You aren’t just annoying sellers when you do not follow their instructions for showing their property. You may be violating the NAR Code...

You cannot offer a second opinion if another REALTOR®’s clients ask you about their broker’s general real estate practices. Fiction....

Did you know that not all ethics complaints go through the monthslong process of hearings and appeals? Some complaints and commission...

Many ethics complaints filed against REALTORS® in Texas get resolved without going through the formal hearing process. Instead,...

All REALTORS® must take Code of Ethics training every three years, and the current deadline by which all REALTORS® must take the training...

The Code of Ethics does not allow members to provide second opinions about another real estate professional’s service. Fiction. If...

In November, the National Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors approved changes to Article 10 of the Code of Ethics to prohibit...

The NAR Board of Directors approved a series of recommendations from NAR’s Professional Standards Committee that extend the application...

The NAR Professional Standards Committee approved a package of recommendations concerning the applicability of the Code of Ethics to...

For many years, the TREC Legal II course required to renew your license also satisfied the NAR requirement for REALTOR® Code of Ethics...

Standard of Practice 1-7 “As soon as practical” was added to Standard of Practice 1-7 of the Code of Ethics, effective January 1....

I’m working with a buyer who wants to make offers on three properties at once. She said she will terminate two of the contracts when she...

Make sure you’re not violating the REALTOR® Code of Ethics when creating broker price opinions and comparative market analyses. Standard...

In building her firm’s Facebook page, REALTOR® A decided to include a link to a realtor.com page with all the listings in her city....

The Code of Ethics provides that only the listing broker or cooperating broker in a transaction may claim to have sold the property. This...

I submitted my buyer’s offer for a property to the listing agent, but I’m concerned about whether it was presented to the sellers. Does...

If a current client of another REALTOR® asks you for a second opinion on general real estate practices, the Code of Ethics does not...

Before filing a formal arbitration request or Code of Ethics complaint, consider using the Texas REALTORS® Ombudsman Program when faced...

When a Code of Ethics Complaint Can Be Anonymous When someone has a dispute with a REALTOR® and believes there’s been a violation of the...

Can You "Plead the Fifth" in an Ethics Hearing Panel? Can a respondent “plead the Fifth” to the panel’s questions during a Code of Ethics...