The National Association of Real Estate Publishers was founded in 1984 as a non-profit Trade Association. The Association spans over 4248 cities, counties and communities across America,. NAREP now has over 100 members publishing over 250 real estate magazines nationwide. NAREP members are governed by a Code of Ethics. This Code of Ethics has been adopted to promote and maintain the highest standards of service and personal conduct among members of NAREP. Adherence to these standards is required for membership in NAREP and serves to assure public confidence in the integrity and service of real estate publications.

Code of Ethics
As a Member of the National Association of Real Estate Publishers, we pledge to:

• Observe the highest standards of honesty in all business transactions, and to avoid the use of any and all unfair business practices.
  
  
• Advertise and publish only such circulation and distribution figures as can be satisfactorily substantiated
  
  
• Advertise and publish current advertising rates, and furnish rate cards to any legitimate business firm upon request. Quote no rates which cannot be earned by any and all advertisers.
  
  
• Subscribe fully to the copyright principle, and respect the copyrights of others to the same extent which we expect others to respect our copyrights.
  
  
• Not knowingly permit the use of any false titles, confusing technical data, descriptions, misleading or inaccurate terms or claims in any advertising copy.
  
  
• Maintain a sprit of friendly cooperation and assistance towards our fellow craftsmen, and extend a helping hand wherever possible.
  
  
• Continually endeavor to raise and enhance the quality level of our profession. Maintain a dignity of manner in our craft and the services connected with it, and in the appearance of our place of business, and in all other forms of public contact.
  
  
• Agree that all of the following actions specifically constitute unethical business practices as applied to all publishers, and all publications and editions thereof, which are a part of the publisher's organization:
  
  
  
  1. Deliberate setting of advertising rates below cost.
     
  2. Making of false statements regarding circulation.
     
  3. Requiring advertisers to purchase space in combination only.
     
  4. Charging rates not available under the same terms to all advertisers.
     
  
  
  
• Recognize and subscribe to the authority of the Offices and Directors of NAREP in all matters of interpretation of this Code of Ethics.
  
  
• Agree to cooperate fully in any investigation by The Board of Directors, or any duly appointed Ethics Committee of this Association, of any alleged instance of unethical conduct.