REALTOR® CODE OF ETHICS

You can be assured your real estate needs will be addressed with integrity.  In addition to following Maryland's real estate laws and regulations, as a member of the National Association of REALTORS®, I adhere to the REALTOR® Code of Ethics.  They are summarized below:

Duties to Clients and Customers, REALTORS® must:

• protect and promote their client's interests while being honest with all parties. They do not reveal confidential information.
• avoid exaggeration, misrepresentation or concealment of pertinent facts.
• cooperate with other real estate professionals to advance their client's best interests.
• when buying or selling, make their position or interest known.
• disclose any present or contemplated interest in any transaction to all parties.
• avoid "side deals" without their client's informed consent.
• accept compensation from only one party, except with full disclosure and informed consent of their client.
• keep funds of clients and customers in an escrow account.
• ensure that transactional details are in writing.

Duties to the Public, REALTORS® must:

• provide equal service to all clients and customers.
• be knowledgeable and competent in the fields of practice in which they ordinarily engage.
• obtain assistance from a knowledgeable professional or disclose any lack of expertise to their client.
• present a true picture in advertising and other public representations.
• avoid the unauthorized practice of law.
• be a willing participant in ethics enforcement procedures.

Duties to other REALTORS®, REALTORS® must:

• ensure their comments about other real estate professionals are truthful and not misleading.
• respect the exclusive relationships of other REALTORS®.
• arbitrate contractual disagreements with other REALTORS® and with their clients.