[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="713" caption="Joe Schutt (Boston, MA; Realtor) addresses the Diversity Committee"]
On Wednesday, May 16, 2012, the Diversity Committee unanimously voted to pursue the inclusion of gender identity in the NAR Code of Ethics. This is another historic time for NAR, following the last big win from the 2010 NAR annual meeting in New Orleans when NARs delegate body voted to amend the NAR Code of Ethics to include sexual orientation as a protected class. That proposal, originally brought forward by the National Association of Gay & Lesbian Real Estate Professionals (NAGLREP) and the Wisconsin Realtor Association, passed with 93% of NARs delegate body in favor of the amendment.
Only real estate professionals who are members of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® may call themselves REALTORS®. All REALTORS® must subscribe to NAR’s strict code of ethics, which is based on honesty, professionalism and the protection of the public.