It seeks to be the leading advocate of the right to own, use, and transfer real property; the acknowledged leader in developing standards for efficient, effective, and ethical real estate business practices; and valued by highly skilled real estate professionals and viewed by them as crucial to their success.
To learn more about your membership with NAR, click here. For most home buyers, the purchase of real estate is one of the largest financial transactions they will make. Buyers purchase a home not only for the desire to own a home of their own, but also because of changes in jobs, family situations, and the need for a smaller or larger living area. With founding members, 19 Boards, and one state association, the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges' objective was "to unite the real estate men of America for the purpose of effectively exerting a combined influence upon matters affecting real estate interests.
The National Association of Realtors NAR is a national organization of real estate brokers, known as realtors , created to promote the real estate profession and foster professional behavior in its members.
The association has its own code of ethics to which it requires its members to adhere. As of , the NAR has over 1 million members worldwide. It has 54 state associations including D. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico as well as more than 1, national and international affiliate organizations. The NAR's membership increased to just under 1. It claims to be the largest trade association, comprising real estate brokers, salespeople, property managers , appraisers , counselors as well as others in the real estate industry.
The principal of a real estate firm must join a realtor association before any non-principal in the firm can join principals can be sole proprietors, partners in a partnership, corporate officers or branch-office managers acting on behalf of a principal.
After the principal has joined a realtor association, all agents, brokers and appraisers who are licensed or affiliated with the principal have the option of joining as members of the association. If the principal does not join a realtor association, none of the individuals affiliated with the principal can become realtor members of the association. Members of local associations are automatically given membership in the state and national associations. For a list of local and state associations of realtors, see the NAR website.
In accordance with the Tax Reform Act of , any portion of dues attributable to lobbying and political activities at the State and Federal levels is considered nondeductible for income tax purposes — this portion is disclosed annually to members. NAR members receive a variety of benefits, business tools, real estate market data, research and statistics, educational opportunities and discount programs geared towards helping real estate professionals succeed in business.
For example, only realtors have access to the Realtors Property Resource RPR , a national database of information on every property in the U.
It includes facts on zoning, permits, mortgage and lien data, schools and a large database of foreclosures. The use of the realtor trademark by agents is heavily regulated by the NAR which issues strict rules and guidelines. There is a research division that collects and disseminates real estate data and conducts economic analysis. Delivery of this information takes place via press releases , reports, presentations, and daily blog posts about the overall economy and housing market.
Well-known national and regional housing statistics include existing home sales, pending home sales index and the housing affordability index. The organization releases existing home sales monthly, providing national and regional price and volume statistics. The data is for the past 12 months along with annual totals going back three years.
It is broken down into existing single-family homes, condos and co-ops. Chadbourn, a past president of the Minneapolis Real Estate Board. Since then, the association has maintained a vigilant defense of the trademarks, prevailing in numerous cases. Most recently, in Zimmerman v. The block "R" logo was adopted by the Association in In , the Association adopted "The Voice for Real Estate" as its theme and as part of its official logo. Early in its history, the Association recognized the need for specialization in the real estate industry, and had created seven specialty divisions by The Association became the largest trade association in the United States in the early s, with over , members in Skip to main content.
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