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 over 750,000 members today. NAR is composed of
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.