The membership fees are paid on an annual basis and are due on January 1st of each year. Applications received later than January 31st are calculated on a monthly pro-rated basis. All new members joining the Board, will need to pay the prorated amount of your membership fees and an application fee. The Atlanta Commercial Board, GAR and NAR's fiscal cycle runs on a calendar year, January 1 - December 31. View the membership fees.

We do not pro-rate daily or weekly. Therefore, you MUST submit the pro-rated dues for the month in which you join. We are unable to “hold” onto applications until the next month.

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Agents must hold their primary membership in a REALTOR^® association where the company’s principal or managing broker holds membership. Once an agent holds primary membership in a REALTOR^® association, they may then join any other REALTOR^® association as a secondary member regardless of whether their principal or managing broker is a member or not.

The company’s principal broker must hold membership in the Board prior to any other agent joining.

Yes, as long as you hold primary membership with a Board of REALTORS® where your principal or managing broker is a member, then you may also join any other local Board as a secondary member without your broker also having to join that secondary Board.

Primary membership is an accounting term indicating that you are paying your National and State dues through that particular REALTOR® association.

Secondary membership means that you are already paying your national and state dues with another local REALTOR^® association, however if an in-state REALTOR^® joins the Atlanta REALTORS^® Association association he/she is only required to pay local dues to us for secondary membership. If an out-of-state REALTOR^® joins the Association he/she is required to pay state and local dues for secondary membership.

No, secondary members receive the same benefits as a primary member.

A member who has held REALTOR^® membership for a cumulative period of forty (40) years and has completed one (1) year of service at the National Association level would be eligible for REALTOR^® Emeritus status. Upon approval by the Board of Directors of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS^®, no further payment of dues is necessary to the Atlanta Commercial Board, Georgia Association or the National Association. REALTOR^® Emeritus members are also no longer required to complete Code of Ethics training. For more information, please visit the Membership Types & Fees webpage.

1. Yes: You may join either ACBR Member or ACBR REALTOR®.
2. No: Go to the next question.

1. Yes: Then, you must also join as an ACBR REALTOR®.  Qualifying Brokers that are ACBR REALTOR® Members, are bound by an agreement with the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) that requires all licensees within their company become REALTOR® members as well.
2. No: Go to the next question. 

1. Yes: Answer these subquestions
   1. Do you hold a Georgia Real Estate license AND have a primary role in transacting on real estate? 
      1. Yes: Then, you must also join as an ACBR Member.  Qualifying Brokers that are ACBR Members in ACBR, are bound by the bylaws of ACBR that requires all licensees within their company whose primary role is transacting on real estate become ACBR Members as well.  
      2. No:  You are not required to join ACBR if you hold a Georgia real estate license but are in a supporting role (ie: brokerage assistant, property manager, etc.) although you may join as an ACBR Member if desired.
2. No: Go to the next question.

1. Yes: You will join as either ACBR Member or an ACBR REALTOR®, based on questions two and three above.
2. No: You may join as an Affiliate. 

Yes:  As a member of SIOR®, or CCIM, there should be an option within those organizations to join NAR as an Affiliate member of NAR.  You would still join ACBR as an ACBR Member. 

1. ACBR: ACBR membership is for our members who hold an active real estate or appraiser license, who wish to receive local-level benefits, including eligibility for Million Dollar Club and other awards programs, high level  education seminars and quarterly CE courses, numerous local networking opportunities throughout the year, and access to industry forms. 
2. ACBR REALTOR®: ACBR REALTOR® is for our members who hold an active real estate license who want all the local level benefits described above, plus desire membership and services from the Georgia Association of REALTORS® (GAR) and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). This membership level is required for all licensees under a Qualifying Broker who is an ACBR REALTOR® member.  Please click on Member Benefits to learn more about the benefits.

1. ACBR: ACBR membership is for our members who hold an active real estate or appraiser license, who wish to receive local-level benefits, including eligibility for Million Dollar Club and other awards programs, high quality education seminars and quarterly CE courses, numerous local networking opportunities throughout the year, and access to industry forms. This membership level is required for all licensees under a Qualifying Broker who is an ACBR REALTOR® member. Please click on Member Benefits to learn more about the benefits.
2. ACBR Affiliate:  ACBR Affiliate is for our non-licensed members, including property managers, developers, owners, mortgage bankers, title companies, law firms, engineering companies, environmental consultants, and more, who want all the local level ACBR member benefits including awards programs, high quality education seminars and quarterly CE courses and numerous local networking opportunities throughout the year.