THE REALTOR® CODE OF ETHICS

REALTORS® are members of the National Association of REALTORS® and the Indiana Association of REALTORS®, subscribing to a strict Code of Ethics. The Code raises the bar for professional conduct and ensures that REALTOR®-affiliated MLS marketplaces operate with high standards of transparency and consumer protection.

The REALTOR® Code of Ethics is available at NAR.realtor

Here are the key commitments required of REALTORS® for their clients, professional partners and the public:

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