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Ethical awareness affects people involved in the real estate industry. There is a lot of money at stake and, because investors are separated from their real estate by distance or expertise or uncertainty, lots of exciting operational challenges. Research has shown that these same features also create opportunities to mislead or to be misled. So, operations and ethics in the real estate business cannot be separated.
Being ethically aware is a good thing. Many industry associations have codes of conduct or courses which include an ethical dimension. Unfortunately, it is hard to teach a 20 year old how to be ethically aware, especially if the “good answer” seems obvious in a two-hour test. 60 year olds have more life experience and know that distinguishing “good” and “evil” is not so simple.
So, the discussions about potentially unethical behaviour by the next president of the United States represent a teachable moment about an important topic. Continue reading