NAR board of directors votes to keep membership dues at $156

The trade group had earlier signaled plans to raise dues in 2025, but during a board of directors meeting Thursday at the Realtors Legislative Meetings voted 894-20 to keep them at $156. Continue reading

Majority of Realtor associations tap late fees to boost bottom line: NAR

Most local associations maintain fewer than two years of reserves and draw on late fees as the most common source of non-dues revenue, according to NAR’s inaugural Association Profile. Continue reading

5 ways NAR’s annual conference changed the future of real estate

The trade group changed real estate listings nationwide, made buyer agent compensation more transparent, declared a divisive symbol discriminatory and turned the gender divide on its head. Continue reading

NAR directors may face eligibility and performance requirements

“If you don’t want me to text [during a board meeting], it needs to be interesting,” one Realtor said. “I don’t mean you need to entertain me, but it needs to be worthwhile.” Continue reading

Is NAR too big to function?

The National Association of Realtors is taking a hard look at the enormous machinery that determines how the trade group makes decisions. Continue reading