Duties to the Public Article 10 (Case Interpretations for Article 10) REALTORS® shall not deny equal professional services to any person for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity. REALTORS® shall not be parties to any plan or agreement to discriminate against a person or persons [...]
Do utter or post any harassing or hate speech or posts...or you may now face ethics charges. To learn more about the changes to NAR ethics article 10 FAIR HOUSING under SOP 10-5 updated by the NAR Board of Directors and view recordings of NAR Zoom meetings on this issue over the next 6 months. [...]
Reports to the hotline are that the courts are pandemic backed up for weeks/months so foreclosures, evictions, and ejectments can be delayed even beyond the CDC eviction moratorium due to be lifted/extended in 2021. Due to these reports of delays, owners needing to provide early/late/occupancy or evict/eject/foreclose may want to be recommended to obtain legal [...]
Regarding the current NAR Legal #1 Broker Risk "WIRE FRAUD" please watch the SCR video on this issue and review the SCR610 WIRE FRAUD form (consider providing this SCR610 form like candy in addition to your email signature too perhaps). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nQLCom9U8c https://screaltors.org/wp-content/uploads/Forms/610.pdf Pass the word on WIRE FRAUD to consumers, lenders, contractors, media, lawyers, brokerage, [...]
https://www.nar.realtor/legal/hot-topics-for-brokers 1. Wire Fraud 2. Cold Calling and Texting Leads/Consumers 3. Your websites are not ADA compliant for sight impaired users 4. Fair Housing - including new ban on harassing/hate speech, slurs, epithets 5. Multiple Offers - seller controls - SCR312 highest and best 6. COVID-19 issues 7. MLS Clear Cooperation Policy cure to Off [...]
Hot markets, low inventory...good time to remind your brokerage buyers that you may be working with multiple buyers who desire the same real estate and you will maintain all these buyers' confidential information. Document this discussion with SCR140 Multiple Buyer form. SCR buyer side agreements mention this and this form reinforces. https://screaltors.org/wp-content/uploads/Forms/140.pdf Posted by: Byron [...]
NAR will broadcast different training sessions on the NAR ban of hate/harassing speech and epithets/slurs. Please register and tune in live or the recording on all of these training sessions. Trainings Scheduled for Ethics Changes NAR will be hosting monthly trainings to provide guidance on the changes to the Code of Ethics that were approved [...]
https://www.nar.realtor/national-leadership/breaking-down-the-changes-to-the-code November 20, 2020 NAR will host monthly trainings to provide guidance on the changes to the Code of Ethics that were approved by the NAR Board of Directors on November 13, 2020, and to provide an opportunity to ask questions of our policy experts. An event reminder from Zoom will be emailed prior to [...]
REALTORS® now have an ethical duty to not make any statements or writings that might be considered harassing or hate speech against the fair housing protected classes. Also, REALTORS® cannot use epithets or slurs. Discipline includes all professionalism membership discipline: permanent record, referral, posting, fines, education, probation, and suspension. Below links to the NAR Professional [...]
https://www.conference.realtor/ https://virtualconference.realtor/session-virtual/?v26dd132ae80017cdaf764437c30ebe6f10c1b1eeaab01165e44366654b368dfaeab6baf7e386a642ecb238989334530e=ABA363CB8D321892F75BD958E81CC816AEF994E998902AF296F7B0D89EDAB9C451B9BE1DE85744A434EC3DC82E3286A6&from=followed-items Posted by: Byron King on 11/12/20 (This information is only accurate as of 11/12/20. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 11/12/20 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email Byron)