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REAL ETHICS by Steve Stazel
August 2008
Short sales may affect co-op commissions
July 2008
What defects should we disclose?
June 2008
We agree not to waste each other’s time
May 2008
How to handle a stigmatized property
April 2008
Does your website follow the NAR Code of Ethics?
March 2008
New from NAR, a case interpretation based on internet use
February 2008
Who decides what is in the principal’s best interest?
January 2008
Changes to the Code of Ethics are in effect now
December 2007
Your buyers bought a house without you!
November 2007
Procuring cause...what it is NOT
October 2007
An actual ethics violation
September 2007
Ethical considerations for “Coming Soon” signs
July 2007
Does your client have a prior exclusive agreement?
June 2007
Two new cases from NAR address Internet advertising
May 2007
Can a selling broker contact the seller directly?
April 2007
Our responsibility is to give accurate information
March 2007
Before you show the property;
before you write the offer
February 2007
NAR revisions to Code of Ethics in effect now
January 2007
Changes to the Code of Ethics in effect now
December 2006
What do you say to your sellers when you take a listing?
November 2006
Buyer agency vs. co-op commission
October 2006
What constitutes “initiation” by a buyer?
September 2006
What to do when you see an ethics violation
July 2006
Another time NOT to follow the CODE.
June 2006
A Standard of Practise Review for Longtimers
Apr 2006
A statement to make, a question to ask
Mar 2006
We have an obligation to other REALTORS® not to waste their time
Feb 2006
Procuring Cause... What It Is NOT
Jan 2006
Changes to the Code of Ethics effective Jan. 1
Dec 2005
Differences between cooperation and compensation
Oct 2005
What to do when another broker’s seller calls you
Sept 2005
REALTORS® agree not to waste each other’s time
Aug 2005
To divulge or not to divulge… that is the question
June 2005
"Pathways" document features professional courtesies not covered by Code of Ethics
May 2005
Do your sellers give away their "secrets"?
April 2005
Can Broker A refuse Selling Broker B's attempt to show Broker A's listing?
March 2005
So, you have two offers on your listing.
February 2005
This is only a test...
January 2005
REALTORS® should disclose all material defects
December 2004
Required courses - clearing up the confusion
November 2004
What should we disclose?
October 2004
What constitutes abandonment of a buyer in Colorado?
Septemer 2004
Your buyers bought a house without you!
August 2004
Protect yourself with sign-in sheets
July 2004
REALTORS® should avoid misrepresentation, exaggeration.
June 2004
You aren't going to be paid what the MLS said you would?
May
2004
Can a selling broker contact the seller directly?
April
2004
What is "procuring cause"?
March
2004
What constitutes "initiation" by a buyer?
January
2004
NAR Arbitration Worksheet
December
2003
Know the Code! Changes to Code of Ethics effective now.
Each month, the Aurora Association of REALTORSŪ Web site features Real Ethics,
a column by Steve Stazel devoted to explaining Code of
Ethics issues for members. A REALTORŪ since 1974, Stazel is a Professional Standards
instructor and senior Ethics
instructor for the Colorado Association of REALTORSŪ.
If you have an ethical concern or an issue you would like
to see addressed, please call Stazel at (303) 773-3333 or e-mail him at
stazels@msn.com. The comments of this article reflect the understanding and
opinions of the author and do not represent an official expression of policy by the National Association
of REALTORSŪ.
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