A real estate licensee can be classified as a REALTOR® only after he or she has become a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of REALTORS®.

Becoming a member of the Montgomery County Association of REALTORS® (MCAR) opens the door to the best tools, resources, and benefits in the business. Membership with MCAR automatically registers you as a member of the Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® (PAR) and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), the largest trade organization in the country. This means you are kept informed of all the latest legal, educational, and political happenings regarding the real estate industry in your state and nationally.

This grand network of support pools its resources to serve the diverse needs of today's real estate professional though legislative and legal initiatives, business analysis, statistical research, industry trending, and special retail promotions that capitalize on the group buying power of such a large organization.

Once you are a member you are privileged to use the REALTOR® designation when advertising for business. This important symbol tells a lot about you. It distinguishes you from non-member brokers, and/or licensed salespersons, and signifies that you subscribe to a strict Code of Ethics, letting people know you are proactive in your pursuit of professional development.

Products and services provided exclusively for MCAR members include:

• Administration of the SUPRA lock box program
• Regional professional standards enforcement through the efforts of certified administrators and qualified committee members in Bucks and Montgomery County
• The PAR Legal Hotline. This is a resource that connects MCAR members to attorneys in the office of the Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® legal counsel. Attorneys are available to answer basic legal questions and to provide information to help members successfully work through many of the most common issues they face on a day-to-day basis.
• Opportunity for growth through effective educational programming such as professional designation courses, industry awareness campaigns, and informational seminars
• Legislative advocacy through the REALTORS® Legislative Alliance - a locally held subsidiary exclusive to the REALTOR® organization whose mission is to maximize the REALTOR® impact on legislation and regulatory issues to the benefit of REALTORS® and the protection of private property rights
• Convenient and cost-effective access to up-to-date Real Estate Forms, Pamphlets, and Industry-related Tools
• Free legal consultation through the Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® legal hotline
• Timely communications through publications such as the Montgomery County Communicator and the electronic news bulletin - the E-Update.

An individual who is a sole proprietor, principal partner, corporate officer or branch office manager, holds an active real estate license, and is actively engaged in the real estate profession. The Designated REALTOR® is subject to the payment of annual dues for him/her and for each licensed agent in his/her firm who is not a REALTOR® Member.

An individual who is not a sole proprietor, principal partner, corporate officer or in positions of management control, and is associated with the office of a Designated REALTOR® Member. REALTOR® Members are subject to the payment of annual dues.

Primary Member: Pays National, State and local dues through MCAR.

Secondary Member: Pays National and State dues through primary board / subject only to MCAR local dues.

Senior Member: Pays National and State dues, waiver of local dues. Bylaws stipulate that a Senior Member is one who has held membership in the National Association of REALTORS® for a period of thirty-five (35) consecutive years AND is age 72 in January of the billing year.

Emeritus Member: Waiver of National, State and Local dues. Bylaws stipulate that an Emeritus Member is one who has held REALTOR® Membership in the National Association for a cumulative period of forty (40) years. To be approved as a REALTOR® Emeritus member, submit this application to MCAR (3031A Walton Road, #302, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462) by April 18, 2008.

Individuals who hold a professional designation awarded by a qualified Institute, Society or Council affiliated with the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® that addresses a specialized area other than residential brokerage or individuals who otherwise hold a class of membership in such Institute, Society or Council that confers the right to vote or hold office. Any such individual, if otherwise eligible, may elect to hold REALTOR® membership, subject to payment of applicable dues for such membership.

An individual who is a real estate owner and other individuals or firms who, while not engaged in the real estate profession, have interests requiring information concerning real estate, and who are in agreement with the objectives of the Association.

Primary Affiliate: The principal representative from the real estate related company, subject to full Affiliate membership dues.

Secondary Affiliate: Subsequent representative(s) from the real estate related company that holds primary Affiliate membership. Secondary Affiliate dues are discounted.

Honorary Member: Individuals not engaged in the real estate profession who have performed notable service for the real estate profession, for the Association or for the public.

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