anaheim-gazette 1925-05-14

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CALIFORNIA REALTOR (The following address, by A. E. Hargrove of this city, was delivered last week before the Glendale Realty Board:) What does it mean to be a realtor? This new term, which was coined in 1916 and adopted by the National Association of Real Estate Boards as a membership designation, has become a part of common speech where ever the English language is spoken. There are, perhaps, many who think of the word "realtor" as a convenient substitute for "real estate agent." We who have the privilege of calling ourselves realtors have, therefore, a constant duty to perform in letting the public know what a realtor truly is and the ideals for which he stands. This word "realtor" is the product of the mind of a man whose sensibilities have been outraged for many years by the ignoble estimation placed upon those engaged in the business of real estate dealing by the public, and desire to devise some means of overcoming it. The word was coined by Charles N. Chadbourne of Minneapolis and given to the national association, and it provides a professional term that can only be used by those who are willing to subscribe to the principles it is designed to protect. The letters REALTOR standing alone possess no mysticism whatever, nor does the assembled term REALTOR have any particular significance within itself, but backed by the great principles of fair dealing, and supported by the vast army of 20,000 estate business, in the operation of their boards, and in the service of their communities. The national association takes all of this information and, through its committees and its staff at headquarters in Chicago, analyzes it, interprets it, and gives it back to its boards what they give it through its field work, through its library, through its news service, through its numerous pamphlets, and publications, through its legal department, through its speakers' bureau, through the special bulletin issued for secretaries, and through its great annual convention. It is by this flow of thought concerning real estate methods, organization methods and public problems from 516 sources to a great central reservoir, from which the best experience of all is again redistributed that our organization lives and grows. The national association is a federation of real estate boards, and can ultimately be use and volume only to the degree that it assists its local boards and their members in building up a real estate profession and in creating conditions which will be more favorable to its practice. Every realtor has a part in this great national clearing house. He may make his contribution to the national association through a committee or to one of its divisions. He may make it through service in his local board. Every real estate board also has an important part in the process. Most of our boards give freely of their experience or the benefit of other boards. Today the national association has built up a strong and efficient service to its member boards, and our greatest concern at present is that all of them shall use this service as frequently as possible. Education is of vital interest to theSince the interests are so largely in realtor should interplanning; in watching legislation inimical leading in buildinging codes; in preparing plattings ordinary motions, through pub efforts, investment; the basis of all weakterests of real estate by federal legislation of the realtor is his tion; in case of state association is in purely local matter combat is the localWhen one is a vigilant to protect the public. The conservation of standard property whale. He believes that business must restidence that can only sulous, fair dealing creation for the rights of others. He assumes of the men for whom end to whom he sets one of his articles good transaction in which benefits even plates. In order to protect ignorant or unscrupulous wish to enter the realtors has, thus association and then prepared and secured real estate license many states. Who have been enacted been beneficial. The adoption of licensing states is forward. The adm The letters REAL TOR standing alone possess no mysticism whatever, nor does the assembled term REALTOR have any particular significance within itself, but backed by the great principles of fair dealing, and supported by the vast army of 20,000 loyal men and women now on the national roll of membership, it becomes a force of no mean proportion, and it is making its influence felt around the world. Lesser numbers of soldiers than ours have upset monarchies and shaped the destinies of nations, and my fellow realtors, that is just what we are doing today. To be a realtor means that you are a great fellowship of more than 20,000 men and women, who are, in turn, organized into more than 500 real estate boards in the United States and Canada, all combined in the National Association of Real Estate Boards. He who is a realtor is bound by a code of ethics and by standards of business practice which are evolved from the collected experience of this great fellowship. Being a realtor means that you are active in the conservation and protection of real estate interests in your community, both in personal activity and through support of the local, state and national boards. Being a realtor means you are one of the fellowship which is striving through education, through research and through co-operation to improve the real estate business by improving the character and qualities of its personnel and by developing new and more effective business methods. Being a realtor means that you are active in the services of your city, because you realize that the realtor is above all, a salesman of community assets. Being a realtor means that you are bound to protect the public in all its real estate transactions. Being a realtor means that you are always doing whatever you may that will elevate your profession upwards from that heretofore spoken of public estimation that we are a bunch of blood-sucking pests, enmeshing our victims within our own weave as the spider and the fly. Those tactics are deplored by the association, gentlemen, and it is our duty as realtors to broadcast the fact to all mankind. The right to be called a realtor is today an exceedingly valuable right divisions. He may make it through service in his local board. Every real estate board also has an important art in the process. Most of our boards give freely of their experience or the benefit of other boards. Today the national association has built up a strong and efficient service to its member boards, and our greatest concern at present is that all of them shall use this service as frequently as possible. Education is of vital interest to the realtor. In order to build up a profession it is