Matthew expressed great thoughts about AR last month.- A near majority of the audience read blogs.- This is a post I wrote last year that explains blogging- I was criticized for my opinion that having an “about page” is sufficient disclosure….  I respectfully disagree and am of the opinion that the Commonwealth is behind the times and that readers are generally intelligent enough to figure out who’s a Realtor and who’s not.  As Realtors, we operate under at least two sets of rules – the NAR Code of Ethics which states:Standard of Practice 12-9REALTOR® firm websites shall disclose the firm’s name and state(s) of licensure in a reasonable and readily apparent manner.Websites of REALTORS® and non-member licensees affiliated with a REALTOR® firm shall disclose the firm’s name and that REALTOR®’s or non-member licensee’s state(s) of licensure in a reasonable and readily apparent manner.  (Adopted 1/07) (bolding mine)The Commonwealth of Virginia says:For a web site, either the firm or the licensee must include disclosure of their status as a real estate licensee in a prominent place, or have an easily identified link to such a disclosure if the firm or licensee owns the webpage or controls its content.For emails, blogs, and bulletin boards, disclosure should be provided at the beginning or the end of the email.

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