- Protect and promote your client's interests, but be honest with all parties.
- Avoid exaggeration, misrepresentation, and concealment of pertinent facts. Do not reveal facts that are confidential under the scope of your agency relationship.
- Cooperate with other real estate professionals to advance your client's best interests.
- When buying or selling, make your position in the transaction or interest known.
- Disclose present or contemplated interest in any property to all parties.
- Avoid side deals without your client's informed consent.
- Accept compensation only from one party, except with full disclosure and informed consent.
- Keep the funds of clients and customers in escrow.
- Assure, whenever possible, that transactional details are in writing.
- Provide equal service to all clients and customers.
- Be knowledgeable and competent in the fields of practice in which you ordinarily engage. Obtain assistance or disclose lack of experience if necessary.
- Communicate honestly and present a true picture in your advertising, marketing and other public representations.
- Do not engage in the unauthorized practice of law.
- Be a willing participant in Code enforcement procedures.
- Ensure that your comments about other real estate professionals are truthful, and not misleading.
- Respect the exclusive representation or exclusive brokerage relationship agreements that other REALTORS have with their clients.
- Arbitrate contractual and specific non-contractual disputes with other REALTORS and your clients.
"Whatsoever ye would that others should do to you, do ye even so to them."