necessary. First of all, to have an organized body of knowledge to collect the best experience in real estate business from everywhere, and put this experience in such form that it may be given to others. That what education is. During the past two years the national association has created a standard two-year course in real estate which is now being offered in a large number of institutions. It has also prepared a four-year course of collegiate grade. Text books are being written and published for use in these courses. It is interesting to note that within the past two years 33 universities have installed real estate courses there are at present 29 Y. M. C., A. schools giving instructions in real estate. There are more than 170 boards conducting courses in real estate. Nothing is more important in our location, nothing will contribute more to the creation of high standards for admission to our vocation and to the public prestige we would enjoy, than through preparation for the important function that the realtor exercises. No board is too small to conduct some form of educational endeavor. So realtor knows so much but that he may learn. It is the leaders of our profession that have been the most eager students, as well as the best teachers. To each and every board that will give educational work, the national association stands ready to give its constant aid. To be a realtor means that you are bound by first adopted in 1908, was one of the first three great business documents of our country. Since that time, the code has been revised, keeping it in step with progress in our profession. The last revision occurred at the convention in Washington. The code of ethics, which consists of 35 articles, is not merely an expression of idealism. It is not only a series of declarations of good intentions. It is an authoritative expressive of the collec- In order to protect ignorant or unserious wish to enter the realtor has, thus association and then prepared and secured real estate license many states. Who have been enacted been beneficial. The adoption of license mainting states is forward. The admits in the state now have through the institution established their own with his Chicago office, while house with respective practices, and prove the functionion. The realtor rewrites constitute only elimination of those. The realtor strive public alp by using designation in his literature. The publication in dealing cause he is vouche estate board. He character and expenience any way fail his own real estate other real estate be to see that justice be To be a realtor serves his community The realtor is esse of community asset interested, therefore in the creation and community ideals His interest lies allonof progress and should be,they leader,especiallywhich his trainingto undertake.Theries,the advertisibility,the beautifyingthe improvementfacilities,therailroad rightsof roadsandparkwayarchitecture,andennuisance—allofthiwhich the realtorin lead and to givethese things he willassociationreadyandwithhelp. To be a realtoractive in and loyalestate board.The foundation upon whorganization in buil ing a realtor means that you are always doing whatever you may that will elevate your profession upwards from that heretofore spoken of public estimation that we are a bunch of blood-sucking pests, enmeshing our victims within our own weave as the spider and the fly. Those tactics are deplored by the association, gentlemen, and it is our duty as realtors to broadcast the fact to all mankind. The right to be called a realtor is today an exceedingly valuable right. Through a series of five court decisions obtained during the year 1924, the exclusive ownership of the national association in the term "realtor" has been affirmed. The legal steps by which this victory has been won have been complicated and arduous. Since the national association states that only active members of boards affiliated with it may use the term "realtor," and since the courts affirm this claim, the realtor has a right to his title, which is exclusive and permanent, and dependent only upon his continued good standing is his own board. Through his board the realtor should be vigilant in his community to see that no one illegally uses the term realtor. The national association will assist any real estate board in bringing legal action to protect its rights in this matter, if it should prove necessary, as it has done in a number of cases. The great fellowship of realtors consists of 516 boards, such as your own, throughout the United States and Canada. These boards co-operate through the national association to accomplish their common ends with respect to the improvement of the real estate business, the protection of real estate, which is our commodity and stock in trade, if you please, and the services of the public. They give to the national association, also the best of their experience in the real realtor means that you are bound by first adopted in 1908, was one of the first three great business documents of our country. Since that time, the code has been revised, keeping it in step with progress in our profession. The last revision occurred at the convention in Washington. The code of ethics, which consists of 35 articles, is not merely an expression of idealism. It is not only a series of declarations of good intentions. It is an authoritative expressive of the collective conscience of our profession. It is also a summary of their experience as to the best and most satisfactory ways of doing business. Its adoption by accredited representatives of 516 boards makes it the fundamental law of our profession. This law the realtor knows. He puts the code into practice in his every-day business. It is for him a series of business policies. He sustains and assists his real estate board in enforcing its provisions. To be a realtor means that one is active in conserving and protecting the interests of real estate as a commodity. The owners of real estate are engaged in many vocations and professions which absorb their interest. Ownership of real estate is incidental in their lives, as a rule, to these other interests. Therefore, in spite of the fact that real property in the United States is valued at 174 billions of dollars; or more than 50 per cent of our total worth, real estate is disorganized and does not command at the bar of public opinion the consideration it should fairly have. This is work for the great army of realtors. It is our business, yea our duty, to do what we can do to see to it that real estate shall not bear an unjust proportion of taxation. This we can work out through our local, state and national organizations. This we owe to the owners of real property themselves. To be a realtor active in and loyal estate board. The foundation upon which organization is built the