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- Become a Member

As a member, you are the voice for NAR – it is your association and it exists to help you succeed.

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Only members of NAR can call themselves a REALTOR®. Learn how to properly use the logo and terms.

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Including home buying and selling, commercial, international, NAR member information, and technology. Use the data to improve your business through knowledge of the latest trends and statistics.

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National, regional, and metro-market level housing statistics where data is available.

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Research on a wide range of topics of interest to real estate practitioners.

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Access recent presentations from NAR economists and researchers.

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- State & Metro Area Data

Affordability, economic, and buyer & seller profile data for areas in which you live and work.

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Analysis of commercial market sectors and commercial-focused issues and trends.

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NAR is widely considered one of the most effective advocacy organizations in the country.

- Advocacy Issues & News
- Federal Advocacy

From its building located steps away from the U.S. Capitol, NAR advocates for you.

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- REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC)

Promoting the election of pro-REALTOR® candidates across the United States.

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- State & Local Advocacy

Resources to foster and harness the grassroots strength of the REALTOR® Party.

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- Advocacy Impact

Highlighting work to expand housing access and defend property rights.

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- REALTOR® Party

A powerful alliance working to protect and promote homeownership and property investment.

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- Get Involved

Now more than ever, it is critical for REALTORS® across America to come together and speak with one voice.

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Advancing Your Career

NAR and its affiliated Institutes, Societies, and Councils offer a wide selection of real estate training options.

- All Education & Professional Development
- Code of Ethics Training

Fulfill your COE training requirement with free courses for new and existing members.

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- Fair Housing Training

REALTORS® are required to complete Fair Housing every three years, coinciding with COE training.

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- Real Estate Designations and Certifications

Increase your skills, proficiency, and knowledge to help boost your salary and client base.

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- Continuing Education (CE)

Meet the continuing education (CE) requirement in state(s) where you hold a license.

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- Online Real Estate Courses

Explore certificate courses, leadership and business tools, and affiliate offerings.

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- Library & Archives

Offering research services and thousands of print and digital resources.

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Stay current on industry issues with daily news from NAR. Network with other professionals, attend a seminar, and keep up with industry trends through events hosted by NAR.

- NAR Newsroom

Official news releases from NAR.

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- NAR REALTOR® News
- Blogs

Commentary from NAR experts on technology, staging, placemaking, and real estate trends.

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- Newsletters

Stay informed on the most important real estate business news and business specialty updates.

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- REALTORS® Legislative Meetings
- AE Institute
- C5 + CCIM Global Summit
- Leadership Week
- All Events

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The National Association of REALTORS® is an American trade association involved in all aspects of residential and commercial real estate.

- Mission, Vision, and Diversity & Inclusion
- Code of Ethics
- Leadership & Staff

National, state & local leadership, staff directories, leadership opportunities, and more.

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- Committee & Liaisons
- History

Founded as the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges in 1908.

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- Affiliated Organizations

- Policies
- Governing Documents

Code of Ethics, NAR's Constitution & Bylaws, and model bylaws for state & local associations.

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- Awards & Grants

Member recognition and special funding, including the REALTORS® Relief Foundation.

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Empowering REALTORS® to preserve, protect, and advance the right to real property for all.

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Providing REALTORS® a Platform for Success

The National Association of REALTORS® is a leading force in organized real estate, dedicated to its members' success.

NAR offers you the chance to build your expertise and position yourself as an ethical professional your clients and community can rely on.

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Maximize Your Membership Value

Explore the expansive array of benefits tailored to your needs and goals.

Gain Market Insights

Access exclusive market, consumer, and business data.

Make Your Voice Heard

Learn how NAR represents your interests and how you can get involved.

Gain a Competitive Advantage

Increase your depth of knowledge to become a top professional in your field.

Maximize Your Membership Value

NAR provides content, tools, professional development opportunities, and support for your career, whether you are just starting out or an experienced professional.

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Membership

Get Empowered

Use NAR resources and campaigns to help you demonstrate the value of working with a REALTOR®.

Get Noticed

Detailed property reports, social media content, and other business-building resources exclusively for REALTORS®.

Get Savings

Membership pays for itself thanks to exclusive savings on personal insurance, technology tools, marketing solutions, and more.

Get Connected

NAR builds industry innovation by investing in and connecting REALTORS® with companies transforming real estate.

Get Empowered

Use NAR resources and campaigns to help you demonstrate the value of working with a REALTOR®.

Get Noticed

Detailed property reports, social media content, and other business-building resources exclusively for REALTORS®.

Get Savings

Membership pays for itself thanks to exclusive savings on personal insurance, technology tools, marketing solutions, and more.

Get Connected

NAR builds industry innovation by investing in and connecting REALTORS® with companies transforming real estate.

