Professionalism
Ensuring our members are responsible & professional
This certification offered by Hondros is eligible for the ACAR Harold L. Klarreich Scholarship reimbursement. Contact the ACAR office for details at naylsworth@akronclevelandrealtors.com.
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AI is common in Real Estate, but the rules are not always clear. Many agents are unsure how to use AI responsibly under Fair Housing and advertising rules. Fear of sounding automated, inaccurate, or unprofessional with too many tools, not enough guardrails & a disconnect from real work.
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Professional Development | Continuing Education
Explore continuing education opportunities with Hondros and the CE Shop—both offering a wide variety of classes designed to help you stay current and compliant.
Continuing education is an essential part of maintaining your real estate license and strengthening your professional skills. If you’re looking for CE options beyond what we offer here at ACAR, both Hondros and the CE Shop offer a broad selection of courses covering timely topics, industry updates, and practical tools you can use in your business.
Consider exploring their class offerings to find convenient opportunities that fit your schedule and help you stay ahead in today’s real estate market.
Continuing Education
ACAR conducts a number of professional development programs led by top-notch speakers and experts throughout the year. Education opportunities include discounted continuing education rates, computer training, commercial specific continuing education, designations courses, as well as a limited selection of books, audiotapes and videotapes. Members have the opportunity to earn a scholarship for continuing education through the Harold L. Klarreich Scholarship Foundation.
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Online Continuing Education
According to the Ohio Department of Real Estate, licensees can now take all 30 hours of real estate continuing education online, including the nine hours of core courses (three hours each of Core Law, Civil Rights and Ethics).
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Professional Standards
ACAR’s Professional Standards department has been recognized as one of the best in the country. ACAR is the only REALTOR® Association in Ohio which handles the Professional Standards Administration for our members in-house. This allows the public and our members to have ethics complaints heard locally, allowing for a shorter timeline to resolution while preserving due process.
REALTOR® CODE OF ETHICS
NAR's Code of Ethics ensures that consumers are served by requiring REALTORS® to cooperate with each other in furthering clients' best interests. The most recent REALTOR® Code of Ethics is available on NAR’s website.
ETHICS CLASSES & REQUIREMENTS
REALTORS® must complete at least 2 hours and 30 minutes of instructional time at least once per 3-year cycle. The current cycle began January 1, 2025 and ends December 31, 2027.
REALTORS® must complete at least 2 hours and 30 minutes of instructional time at least once per 3-year cycle. The current cycle began January 1, 2025 and ends December 31, 2027.
Not sure if you’re up to date? Check your Code of Ethics training status with NAR (log-in required).
Complete Your Code of Ethics CE
ACAR CLASSES
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NAR TRAINING
NAR offers Ethics Continuing Education (CE) for new members and existing members, free of charge. Existing members may also take the free REALTORS® Commitment to Excellence (C2EX) program. Completion of this endorsement will satisfy your Code of Ethics requirement.
FILE AN ETHICS COMPLAINT
STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?
- For questions about Professional Standards administration, including ethics complaints, ethics hearings, arbitration & mediation, the Grievance Committee, or the Professional Standards Committee, contact Bridget Roddy at broddy@akronclevelandrealtors.com.
- For questions about Continuing Education, including your COE training status and upcoming CE offerings, please contact Natalie Aylsworth at NAylsworth@akronclevelandrealtors.com.
- And as always, you can call our office directly at (216) 901-0130.
Understanding How to Come Out On Top
Mediation:
- Is a facilitated negotiation process
- Is an informal amicable resolution
- Allows the parties to clear the air and resolve misunderstandings
- Provides assistance from the Mediator to move forward
- Give both parties full control over the final resolution
- Is conducted by an experienced Mediation Officer who makes no decisions effecting the parties
- Resolution is not mandatory; parties can still go to Arbitration
- Is a win-win situation
For Mediation to work, each party comes to the table with an attitude of compromise and cooperation. They have a chance to air their feelings, look at the other side of the situation and many times, clear up misunderstandings. Many times it becomes apparent that a third party, who is NOT a participant to the Mediation, is the reason behind the current conflict.
Arbitration:
- Is not a negotiation process; it is a structured hearing
- Is a formal procedure decided by a hearing panel
- Allows the structured presentation of evidence, testimony and witnesses
- Gives the Panel full authority to decide the outcome
- Gives full control to the Hearing Panel
- Is conducted by a panel of experienced REALTORS® who make the final decision and the award
- Hearing Panel decision is final
- Is a win-lose situation
These same facts for Mediation may also become evident once a dispute has moved to Arbitration, but the parties no longer have control over the outcome.