findings of this tion can be effected measure that they twice by the local bbers. In order that may be effective, assist it in increase so that it is representing his board with resources, in seemingquent and interesting viding those recre features which may and in taking stewardship may become good in the comp these activities which building of the local can depend upon h tion for constant tion, which comes his board through service, through thins issued frequently tters in Chicago. Being a realtor a person who seeks experience of other opportunities After all, there is s ing as to meet and personally the ablication, and to gain change of experience and inspiration by may improve the business. Our Since the interests of real estate are so largely in his keeping the realtor should interest himself in city planning; in watching and combating legislation inimical to real estate; in leading in building up of sane building codes; in preparing subdivisions and platting ordinances, and in promoting through publicity and his own efforts, investments in real estate, the basis of all wealth. Where the interests of real estate are jeopardized by federal legislation the instrument of the realtor is his national association; in case of state legislation his state association is ready to help and in purely local matters his vehicle of combat is the local realty board. When one is a realtor he is also vigilant to protect the interests of the public. The realtor believes in conservation of statements with regard to property when it is offered for sale. He believes that the successful business must rest upon the confidence that can only come from scrutinous, fair dealing and a due consideration for the rights and interests of others. He assumes the viewpoint of the men for whom he sells property and to whom he sells property. It is one of his articles of faith that the good transaction is the transaction which benefits every one that participates. In order to protect the public from ignorant or unscrupulous men who wish to enter the real estate business the realtor has, through the national association and the state association, prepared and secured the adoption of real estate license laws in a great many states. Wherever such laws have been enacted the results have been beneficial. The campaign for the adoption of license laws in the remaining states is consistently going forward. The administrative officers which has become one of the great business gatherings of the year, and which in 1925 assembles in Detroit, Mich., on June 23, presents an opportunity of which every realtor who possibly can sehould avail himself. At this four-day convention there will be discussed the latest and best thought in every field of real estate practice. At the morning general sessions those subjects which are of interest to all men engaged in real estate practice will be considered. At the afternoon session the seven divisions will meet separately and will discuss those practical details in the different branches of the real estate business which are necessary if one is to profit from such a meeting. Now friends, in closing my remarks let me urge upon you every one that we have an asset in this title realtor that is becoming more and more valuable every day, and feel that we should all make use of it wherever we can. Use it in your windows, on your stationery and in your advertisement. Already in many places the title is being illegally used by brokers, and this within itself proves its value. Do not permit this to be done. The public has a right to know when it sees realtor in connection with your business that you are in truth a realtor, backed by the code of ethics, which is its guarantee of the utmost fair dealing. Bubblin, Ireland.—The Irish Free State has signed the international optum and anti-narcotic agreement on the condition that they strike out the anti-clay pipe clause. Mexican officials state that their country is about to enter an era of peace prosperity and good will. If Mexico can come back, there ought to be some hope for Europe. People are funny. The most guillable believe anything and everything except the gas meter. What are the Protestant Churches? ARE YOU A PROTESTANT CHURCH MEMBER? Are Protestantism is fast slipping from the rocky heights of true of theological seminaries, where your future ministers are Bible; that thousands of ministers are preaching a man-made thousands of church members are being sent along by In order to protect the public from ignorant or unscrupulous men who wish to enter the real estate business the realtor has, through the national association and the state association, prepared and secured the adoption of real estate license laws in a great many states. Wherever such laws have been enacted the results have been beneficial. The campaign for the adoption of license laws in the remaining states is consistently going forward. The administrative officers in the state now having license laws have, through the national association, established an organization of their own, with headquarters in the Chicago office, which acts as a clearing house with respect to administrative practices, and which seeks to improve the functioning of this legislation. The realtor realizes that license laws constitute only a slave for the elimination of those obviously unfair. The realtor strives to protect the public also by using his membership designation in his advertising and literature. The public may have confidence in dealing with a realtor, because he is vouched for by his real estate board. He is a man of both character and experience. Should he in any way fail his client or customer, his own real estate board and 516 other real estate boards are prepared to see that justice is done. To be a realtor means that one serves his community and its people. The realtor is essentially a salesman of community assets. No one is more interested, therefore, than the realtor in the creation and development of community ideals and adavantages. His interest lies always in the direction of progress and growth. He is, and should be, therefore, a community leader, especially in those matters which his training especially fits him to undertake. The getting of industries, the advertising of the community, the beautifying of the community, the improvement of transportation facilities, the cleaning up of the railroad rights of way, developing roads and parkways, promoting better architecture, and eliminating the sign nuisance—all of these are things in which the realtor is fitted to take the lead and to give service. In all of these things he will find his national association ready with information and with help. To know what is going on in these news we are now able news hearalred for a long time. 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