What: The National Association of REALTORS®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing 1.5 million members, including NAR’s institutes, societies, and councils, involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.
Who: Our membership 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 1,300 local associations/boards and 54 state and territory associations of REALTORS®. They are pledged to a strict Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice.
Why: 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.
The Term REALTOR®
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.
2023 NAR Officers
Kenny Parcell, President
Tracy Kasper, President-Elect
Kevin Sears, First Vice President
Gregory J Hrabcak, Treasurer
Leslie Rouda Smith, Immediate Past President
Pete Kopf, Vice President of Advocacy
Bob Goldberg, Chief Executive Officer
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