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Model Internet Advertising Rule

The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® new Model Internet Advertising rule expressly prohibits licensees from displaying and distributing, electronically or otherwise, other licensees' listings without the authorization of the listing broker.

September 1, 2000

The Old End Around

Ethics Q&A.

September 1, 2000
Maryann Bassett

The Finders-keepers Myth

The other broker may be a bear, but he’s still entitled to his full commission.

August 1, 2000
Bruce Aydt

Office Policies on Ethics . . . Who Needs 'Em?

Since brokers have very limited time, sales associates might not get the ethics training, counseling, and coaching they need. So to help you develop office policies or refine existing ones, here are four areas to address and include in your policy manuals.

June 1, 2000
Maryann Bassett

Keeping Up With our Code of Ethics

Enhancing the REALTOR® image is an important concern to many of us. If efforts aimed at improving our profession are to endure, it’s essential that we understand and observe the ethical obligations we voluntarily assume when we become REALTORS®.

March 1, 2000
Stephen R. Casper

Getting Ready for E-commerce

First there was E-mail, which moved communication from the telephone to the computer. Then there was the Web page, which brought marketing into cyberspace. Now get ready for e-commerce and the online real estate transaction.

February 1, 2000
Marcie Geffner

No Talking . . .

We've often heard the admonition "Don't talk to someone else's client! It's unethical! It's illegal!" Is it really accurate to say the Code of Ethics prohibits a REALTOR® from uttering even one word to the client of another REALTOR®?

February 1, 2000
Bruce Aydt

Updating the Code of Ethics

Making the Code of Ethics stronger and helping REALTORS® become more familiar and comfortable with the principles of the Code were behind changes approved by the NAR Delegate Body at the National Convention in November.

January 1, 2000
Stephen R. Casper

Agency and Procuring Cause

Have you ever heard something like this: “Because I’m the buyer’s representative, I’m the procuring cause of sale”? Well, as the refrain from the wonderful show tune goes, “It ain’t necessarily so.”

December 1, 1999
Nancy K. Kalodner

How We Make Ethical Decisions

The Code helps us make wise decisions and act appropriately in certain situations. But we must rely on our own ability to think things through and make sound ethical decisions. Remember, the public wants to do business with an ethical real estate professional. And that’s you.

November 1, 1999
Maryann Bassett

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