The word REALTOR was 1st coined by Charles Chadbourn in 1939.  He is from Minneapolis.  He noted in the newspaper a headline, “Real Estate Man an Embezzler”, so he read this & decided something needed to be done to raise the status of REALTORS.  2 years before that the National Association of Realtors adopted the CODE OF ETHICS, to let the public know that professional Realtors could be held accountable and not just some one selling properties.  BE SURE THE REALTOR YOU DEAL WITH IS A MEMBER OF NAR!!