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National Association of Realtors(NAR)

Address: 430 N Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611-4088 USA
Contact Name: Stinton, Dale
Fax: (312) 329-5960
Email: infocentral@realtors.org
URL: http://www.realtor.org

Founded: 1908
Members: 1,038,371
Membership dues: real estate broker, agent, $64 annual.

Description: Federation of 54 state and territory associations and 1,860 local real estate boards whose members are real estate brokers and agents; terms are registered by the association in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in the states. Promotes education, high professional standards, and modern techniques in specialized real estate work such as brokerage, appraisal, property management, land development, industrial real estate, farm brokerage, and counseling. Conducts research programs.

Publications: Real Estate Outlook, monthly. Magazine. PRICE: $95.00 for members; $200.00 /year for nonmembers. ALTERNATE FORMATS: online. * Realtor Magazine, monthly. Provides information and ideas for those in residential, brokerage, management, and commercial investment real estate. PRICE: included in membership dues; $56.00 /year for nonmembers. CIRCULATION: 715,000. ADVERTISING: accepted. ALTERNATE FORMATS: microform; online.

Conventions / Meetings: annual Realtors Conference and Expo convention and trade show (exhibits) - 2008 Nov. 7 - 10, Orlando, FL, United States; 2009 Nov. 13 - 16, San Diego, CA, United States; 2010 Nov. 5 - 8, New Orleans, LA, United States.