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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 8 DISCLOSURE OF BENEFITS TO CLIENTS

REALTORS shall:

(a) obtain the consent of their Clients prior to:

  1. accepting Compensation from more than one party to a transaction, or
  2. accepting any rebate or profit on expenditures made for a Client.
(b) disclose to their Clients any financial or other benefit the REALTOR® or his/her firm may receive as a result of recommending real estate products or services to that party.
Interpretations

8.1 Without limiting the generality of Article 8, reference to real estate products or services includes lending institutions, title insurance companies, lawyers, appraisers and moving companies, and other real estate brokerage firms from which the REALTOR® may receive a referral fee.