Proposed Changes to the Code of Ethics
The NAR Professional Standards Committee met on October 5, 2020, to consider recommendations from its Interpretations and Procedures Advisory Board on the Code of Ethics’ applicability to discriminatory speech and conduct. The Committee approved the Advisory Board’s recommendations, therefore six of them will be presented to the NAR Board of Directors for a vote at their November 13, 2020 meeting.
Overall, the changes relate to extending the Code of Ethics to all REALTOR® activities including social media, and proposes adding language about the use of harassing speech, hate speech, epithets, or slurs based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
Click to Read the Official Professional Standards Committee Recommendations.
Click to View FAQs for the Proposed Changes
Click to View a Video Message From Interpretations and Procedures Advisory Board Member Bruce Aydt.