing guide for REALTORS®, providing the protection the public deserves and requires. The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and the respective state associations and member boards of REALTORS® are committed and pledged to such protection.
Click on the links below for more information about the Code and your rights as a consumer.
Before you file an ethics complaint, read up on the background of the REALTOR® Code of Ethics and the Professional Standards Process. This document entitled, “Before You File An Ethics Complaint” will educate you on the process—from beginning to end. Click here to view/download “Before You File An Ethics Complaint.”
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