Before providing substantial services (for example. B, creating an offer to buy or presenting a CMA) to interested parties, REALTORS asks ® interested parties whether they participate in an exclusive representation agreement. REALTORS® cannot knowingly provide relevant services related to a potential transaction to interested parties that are participations in exclusive representation agreements, unless the stakeholder representatives or their prospects are directed. (Adopted 1/93, modified 1/04) “Standard of Practice 16-5 – REALTORS® should not ask buyers/tenants for exclusive buyer/tenant contracts. If you want to share a list photo that is not yours, call or send a message to the listing agent. Ask if the agent owns the image or has a license to sublicens the image. Ask for permission to disclose the image that should be given in writing. As part of the photographer`s exclusive license, a listing agent can generally grant permission or sublicensing of the photos. If you find that your images are being used without permission, as Hall has seen online, you can always consult a lawyer and discuss how to apply them, Says Hecht. The fact that an interested party has retained a IMMOBILIER AGENT® as an exclusive representative or exclusive broker in one or more previous transactions does not exclude other REALTORS® to seek the future activity of that interested party. (Modified 1/04) While some of the obligations and standards set out in the code do not apply to day-to-day real estate practices, many ethical guidelines do.

With more than a decade of licensed real estate experience, I have personally observed how many passages of the code have been misused, perhaps forgotten or, worse, completely ignored. The last observation of “totally ignored” is inexcusable and is what gives some brokers and brokers a bad name among other real estate agents as well as in the public. Clear communication between the parties, supported by written agreements, will take a big step towards solving problems related to the use of the photo. Photographers, brokers, brokers and MLS have common and competing interests that must be formulated to ensure that all are on board, with whom real estate images belong, who can use them and for what purposes. An example is a transfer agreement in which the photographer assigns the broker all rights, titles and interest on the photos. There is also an exclusive licensing agreement in which the photographer retains ownership of the images, but grants an exclusive license to the broker or agent (i.e. they will not concede the image to others) to display and distribute photos related to the list or real estate activity.