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Becoming a REALTOR®

A real estate agent is a REALTOR® when he or she becomes 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. When you join a local REALTOR® association, you automatically become a member of that board's state association and the National Association of REALTOR®.

Types of membership:

  • Primary REALTOR® Members: An individual is a primary member if the Board pays state and national dues based on such Member
  • Secondary REALTOR® Members: An individual is a secondary Member if state and national dues are remitted through another Board.
  • Institute Affilliate Members: Institute Affiliate members are individuals who hold a professional designation awarded by an Institute, Society, or Council affiliated with the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® that addresses a specialty area other than residential brokerage.
  • Public Service Members: Public Service Members shall be individuals who are interested in the real estate profession as employees of or affiliated with educational, public utility, governmental or other similar organizations, but are not engaged in the real estate profession on their own account or in association with an established real estate business.
  • Honary Members: Honorary Members are individuals not engaged in the real estate profession who have performed notable services for the real estate profession, for the Board, or for the public.
  • Student Members: Student Members are individuals who are seeking an undergraduate degree with a specialization or major in real estate at institutions of higher learning, and who have completed at least two years of college and at least one college level course in real estate, but are not in the real estate profession on their own account or not associated with an established real estate office.

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    Become a Member

    You will Need To:
  • Submit your application with the appropriate membership fees.
  • REALTORS® must attend an in-class new member Code of Ethics (COE) Orientation session within 6 months.
  • REALTORS® must Schedule Orientation