Get Empowered

Use NAR resources and campaigns to help you demonstrate the value of working with a REALTOR®.

Get Noticed

Detailed property reports, social media content, and other business-building resources exclusively for REALTORS®.

Get Savings

Membership pays for itself thanks to exclusive savings on personal insurance, technology tools, marketing solutions, and more.

Get Connected

NAR builds industry innovation by investing in and connecting REALTORS® with companies transforming real estate.

Get Empowered

Use NAR resources and campaigns to help you demonstrate the value of working with a REALTOR®.

Get Noticed

Detailed property reports, social media content, and other business-building resources exclusively for REALTORS®.

Get Savings

Membership pays for itself thanks to exclusive savings on personal insurance, technology tools, marketing solutions, and more.

Get Connected

NAR builds industry innovation by investing in and connecting REALTORS® with companies transforming real estate.

Gain Market Insights

NAR produces and analyzes a wide range of real estate data that can help guide your business and your clients.

Know the Numbers

Research & Statistics

Research Reports

Use market and survey data to forecast trends and plan your business strategy.

Housing Statistics

NAR tracks activity, sales, and prices at the national, regional, and metro-market level.

Commercial Research

In-depth analysis and insights on the commercial real estate market, with a focus on multifamily, office, industrial, and retail properties.

Research Reports

Use market and survey data to forecast trends and plan your business strategy.

Housing Statistics

NAR tracks activity, sales, and prices at the national, regional, and metro-market level.

Commercial Research

In-depth analysis and insights on the commercial real estate market, with a focus on multifamily, office, industrial, and retail properties.

Research Reports

Use market and survey data to forecast trends and plan your business strategy.

Housing Statistics

NAR tracks activity, sales, and prices at the national, regional, and metro-market level.

Commercial Research

In-depth analysis and insights on the commercial real estate market, with a focus on multifamily, office, industrial, and retail properties.

Research Reports

Use market and survey data to forecast trends and plan your business strategy.

Housing Statistics

NAR tracks activity, sales, and prices at the national, regional, and metro-market level.

Commercial Research

In-depth analysis and insights on the commercial real estate market, with a focus on multifamily, office, industrial, and retail properties.

Make Your Voice Heard

One of the most effective advocacy organizations in the country, NAR works for you by advocating for federal, state, and local policy initiatives that strengthen the public's ability and desire to own, buy, and sell real property.

Know the Issues

Advocacy

Federal

NAR advocates for policies that foster vibrant real estate markets, support the industry, and protect consumers.

State & Local

The REALTOR® Party works to advance public policies that promote strong communities, property interests, and a vibrant business environment.

Get Involved

Now more than ever, it is critical for REALTORS® across America to come together and speak with one voice.

Federal

NAR advocates for policies that foster vibrant real estate markets, support the industry, and protect consumers.

State & Local

The REALTOR® Party works to advance public policies that promote strong communities, property interests, and a vibrant business environment.

Get Involved

Now more than ever, it is critical for REALTORS® across America to come together and speak with one voice.

Federal

NAR advocates for policies that foster vibrant real estate markets, support the industry, and protect consumers.

State & Local

The REALTOR® Party works to advance public policies that promote strong communities, property interests, and a vibrant business environment.

Get Involved

Now more than ever, it is critical for REALTORS® across America to come together and speak with one voice.

Federal

NAR advocates for policies that foster vibrant real estate markets, support the industry, and protect consumers.

State & Local

The REALTOR® Party works to advance public policies that promote strong communities, property interests, and a vibrant business environment.

Get Involved

Now more than ever, it is critical for REALTORS® across America to come together and speak with one voice.

Gain a Competitive Advantage

NAR's career-specific education, deep-dive real estate training, and best practice guidance help members achieve more.

Grow Your Expertise

Education

Code of Ethics

The Code ensures that consumers are served by requiring REALTORS® to cooperate in furthering clients' best interests.

Designations & Certifications

Members can earn and retain specialized credentials that offer extensive benefits, including continuous learning.

Commitment to Excellence

C2EX empowers REALTORS® to evaluate, enhance, and showcase their highest levels of professionalism.

Code of Ethics

The Code ensures that consumers are served by requiring REALTORS® to cooperate in furthering clients' best interests.

Designations & Certifications

Members can earn and retain specialized credentials that offer extensive benefits, including continuous learning.

Commitment to Excellence

C2EX empowers REALTORS® to evaluate, enhance, and showcase their highest levels of professionalism.

Code of Ethics

The Code ensures that consumers are served by requiring REALTORS® to cooperate in furthering clients' best interests.

Designations & Certifications

Members can earn and retain specialized credentials that offer extensive benefits, including continuous learning.

Commitment to Excellence

C2EX empowers REALTORS® to evaluate, enhance, and showcase their highest levels of professionalism.

