Talk:National Association of Realtors

message: Wikipedia is not a brochure for the NAR.  The information added has all been cited and verified from neutral third-parties.  This article has needed updated for some time.  The NAR has CHANGED considerably as a political organization and the previous version is outdated.  Having an article with data from 2005 is not Wikipedia-like.      — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.126.212.116 (talk) 23:43, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Lobbying" section added, notes about political contributions 

message: The following was added by Tjsherlock: 
"The power being wielded by the National Association of REALTORS® has begun to cause alarm to such watchdog groups as the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, who have been investigating, in attempts to protect Americans from any potential misuse of this power."
I find this rather alarmist in its tone.  Already, there are references in the article to the controversy over the MLS system with the D of J's involvement.  This editor needs to be specific regarding the FTC issues he/she raises.
Most of the comment under the "misuse" link appears to come from a private blog and has no place here.
I support the removal of this section. Viva-Verdi 19:24, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Associated Dangers" section removed and is below

message: I suggest the removal of the word 'strict' in the last sentence to qualify the 'code of ethics'. It is a value judgment.
Done.69.165.90.240 01:50, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Code of ethics

message: Category (t·c) has been repeatedly removing the following information from the article:
:The NAR insists that the word [Realtor] be typeset in all capitals with an accompanying ® symbol. The NAR itself prints the word in red (Pantone 186), but insists that individual members and third parties not use the color. Most newspapers and other publications use mixed case (and black letters) in deference to their own style guide.
(In fact, that information was provided by Category himself, in the edit summary accompanying the first removal of color information. I have no reason to think it's inaccurate.)
If Category has some legitimate reason to remove the information (e.g., it's inaccurate, or libelous, or copyvio), would he please state it here? (Also, he's been changing "most" to "many," which is entirely unnecessary weasel wording.) --Quuxplusone 16:53, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Per the WP:MOS, we don't do trademark symbols. OhNoitsJamie Talk 13:35, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Color information 

message: I don't believe the trademark specifies the capitalization of the word REALTOR. I believe the trademark is on the word itself. Capitalization is a choice that NAR makes in their presentation. The trademark applies either way. -- Barrylb 00:43, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia doesn't do all caps or trademark symbols, per our manual of style. Period. OhNoitsJamie Talk 20:11, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  If you read the link you posted with care (the page is titled "Use by Members: REALTOR®; REALTORS®; REALTOR-ASSOCIATE®") it is the guidelines for using the term "realtor" in commerce in the case that NAR has licensed you to do so. They have every right to do that. But under "fair use" provisions we can use the term to TALK ABOUT realtors in any case we want. Wikipedia rule applies here and nothing more. 64.238.172.212 (talk)  —Preceding comment was added at 05:56, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  I've changed the capitalization per WP:Trademarks which says to capitalize the first letter.  "Fair use" is a copyright-related doctrine -- it doesn't necessarily apply to trademarks.  -- Robocoder (t|c) 15:23, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  ALL CAPS 

message: They have been replaced. Viva-Verdi (talk) 19:52, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: 1 Jan 2008: why arbirarily remove photos?

message: It could be just me, but this article looks like it was written by the NAR.  I cleaned it up a bit, (readded a deleted link, got rid of a "realtors are better than other real estate brokers" phrase but it still needs work.Klosterdev (talk) 03:56, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Smells like bullshit 

message: Realtor redirects to the NAR, and there is a section in the article on Trademark Status, where I added a bit about realtor being a trademark in Canada of the Canadian Real Estate Association.  This got taken out, as noted below:
TJRC (Talk | contribs) (16,748 bytes) (CREA's trademarks off-topic for this article; consider editing Canadian Real Estate Association with this info instead. It's worthy of a "See also" entry, though; CREA is the CA counterpart to NA) (undo)
So may I ask where does discussion of the trademark status of the term realtor belong? Should we create an article for realtor and remove the redirect? Enlighten me, oh Wikipedists....  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Diderot08 (talk • contribs) 19:39, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: A discussion of the U.S. trademark belongs here.  A discussion of the Canadian trademark belongs in the article for the Canadian trademark-holder. "Realtor" probably should not direct here, in my opinion.  It should be a DAB page listing both associations.  TJRC (talk) 20:06, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Discussion about the term realtor, where does it belong? 

message: In follow up to the discussion of EPRO and if it belongs to NAR or not. Found a great site that lists both NAR designations as well as other designations offered by all other associations in the real estate industry - see . 
NAR does not seem to have a monopoly on this. Not sure how to use info.   —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.54.15.75 (talk) 20:02, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That's correct, NAR does not have a monopoly on certifications.  Those listed in the article as the ones "approved" by NAR -- not necessarily provided through NAR or its councils. -- Robocoder (t|c) 15:26, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Real Estate Education

message: Charles McMillan is the 2008 President-Elect or 2009 President, but not the 2009 President-Elect as it has been changed to.  See the linked reference. JordanPalatineIL (talk) 19:57, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  2009 President 

message: Notability has been challenged, and this is largely promotional. PCHS-NJROTC (Messages)Have a blessed day. 04:03, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Deletion would be the better call. It's a purely promotional article, whose content would be inappropriate here. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Realtor University. TJRC (talk) 23:03, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge with [[Realtor University]] 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

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Link to file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3xebq2sf3pt817w/2020%20NAR_HeaderLogo_215x75px.svg?dl=0  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tkw2s (talk • contribs) 19:03, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: @Tkw2s Logo has not changed, not a company either. 2603:6000:D700:194D:441D:CEA:460:4559 (talk) 16:09, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  New company logo as of February 2020 

message: An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect :NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 April 2#NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion.  BD2412 T 20:03, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] 

message: An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect :REALTOR® and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 April 15#REALTOR® until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion.  BD2412 T 04:59, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  "REALTOR®" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] 

message: Not a generic term. 2603:6000:D700:194D:441D:CEA:460:4559 (talk) 16:06, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Realtor© is always capitalized. 

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians, 
I made several attempts to add an external link to the overview section of the National Association of Realtors. But it kept telling me to unblock and also shorten the URL. I have done but it refused to publish. So I have discarded the edit already. But if anyone can still tell me how to do it,  I believe it will help me do it better next time.  Hugo Lumo (talk) 11:21, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Several attempt to add external link 

message: The article discusses a court case that happened in 2008, but exclusively uses the present tense leaving the impression that the court case is some time in the future. Thy tense needs to be updated as well as a link to the court case. Jada2842 (talk) 01:08, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Done, thanks! Jameson Nightowl (talk) 02:46, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Present vs Future Tense