THE CODE OF ETHICS WE ABIDE BY

1: To maintain high standards of competence and integrity in property, marketing and survey research.

2: To maintain the highest level of business and professional conduct and to comply with federal, state and local laws, regulations, and ordinances applicable to the practice of ethical business.

3: To exercise all reasonable care and to observe the best standards of objectivity and accuracy in the development, collection, processing and reporting of property, marketing and survey research techniques.

4: To protect the anonymity of respondents and hold all information concerning an individual respondent privileged, such that this information is only used within the context of the particular study.

5: To thoroughly instruct and supervise all persons for whose work carries the National Property Research logo in accordance with study specifications and general research techniques.

6: To observe the rights of ownership of all materials received from and/or developed for clients, and to keep in confidence all research techniques, data, and other information considered confidential and by their owners.

7: To make available to clients such details on the research methods and techniques implemented as may be reasonably required for proper interpretation of the data, providing this reporting does not violate the confidence of respondents or other clients.

8: To promote the trust of the public for property, marketing and survey research activities and to avoid any procedure which misrepresents the activities of a respondent, the rewards of co-operation, or the uses of data.

9: Where possible, receive written consent from persons involved in research.

10: To encourage the observance of principles of this code among all people engaged in property, marketing and survey research.

1. To be the most credible and reliable property research firm in Australia.

2. To continue to add value to our client’s businesses.

3. To develop new and improved research methodologies to keep National Property Research at the forefront of property analysis techniques therefor adapting to today’s ever changing property landscape.

4. To provide a place of employment where people want to work and are proud to say where they work.

5. To continue to provide research that is Real, Reliable and Ethical.