REALTORS® strive to follow the REALTORS® Code of Ethics.  The Code's basic principles can be summarized as follows:

Duties to Clients and Customers

Article 1  REALTORS® protect and promote of their clients’ interests while treating all parties honestly.

Article 2  REALTORS® refrain from exaggeration, misrepresentation or concealment of pertinent facts related to property or transaction.
Article 3  REALTORS® cooperate with other real estate professionals to advance their clients’ best interests.
Article 4  When buying or selling on their own account or for their families or firms, REALTORS® make their true positions or interest known.
Article 5  REALTORS® do not provide professional services where they have any present or contemplated interest in property without disclosing that interest to all affected parties. REALTORS® do not provide professional services where they have any present or contemplated interest in property without disclosing that interest to all affected parties. REALTORS® do not provide professional services where they have any present or contemplated interest in property without disclosing that interest to all affected parties. REALTORS® do not provide professional services where they have any present or contemplated interest in property without disclosing that interest to all affected parties.
Article 6  REALTORS®  disclose any fee or financial benefit they may receive from recommending related real estate products or services.
Article 7  REALTORS® receive compensation from only one party, except where they make full disclosure and receive informed consent from their client.
Article 8 REALTORS® keep entrusted funds of clients and customers in a separate escrow account.
Article 9  REALTORS® make sure that contract details are spelled out in writing and that parties receive copies.

Duties to the Public

Article 10  REALTORS® give equal professional service to all clients and customers irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. REALTORS® give equal professional service to all clients and customers irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.REALTORS® give equal professional service to all clients and customers irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. REALTORS® give equal professional service to all clients and customers irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. REALTORS® give equal professional service to all clients and customers irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.
Article 11  REALTORS® are knowledgeable and competent in the fields of practice in which they engage or they get assistance from a knowledgeable professional, or disclose any lack of expertise to their client. REALTORS® are knowledgeable and competent in the fields of practice in which they engage or they get assistance from a knowledgeable professional, or disclose any lack of expertise to their client. REALTORS® are knowledgeable and competent in the fields of practice in which they engage or they get assistance from a knowledgeable professional, or disclose any lack of expertise to their client. REALTORS® are knowledgeable and competent in the fields of practice in which they engage or they get assistance from a knowledgeable professional, or disclose any lack of expertise to their client.
Article 12  REALTORS® paint a true picture in their advertising and in other public representations.
Article 13  REALTORS® do not engage in the unauthorized  practice of law.
Article 14  REALTORS® willingly participate in ethics investigations and enforcement actions.

Duties to REALTORS®

Article 15  REALTORS® make only truthful, objective comments about other real estate professionals.
Article 16  REALTORS® respect the exclusive, professional relationships that other REALTORS®  have with their clients.
Article 17  REALTORS® arbitrate financial disagreements with other REALTORS® and with their clients.
Please remember that this is simply a general overview of the Code's key principles.  For additional information on the Code of Ethics and its enforcement, speak with REALTOR® or contact the your local Association of REALTORS®.

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