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Old 09-25-2022, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by MSGirl View Post
To clarify between a REALTOR and a sales agent, all real estate agents are sales agents: includes both MLS and VLS agents.

The term REALTORĀ® has one, and only one, meaning: REALTORĀ® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORSĀ® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics.
A VLS agent cannot be a REALTOR. But they can and do sell Villages homes. Only a Villages agent can sell new in The Villages.
Per the NAR, their "code of ethics" is simply a guideline...
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