Evening star., 1924-10-11
REALTORS GIVE SERVICE
OF CIVIC CHARACTER
Washington Real Estate Board Deuotes
Much Work to Serving Public as
Well as Its Own Members.

plicated phases of real estate and
provide definite means of main
tanning high standards OF ethical
practice. In the course of daily COM
petition misunderstanding occasion
ally arise between brokers' and in
such cases the board has an arbitra-
ton committee to assist its mem
bers in amicably Adjusting such mat
ters as may be in dispute. AS between
members Of the board, arbitration is
an obligation, and this phase of the
boards service has stimulated mutual
confidence and avoids litigation with
its delays, tribulations and i'll will.
Free Service Bureau.
In the operation of a free service
bureau the board offers the public a
very broad service. Any one may OBJ
tain from the realtors organization
authoritative and impartial advice and
accurate information pertaining to real
estate or realty transactions. Frequent
ly property owners and purchasers are
quite unfamiliar with custom and pro-
cedure in real estate negotiations and
such persons constantly make use of
the service bureau in securing the
necessary information or advice to
guide them. Questions relative to
financing deals, checking the accuracy
of contract foImS, making certain of
the customs in respect to charges and
adjustments, and numerous other vital
points are cleared up for interested
parties. This service has proved help
full in that the parties interested in
these matters are enlightened in re-
spect to their rights and responsible
ties and are given definite knowledge
of the complete aspects of their cases
1t often occurs that one living in
Washington desires to obtain informa-
ton relative to property in other parts
of the country or is interested in nego-
tiating some out-of-town realty trans
action. In such a case the Washing
ton Real Estate Board. through the
cooperative exchange with other real
estate boards affiliated with the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
J Boards. is in position to place the
interested party in direct contact with
realtors in other cities.
One of the most important standing
committees of the board is the ap-
praisal committee. The personnel Of
this committee is elected by the
active membership and there is more
competition for a place on this com
mittee than there is for any other
office in the board. All matters of
appraisals are handled by this COM
mittee and the official certificates of
appraisal issued by the board are
based on the work of the appraisal
committee. These certificates are
used in connection with the adjust
ment and distribution of estates, re-
financing and sales of properties. in
come and inheritance tax settle
ments, adjustment of corporation as
sets and other similar purposes.
Through its various activities the
Washington Real Estate Board is
making every effort to bring to the
real estate field in Washington men
of character and integrity and suf-
ficiently equipped to render intelli-
gent and adequate service and at the
same time give the largest measure
of protection to the public in its
dealings in real estate. Realizing the
responsibility resting on those who
offer their services as real estate
agents or brokers, the Washington
Real Estate Board is constantly and
earnestly endeavoring to maintain
the real estate business on the pro-
fessional plane that it's Importance
merits.