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Page 6 THE ALTON HILLS HOMESTYLE Saturday October High standards are set by real estate industry This article Is provided by local Realtors and the Ontario Real Estate Association for the benefit of consumers in the real estate market While today real estate must be highly skilled in dividunls those who belong to a local real estate board must also adhere to high professional dards and subscribe to a Code of Ethics designed to maintain top quality professionalism throughout the industry In fact as members of organized real estate all realtors must comply with the Code of Ethics and Stan dards of Business Practice which have been accepted by each and every real estate board and association right across the country ACTS Essentially the code acts as a yardstick for measuring personal conduct and activities It states that members of every board must slne to maintain and improve their pro fession b keeping informed of developments and trend in real estate and rendering services and opinions on knowledge training qualifications and ex It also states thai inducement of profit and no instructions from clients can ever departure from the ideab of fair dealing and high resulting from adherence to a loftv standard of moral conduct in business rela The is strengthened and enhanced by the Standards of Business Practice These 26 dards act as guidelines for realtors and essentially govern their daily business conduct Both the code and standards were established by the Canadian Real Estate Association and all real estate professionals who are members of leal estate boards are bound by them BASK RILES The standards for instance state that members shall not discourage clients or customers from seeking legal counsel also state that members must present a true presentation in advertising The must ensure that tisements acmrateh reflect the qualities of the properties ed Members who violate the code or accompanying standards can face fines suspensions or even tion of membership from their board In some cases realtors mav be required to repeat certain tion courses net ions are handled each individual boards professional si in dards or ethics committee boards have sciplme lees these committees as watchdogs for the and standards to foster and promote high in all dealings with the public buver and the seller as well as other peo pie ithin the real estate profession Home fitness A HUB AT HOME EQUIPMENT it fill l The ld machine tone all or lite in llirtc limci a week DO COME TRUE When you find your DREAM HOME in the HALTON HILLS HOMESTYLE REALTORS Our HOMESTYLE Real Estate Guide reaches over homes every week including Georgetown Acton Erin and the surrounding rural communities EXCEPTIONAL RATES SUPERIOR SERVICE GIVE US A TRY Call Kim Haryott at 8772201