Working with a REALTOR®

If you are using the services of a real estate agent in buying or selling a home, should it make any difference whether or not that person is a REALTOR®? Working with a REALTOR® makes all the difference, because a REALTOR® is a member of your local real estate board and/or The Manitoba Real Estate Association and The Canadian Real Estate Association. Membership in these associations obliges the REALTOR® to conduct business in accordance with high standards of business practice and to a strict Code of Ethics. A Code of Ethics describes the optimum performance the public has a right to expect and makes that performance the "norm" for all members of the Association. A REALTOR®'s commitment to high standards of professional conduct works to the advantage of buyers and sellers alike. For example, a REALTOR® is knowledgeable about developments and trends in real estate; a REALTOR® is obliged to provide fair treatment to all parties to a transaction; and a REALTOR® is committed to ongoing education to increase his or her competence and effectiveness in real estate trading. Whether you are buying or selling a home, you can be assured of a commitment to public service and protection if you use the services of a REALTOR®. This assurance makes all the difference! REALTOR® is a registered trademark of the Canadian Real Estate Association and identifies a real estate practitioner who is a member of the Association.