National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is the largest real estate organization. Its Web site is www.realtor.org. The NAR sponsors various affiliated organizations that offer professional designations to
brokers, managing brokers, and other professionals who complete required courses in areas of special interest. Members subscribe to a Code of Ethics and are entitled to be known as REALTORS® or REALTORASSOCIATES. You must be a member of NAR to use the term REALTOR®.
The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), whose members are known as Realtists, also adheres to a code of ethics. The NAREB arose out of the early days of the civil rights movement as
an association of racial minority real estate brokers in response to the conditions and abuses that eventually gave rise to fair housing laws. Today, the NAREB remains dedicated to equal housing opportunity.
The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) is the largest minority trade group in the real estate industry. Its mission is to increase the rate of sustainable Hispanic home ownership by empowering real estate professionals that serve the Hispanic community.
The Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) is a non-profit professional trade
organization dedicated to promoting sustainable homeownership opportunities in Asian American
communities.
