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the property rights of the public.
Here are some examples:
Because the REALTOR® name is so widespread, some people assume that everyone who sells or buys real estate is a REALTOR®. But this isn’t the case.
Each REALTOR® agrees to abide by a Code of Ethics, first adopted in 1913. The Code spells out REALTORS’® responsibilities to clients, customers, other REALTORS®, and
® thepublic.REALTORS musttakeCodeof
Ethics training every two years to retain their membership.
It’s that commitment to going above and beyond the minimum legal requirements that separate a REALTOR® from a licensed real estate agent.
Adhering to these principles helps REALTORS® build the trust that is so invaluable to people making the most expensive investment of their lives.
More Than a Contract
Though they are proficient in the legal and regulatory process of buying a home, a REALTOR® does so much more.
For all its complications, this part of being a REALTOR® is simple. You have to earn the kindofreputationthatkeepspeople coming back and referring their friends and family.
Partner to Serve
• NAR this spring partnered with more than 200 REALTOR® associations to show their collective support for a new rule allowing small businesses to group together to buy health insurance. NAR’s advocacy and supportwillguidelocalassociationsand their members through the intricacies of the policy.
• The DAR successfully lobbied the General Assembly to exempt first-time homebuyers from an increase in the real estate transfer tax.
• Delaware’s three local associations work with their governments throughout the year to protect the rights of property owners in their counties on such issues as property taxes.
These local, state, and national associations have common goals: support REALTORS® and advocate for policies that benefit their clients and property owners nationwide.
It’s a big part of what separates a
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REALTOR fromalicensedrealestateagent.
What Makes a REALTOR® Different?
Members, Clients
Trust is at the core of what it meanstobeaREALTOR®.
Building that trust is a bigger job than any one REALTOR® can handle alone. In order to share resources, keep current on changes in the industry and advocate for property owners’ rights, REALTORS® have banded together to create local, state and national associations.
How Our Associations Are Woven Together
When Delaware’s real estate professionals join their local association of REALTORS®—New Castle, Kent and Sussex counties each have a local association—they also join their 4,000-plus colleagues statewide and 1.3 million peers around the country.
TheDelawareAssociationofREALTORS® (DAR) and the National Association of REALTORS® proudly represent and advocate for members, their clients, and
You Need a REALTOR®. Buying a home is one of the most complicated transaction you’ll ever undertake. No Leap Required. You need a professional committed to your needs, with the expertise and tools
to guide you efficiently through the process.
www.DelawareRealtor.com/consumers/find-a-realtor
TRUST. Reliability. Truth. Integrity.
Members of the National Association of REALTORS® subscribe to a strict code of ethics that defines their role as the trusted stewards of homeownership.
When buying a home, that leap may not be such a smart decision.
Look for the Realtor® logo.
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