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1. Informed of Essential Facts
2. Disclosure of Role-Agency
3. Primary Duty to Client
4. Discovery of Facts
5. Written Service Agreements
6. Written Transaction Agreements
7. Expenses Related to Transaction
8. Disclosure of Benefits to Client
9. Disclosure of Benefits to Customers
10. Outside Professional Advice
11. Personal Interest in Property
12. Skilled and Conscientious Service
13. Advertising - Content/Accuracy
14. Advertising Listings of Other REALTORS®
15. Advertising Claims
16. Discrimination
17. Compliance with Board/Association Bylaws
18. Compliance with Statutory Requirements
19. Discrediting another Registrant
20. Respecting Contractual Relationships
21. Principal (Broker) Responsibility
22. Cooperation with Board/Association
23. Arbitration
24. Inter-Board and Inter-provincial Arbitration
25. Avoid Controversies
26. CREA Trademarks
27. Intellectual Property Rights of Boards/Associations
28. REALTORS® Acting as Principal
ARTICLE 4 DISCOVERY OF FACTS
A REALTOR® has an obligation to discover facts pertaining to a property which a prudent REALTOR® would discover in order to avoid error or misrepresentation.
Interpretations

4.1 This Article applies equally to REALTORS® working with Buyers or Sellers.

4.2 This Article is not intended to increase the disclosure obligations of REALTORS® beyond those required by common or civil law or any other statutory or regulatory requirements.

4.3 The REALTOR® shall not be party to any agreement in any way to conceal any facts pertaining to a property.

4.4 Interpretations 1.1 and 3.2 also apply to Article 4.