<div dir="ltr">Good morning, just wanted to give you an update on NAR recent Code of Ethics changes.  Below is a synopsis of changes.  PLEASE take this very seriously.  <div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div dir="ltr"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;width:924px"><tbody><tr><td width="600" style="padding:0px"><table style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;width:600px"><tbody><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;padding:0px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;display:block;max-width:600px;clear:both"><div style="padding:0px;max-width:600px;margin:0px auto"><table style="margin:0px;padding:0px;width:592px"><tbody><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;padding:0px"><div style="padding:0px;max-width:600px;margin:0px auto"><div style="padding:0px;max-width:600px;margin:0px auto"><table style="margin:0px;padding:0px;width:588px"><tbody><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;padding:0px"><h4 style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial;line-height:1.1;font-weight:500;font-size:23px">NAR Directors take strong action to curb hate speech</h4><p style="margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6">The National Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors took historic action on Nov. 13, 2020, to strengthen REALTORS®’ commitment to fair housing.</p><p style="margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6">Directors approved recommendations to:</p><ul style="font-family:Arial;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6"><li style="margin-left:15px">Extend the application of <a href="https://carolinarealtors.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7623c2bd475a7fcc68831c162&amp;id=80b1693afd&amp;e=2b5170a446" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Article 10 of the Code of Ethics</a> through the addition of a new Standard of Practice prohibiting the use of harassing speech, hate speech, epithets, or slurs against the protected classes.</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Amend professional standards policy, expanding the applicability of the Code of Ethics to all of a REALTOR®’s activities.</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Add guidance to the <a href="https://carolinarealtors.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7623c2bd475a7fcc68831c162&amp;id=2c0d9ab919&amp;e=2b5170a446" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Code of Ethics and Arbitration Manual</a> to help professional standards hearing panels apply the new Standard of Practice.</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Revise the NAR Bylaws, expanding the definition of “public trust” to include all discrimination against the protected classes under Article 10 along with all fraud.</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Continue the requirement for associations to share with the state real estate licensing authority final ethics decisions holding REALTORS® in violation of the Code of Ethics in instances involving real estate–related activities and transactions where there is reason to believe the public trust may have been violated.</li></ul><p style="margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6">NAR has produced training and resource materials to assist leaders with understanding and implementing the changes and will be rolling those out in the coming weeks.</p><p style="margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6">The changes are <b>effective immediately</b>; however, they are not retroactive to speech or conduct that occurred before the effective date.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></blockquote><div><br></div>