Code of Ethics

The Code ensures that consumers are served by requiring REALTORS® to cooperate in furthering clients' best interests.

Designations & Certifications

Members can earn and retain specialized credentials that offer extensive benefits, including continuous learning.

Commitment to Excellence

C2EX empowers REALTORS® to evaluate, enhance, and showcase their highest levels of professionalism.

Discover the incredible ways REALTORS® are serving their communities and customers.

REALTORS® Are Good Neighbors

### Building Unity in the Fight Against Hunger

REALTOR® Debbie Arakaki, a loyal supporter of the Maui Food Bank, has raised $262,888 since 2015, providing 1.05 million meals. She recently helped create the Maui Pono Foundation to support families and small businesses that lost everything in the Lahaina fire.

Read her story

https://www.nar.realtor/good-neighbor-awards/building-unity-in-the-fight-against-hunger

### Tempering a Community's Trauma

In the aftermath of a mass shooting at a 2022 July 4 parade in Highland Park, Ill., REALTOR® Betsy Brint spearheaded the effort to distribute $5.8 million in donations to help her community cope with its collective trauma and find its way forward.

Read her story

https://www.nar.realtor/good-neighbor-awards/tempering-a-communitys-trauma

### Feeding Hearts and Bellies in New Jersey

In a span of three years, REALTOR® Karen DeMarco went from serving meals from her driveway to creating a food pantry network that has provided 1,774 tons of food to tens of thousands of people over three counties in New Jersey.

Read her story

https://www.nar.realtor/good-neighbor-awards/feeding-hearts-and-bellies-in-new-jersey

### Empowering Hope by Transforming Kids’ Lives

REALTOR® Rick Furnish founded South Dakota Kids Belong to facilitate collaboration between government, faith, business and the creative sector and bring about a stronger foster care system. He also volunteers with Hope Ranch International, which has supported orphans worldwide for more than two decades.

Read his story

https://www.nar.realtor/good-neighbor-awards/empowering-hope-by-transforming-kids-lives

### The Power of Good(s)

REALTOR® Kasia Maslanka co-founded Morningday Community Solutions with the goal of redirecting excess products from businesses to people who need them. Over 13 years, they’ve saved nonprofits $9 million and keep 400 tons of unused products out of landfills every year.

Read her story

https://www.nar.realtor/good-neighbor-awards/the-power-of-goods

### Family Homes Are the Family Business

Through Have a Heart Home, Jed Nilson, REALTOR® and owner of Nilson Homes, has volunteered his time, team, labor, and resources to build 15 homes for families in need. These homes are sold at deeply discounted prices to families who could otherwise not afford homeownership.

Read his story

https://www.nar.realtor/good-neighbor-awards/family-homes-are-the-family-business

### Fighting Breast Cancer Together

Breast cancer survivor and REALTOR® Irene Sawyer founded a nonprofit that helps breast cancer patients pay medical bills and purchase mastectomy bras, breast prostheses, and other cancer garments. She’s raised more than $230,000 in donations and personally donated around $200,000 to the organization.

Read her story

https://www.nar.realtor/good-neighbor-awards/fighting-breast-cancer-together

### Changing Lives With Hope

In 2003, REALTOR® Sandra Shank opened Hope House as a haven for teenage boys in Florida’s foster care system. For 20 years, she has housed and cared for 300 of the most vulnerable boys and now plans to break ground on an affordable housing project to provide holistic care for troubled families.

Read her story

https://www.nar.realtor/good-neighbor-awards/changing-lives-with-hope

### Seeing Beyond Their Horizons

With his wife, Lindsey, REALTOR® Steven Sharpe established Camp Horizon, giving kids with disabilities the opportunity to experience summer camp one weekend each year. Since 2005, the camp has provided 540 children with the opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors.

Read his story

https://www.nar.realtor/good-neighbor-awards/seeing-beyond-their-horizons

### Bridge to a Purpose-filled Life

REALTORS® Anita and Jay Sherley established Life Houses LLC, a nonprofit that houses and mentors at-risk young men and women, helping them build skills and transition to productive, goal-oriented lives of purpose.

Read their story

https://www.nar.realtor/good-neighbor-awards/bridge-to-a-purpose-filled-life

### Turning Teens Into Champions

2022 Good Neighbor Award winner and REALTOR® MaliVai Washington uses his passion for tennis and kids to create life-changing opportunities for at-risk youth.

Read his story

https://www.nar.realtor/good-neighbor-awards/turning-teens-into-champions

### From Hunger to Happiness

2022 Good Neighbor Award Winner and REALTOR® Jennifer Barnes fed 10 families at the start of the pandemic. Now, her organization serves 25,000 households, addressing a wide range of community needs.

Read her story

https://www.nar.realtor/good-neighbor-awards/from-hunger-to-happiness

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