LE A D E RSH I P RE S OU R CE S
CODE OF ETHICS 1908 – NAREE (now NAR) is formed – The Bylaws provide for the formation of a committee on the Code of Ethics. 1910 – DUAL DUTIES RECOGNIZED – Broker duties of clients and Broker duties to fellow Brokers. 1912 – THE GOLDEN RULE – Convention report stated “We cannot suggest a better starting point than the Golden Rule. 1913 – COE IS SUBMITTED TO CONVENTION – This was the first attempt at a national Code of
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Ethics with 23 articles.
1974 – COE COMPLETELY REVISED
1916 – THE TERM “REALTOR®” IS INTRODUCED – The term distinguished members from non-members.
– Articles were rearranged
1923 – LOCAL BOARDS REQUIRED TO ENFORCE THE CODE – National Association put a system in place to enforce the Code.
ADDED – Twenty-one (21) SOPs
1955 – COE REVISIONS STRESS DUTIES TO CLIENTS – Articles were renumbered and renamed to follow the original 1913 Code.
reduced from 23 to 17; some
or reworded, and others were combined. Article 10 was added. 1975 – STANDARDS OF PRACTICE were added to provide general principles to guide the REALTOR®. 1994 – COE REVISED – Articles articles moved to the Preamble; Code has been amended over 40 times.
