REALTOR® Associations

The term REALTOR® has one, and only one, meaning: REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark that identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the National Association of REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. Realtors are members of a three-level organization—National, State and Local.

SAMCAR REALTOR® members are also members of the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR).

California Association of REALTORS®

C.A.R. Mission Statement: "The purpose of the California Association of REALTORS® (CAR) is to serve its membership in developing and promoting programs and services that will enhance the members' freedom and ability to conduct their individual businesses successfully with integrity and competency, and through collective action, to promote the preservation of real property rights."

www.car.org

National Association of REALTORS®

NAR Vision Statement: "The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) strives to be the collective force influencing and shaping the real estate industry. It seeks to be the leading advocate of the right to own, use, and transfer real property; the acknowledged leader in developing standards for efficient, effective, and ethical real estate business practices; and valued by highly skilled real estate professionals and viewed by them as crucial to their success."

"Working on behalf of America's property owners, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) provides a facility for professional development, research and exchange of information among its members and to the public and government for the purpose of preserving the free enterprise system and the right to own, use, and transfer real property."

www.nar.realtor

Multicultural Real Estate Organizations

Additionally, real estate professionals can join a number of multicultural real estate organizations, including:

National Multicultural Real Estate Organizations »

Published: February 10, 2026

SFAR Petitions to Pause/Change Sprinkler Retrofit Mandate

The San Francisco Association of REALTORS (SFAR) is mobilizing Realtors and their clients to push for major changes and paused implementation of the SF Fire Sprinkler Retrofit mandate. SFAR has put together a petition for Realtors and their clients to sign asking the Mayor and Board of Supervisors to form a Technical Advisory Committee of experts to review the feasibility of the mandate, recommend major changes and exemptions, and to stop implementation and enforcement until the committee has released its findings.