What is a REALTOR?

What Is a REALTOR®?

A real estate agent is a REALTOR® when he or she is 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 of residential and commercial REALTORS®, who are 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.