When is a Real
Estate Agent a REALTOR®?
When they are a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, The Voice
for Real Estate® -- the world's largest professional association. The term
REALTOR® is a registered collective membership mark that identifies a real
estate professional who is a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics.
Founded in 1908, NAR has grown from its original nucleus of 120 to today's
720,000 members. NAR is composed REALTORS® who are involved in residential
and commercial real estate as brokers, salespeople, property managers,
appraisers, counselors and others engaged in all aspects of the real estate
industry.
Members belong to one or more of some 1,700 local associations/boards and 54
state and territory associations of REALTORS®. They can join one of our many
institutes, societies and councils. Additionally, NAR offers members the
opportunity to be active in our appraisal and international real estate
specialty sections. REALTORS® are pledged to a strict Code of Ethics and
Standards of Practice.
Working for America's property owners, the National Association provides a
facility for professional development, research and exchange of information
among its members and to the public and government for the purpose of
preserving the free enterprise system and the right to own real property.
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