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A real estate agent is a REALTORŪ when he or
she becomes a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORSŪ, the world's largest professional association.
The term REALTORŪ is a registered collective membership mark that identifies a real estate professional who
is a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of REALTORSŪ and subscribes to its strict CODE OF ETHICS.
Founded in 1908, NAR has grown from its original nucleus
of 120 to over a million members today. NAR is composed of REALTORSŪ who are involved
in residential and commercial real estate as brokers, salespeople, property managers, appraisers, counselors and others who
are engaged in all aspects of the real estate industry.
Members belong to one or more of 1,700 local associations/boards and
54 state and territory association of REALTORSŪ and 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 estte specialty sections. REALTORSŪ are pledged
to a strict Standards of Practice and CODE OF ETHICS.
Working for America's property owners, the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF REALTORSŪ provides a facility for professional development, research and exchange of information among its members.
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