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The Association has
five classes of membership—Designated
REALTOR®, REALTOR®, Honorary,
Emeritus and Affiliate.
(Whenever the term "Association"
is used, it refers to the San Francisco
Association of REALTORS®.)
While REALTOR®
membership in the Association includes
membership in both the California
and the National Association of
REALTORS®, Affiliate membership
does not.
Members of the Association pay
dues to the Association for access
to a multitude of highly sophisticated
and valuable products and services,
which are either free or fee-based.
Each firm must designate in writing
a Designated REALTOR® who will
be responsible for all of the duties
and obligations of licensees associated
with the Designated REALTOR®,
including the obligation to arbitrate
disputes pursuant to Article 17
of the Code of Ethics and to pay
Association dues as established
in the Bylaws. The Designated REALTOR®
must be a sole proprietor, partner,
corporate officer or branch office
manager of the firm capable of acting
on behalf of the firm's principal(s)
and must meet the other qualifications
for REALTOR® membership established
in the Bylaws. The Designated REALTOR®
must be actively engaged in the
real estate profession, and maintain
a current, valid real estate broker's
license or be licensed or certified
by an appropriate State regulatory
agency to engage in the appraisal
of real property.
A licensee shall qualify
for REALTOR® membership if the
person is:
- Actively engaged in the real
estate profession other than as
a sole proprietor, partner, corporate
officer, or branch office manager;
- Associated either as an employee
or an independent contractor with
a Designated REALTOR® member
of the Association or a Designated
REALTOR® member of another
association (if the Designated
REALTOR® is a secondary member
of the Association); and
- Maintains a current, valid
real estate broker's or salesperson's
license or is licensed or certified
by an appropriate State regulatory
agency to engage in the appraisal
of real property.
(A REALTOR® or Designated REALTOR®
is a primary member of the Association
if State and National Association
dues are paid through the Association.
A REALTOR® or Designated REALTOR®
is a secondary member of the Association
if State and National Association
dues are paid through another association.
One of the principals in the firm
must be a Designated REALTOR®
member of the Association in order
for licensees associated with the
firm to select the Association as
their primary association.)
A licensee also shall qualify for
REALTOR® membership in the Association
if the person is:
- A sole practitioner, partner,
corporate officer, or branch office
manager;
- Actively engaged in the real
estate profession, including buying,
selling, exchanging, renting or
leasing, managing, appraising
for others for compensation, counseling,
or financing, building, developing
or subdividing real estate; and
- Maintains or is associated
with a real estate firm in the
State of California or in a contiguous
state.
All persons who are partners in
a partnership, or all officers in
a corporation who are actively engaged
in the real estate profession within
the State or in a contiguous state
shall qualify for REALTOR® membership
only, and each is required to hold
REALTOR® membership in an association
of REALTOR® within the State
or in a contiguous state. In the
case of a firm, partnership or corporation
whose business activity is substantially
commercial, only those principals
actively engaged in the real estate
profession within the jurisdiction
of the Association shall be required
to hold REALTOR® membership
in the Association.
The Board of Directors by a unanimous
vote of the directors present at
any regular meeting may elect as
an Honorary member any member who
has rendered distinguished service
to the real estate profession or
to the Association.
The Board of Directors by a unanimous
vote of the directors present at
any regular meeting may elect as
an Emeritus member any individual
who has been a member of the Association
for twenty five years or more, who
is at least sixty five years of
age and is no longer actively engaged
in the real estate business.
Affiliate
Membership Application Packet
Affiliate members are real estate
owners and other individuals who,
while not engaged in the real estate
profession, have interests requiring
information concerning real estate,
and are in sympathy with the objectives
of the Association.
To obtain additional information
on membership in the Association,
including dues paid by each category
of membership, please contact the
Association's membership department.
Please contact Polly Tse by
e-mail at polly@sfrealtors.com
or phone at 415-431-8022, ext. 129.
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