House Cleaning Tips

Some more internet resources for keeping your house clean from top to bottom, whether for daily living or for putting it on the market:

• How to clean your ceiling fan
• Tub scrub by Martha Stewart
• House cleaning tips from a professional with hotel industry experience
• 33 meticulous cleaning tricks
• How to remove oil from your driveway

Inside Real Estate: NAR Code of Ethics

The National Associate of Realtors has a code of ethics and a set of standards of practice that guide Realtors, a code that is 100 years old this year.

Here's part of the Preamble:

In recognition and appreciation of their obligations to clients, customers, the public, and each other, REALTORS continuously strive to become and remain informed on issues affecting real estate and, as knowledgeable professionals, they willingly share the fruit of their experience and study with others. They identify and take steps, through enforcement of this Code of Ethics and by assisting appropriate regulatory bodies, to eliminate practices which may damage the public or which might discredit or bring dishonor to the real estate profession. REALTORS having direct personal knowledge of conduct that may violate the Code of Ethics involving misappropriation of client or customer funds or property, willful discrimination, or fraud resulting in substantial economic harm, bring such matters to the attention of the appropriate Board or Association of REALTORS.

You can read the rest online, including translations into Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Korean, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.