All real estate licensees are not the same.  Only real estate licensees who are members of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® are properly called REALTORS®.  They proudly display the REALTOR® “R” logo on their business cards and/or other marketing and sales literature.  REALTORS® are committed to treat all parties to a transaction honestly.  REALTORS® subscribe to a strict Code of Ethics and are expected to maintain a higher level of knowledge of the process of buying and selling real estate.  An independent survey reports that sellers who use a REALTOR® sell their home for 23% more than those who do not.