Evening star., 1923-07-07
REALTORS REPORT
BEST SESSION YET
Convention in Cleveland In
spires to Higher Ethics,
Say D. c. Delegates.

The sixteenth annual convention of
tate Boards. held in Cleveland last
week. was the largest and most sue
cessful annual gathering of realtors
In the history of the national associa-
tion. according to John A. Petty.
executive secretary of the Washing
ton Real Estate Board. who accom-
panied a delegation of fifty-two from
Washington.
During the convention there were
seventy-six different group sessions
at which practical discussions were
led by experts in specialized branches
of the, profession. These group seS-
sfons represented the actual working
of the various divisions of the national
association that were created several
months ago for the purpose of devel-
lthroughout the country.
Membership in these subordinate
divisions of the national association
Is made up of individual realtors and
their connection with the groups Is
in addition to their regular member
ship in the national association.
During the convention in Cleveland
all seven divisions reported 4 large
enrolment of membership.
Study Realty Problems.
This makes 1t possible for the di-
visions to continue the intensive
work undertaken in the study of
realty problems. Included in these
groups are sections covering home
building and subdivision operation,
brokerage. mortgage and finance.
property management, industrial
properties. farm lands and board
secretaries.
BY dividing the work of the ma
tional association in these various
sections realtors throughout the
country are given an opportunity of
participating in national way in
the development Of special branches
of the real estate profession in which
they may individually be interested.
According to reports made by the
officials of the national association
great strides have been made during
the past year in forming new real
estate boards in all parts of the
country and in furthering the doctrine e
Of ethical practices that have been
adopted as standard by the national
association. During the past few
years the organized realtors of the
country have had a large growth in
their association.
Many Women Attend.
An unusually large number of
women attended the convention and
the Cleveland realtors carried out a
varied and interesting program of
entertainment which eliminated in
a grand ball on the last night at the
Municipal Auditorium.
A significant feature of the conven-
ton was the attendance of state
commissioners in charge of admins
tering state license laws. Fourteen
states have to date adopted the model
license law drafted by the National
Association of Real Estate Boards.
This law is designed to restrict the
practice Of real estate on a legiti-
mate and professional basis and pro-
vtdes a means of revoking or with
holding the issuance of licenses to
irresponsible and dishonorable brok-
ers.
Enforcement of these statutes rests
with the state commissioners Of real
estate and the conferences held at
the convention in Cleveland between
the various state officials and officers
or the National Association of Real
Estate Boards offered an opportu-
nifty of comparing the workings of
the law in various states and uniform
methods of administration were dis
cussed.