NAR Pulse: This Week’s Top Stories from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

RISMEDIA, August 1, 2008-This week’s headlines from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS include: Don’t forget to complete your required ethics training; check out the all-new REALTOR.com®; and learn how to prosper in a changing market.

Code of Ethics Training

REALTORS®, the deadline is approaching to complete your required quadrennial ethics training. Training must be completed by December 31, 2008, and must cover the REALTOR® Code of Ethics and professional standards enforcement. Local REALTOR® Associations may offer training on their own, or in conjunction with another association. Other methods, including home study and Internet-based courses, can also be used to meet the required learning objectives. Available for members online are three, free ethics courses. Each meets the specific criteria and learning objectives for new or existing REALTORS®, and completing the course online automatically updates each member’s NRDS education record.

The All-New REALTOR.com® – They Click, You Close!

Your real estate listings site is better than ever with more free member benefits and dynamic new site features and functions. Take a tour of the all-new REALTOR.com® to learn how the site will help you take your listings from for sale to sold. Your listings now include four larger photos for free and most listings data is auto-refreshed multiple times each day. Consumers can also access home searching tools helping them get the information they want, all on one site, including home value comparisons, interactive maps, detailed neighborhood and school reports, and more!

Prosper in a changing market!

Prospering in a Changing Market DVD will help you learn how to separate the motivated sellers from the rest to then secure price reductions. This DVD by David Knox is great for this uncertain real estate market.

For more information, visit www.REALTOR.org.