Membership Benefits                              Affiliate Membership Benefits

REALTOR® Membership Benefits
By joining the Whatcom County Association of REALTORS®, our REALTOR® members enjoy a host of unmatched benefits like these:

• Membership at the local, state and national levels
  • WCAR - an active local association with 732+ members, 50+ brokers, and more than 39 affiliate
  • Washington REALTORS® - our state association has more than 23,000 members Membership at the local, state and national levels
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of REALTORS®, an organization with more than one million members
• Events - An open invitation at all WCAR events including our annual “gala” banquet, the ever-popular golf tournament, Affiliate Day and other exciting “can’t miss” events!
• Networking - The opportunity to network with association officers and board members, affiliates and your peers at our Wednesday morning networking breakfasts. At these informational meetings, you will hear association news and real estate issues that affect our communities and business. You’ll also get to participate in the weekly “pitch it” session where you can promote your listings and learn about the latest listings on the market!
• Education - An invitation to all WCAR-sponsored educational classes, including New Member Orientation, the required CORE and Code of Ethics classes, and other important classes that will help you reach your clock-hour requirement for license renewal.
• Code of Ethics - Adherence to the REALTOR® Code of Ethics, providing a high standard for all REALTORS® to live up to and take pride in.
• Government legislation – WCAR, the state and national associations take pride in proactively supporting real estate-friendly legislative.
• Consumer awareness and support – WCAR, the state and national associations work together to provide consumers with information about the importance of choosing a REALTOR®
• Information and technology – REALTOR® members can secure more listings and sell more homes utilizing REALTOR.com®, the world’s largest database of homes for sale.
  

For a listing of REALTOR® membership benefits available at the state level, visit http://www.warealtor.com/aboutus/member_benefits.asp.

For a complete listing of REALTOR® membership benefits at the national level, visit http://www.REALTOR.org/MarkCom.nsf/pages/MemberBen