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Participating in last week’s insurrection at the Capitol was not a violation of the National Association of Realtors’ new ethics policies unless a Realtor directed hate speech toward a protected class while doing so, according to the third of six monthly training webinars the 1.4 million-member trade group will be hosting in the wake of the changes. The changes, which became effective immediately on Nov. 13, apply NAR’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice to all of a Realtor’s activities, not just those related to real estate; prohibit hate and harassing speech against protecte...

 publishes every Wednesday. Jan. 6, 2021. No matter what side of the political aisle you stand on, that day will go down in history. Whether you consider the activities of Jan. 6 a patriotic act of protest or an insurrection, it’s undeniable that participants broke laws and pushed ethical boundaries beyond the limit. Committing a crime has consequences; breaching the norms of ethics has implications.  As expected in this day and age, those crimes and ethical violations are being tried in the court of public opinion. Some “convictions” have already been meted out, and real estate agent...

Following a takeover of the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 by a pro-Trump mob, the National Association of Realtors is not ruling out penalties for any of its 1.4 million members that participated in the riot, though the trade group has been quiet on specifics. At least two Realtors, Jenna Ryan of Frisco, Texas, and Libby Andrews of Chicago, admitted in social media posts to “storming the Capitol” last week in a riot that resulted in the deaths of five people. A spokesperson for NAR declined to tell Inman whether the trade group was aware of any other Realtors participating in the riot.

Three weeks ago, the 1.4 million-member National Association of Realtors formally apologized for its past policies that contributed to segregation and racial inequality nationwide in the 20th century, sparking backlash among some members. The association has previously acknowledged that it actively fought passage of the Fair Housing Act and that it did not strike discrimination from its code of ethics until six years after its passage. NAR has also admitted that “many Realtors were complicit in odious practices like redlining and enforcing racial covenants” well into the 1960s. More...