It’s and agreement that has the potential to benefit all the actors in the home-buying process. The “Realtor-Builder Accord” was established to guarantee high standards of conduct in real estate transactions between new construction homebuilders and realtors. It’s designed to assure the homebuying public that they will be treated with the utmost integrity and responsibility when working with a participating Realtor and builder. It benefits builders, Realtors, and most of all, it benefits buyers. NEFAR called the relationship “unique” in that it involved a committee with six members, equally divided between builders and Realtors.

The agreement gained traction about a year ago when NEFAR and NEFBA membership leaders from each group agreed that an