Description

Note: Continuing Education (CE) credit is not available for this course. 

*Ensure you are selecting the correct Code of Ethics course. If you have NOT completed the REALTOR® Code of Ethics in previous cycles, you are required to take the Code of Ethics for NEW Members available here.

*Code of Ethics is currently only available to active members. If you do not see an option to launch, please check your membership status here.

REALTOR® members must complete two and a half (2.5) hours of ethics training, meeting specific learning objectives and criteria, within three (3) year cycles. Mandatory ethics training for REALTOR® members was first established by the NAR Board of Directors at the 1999 Annual Convention and it includes the following objectives:

• Heighten awareness of the key tenets of the Code of Ethics
• Appreciation for the role the Code can and should play in professional lives
• Enhances professionalism and competency
• Encourages REALTORS® to view their Code of Ethics as a living, viable guide in their daily dealings with clients, customers, and the public

The current cycle will end December 31, 2024. Future training cycles will be every three (3) years.

For more information on REALTOR® Code of Ethics Training: https://www.realtor.org/code-of-ethics/training.

IMPORTANT NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: The content of this course was written and published prior to NAR’s March 15, 2024 announcement of a proposed settlement agreement. Pursuant to the proposed settlement agreement, NAR agreed to put in place new rules prohibiting offers of compensation on MLSs and requiring written buyer agreements prior to touring a home. These rules take effect on or before August 17, 2024. Nothing in the proposed settlement agreement changes REALTORS’® obligations under the Code of Ethics.

This course will be updated as soon as reasonably practicable. Visit Facts.Realtor for additional resources and answers to frequently asked questions. The information provided on FACTS.REALTOR and in this course is not a substitute for legal advice or for the terms of the Settlement itself. Please consult your legal counsel.