International Real Estate Resources

National Association of Realtors (NAR) (www.realtor.com)   Mission:  The core purpose of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® is to help its members become more profitable and successful.   Vision:  The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® 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® 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.

American Resort Development Association (ARDA)  (www.arda.org) The Washington D.C.-based professional association representing the vacation ownership and resort development industries. Established in 1969, ARDA today has nearly 1,000 corporate members ranging from privately held firms to publicly traded companies and international corporations with expertise in shared ownership interests in leisure real estate. The membership also includes timeshare owner associations (HOAs), resort management companies, and owners through the ARDA Resort Owners Coalition (ARDA-ROC).

Real Estate Research Institute  (www.reri.org)

American Land Title Association  (www.alta.org) ALTA members search, review and insure land titles to protect home buyers and mortgage lenders who invest in real estate. 2,000 title agents, abstracters, and title insurance companies are Active members

RealtyGuide International  (www.xmission.com/~realtor1)  Contains links to millions of the Internet's real estate oriented resources.

International Real Estate (www.realtor.org/international/index)  Is not just a niche industry, but is integrated into all sectors of the real estate business and is a significant means for growing your business. NAR International seeks to render the global market accessible to and profitable for REALTORS®, and offers a wide variety of programs and services to help REALTORS® succeed in the international arena within your local market.

The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) (www.irem.org)  For more than seven decades, IREM has been the source for education, resources, information and membership for real estate management professionals. An affiliate of the National Association of Realtors, IREM is the only professional real estate management association serving both the multi-family and commercial real estate sectors. With 80 U.S. chapters, eight international chapters and several other partnerships around the globe, IREM is an international organization that also serves as an advocate on issues affecting the real estate management industry.

Property Maps (www.propertymaps.com/links.international)

Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) (www.boma.org/careercenter/)

Commercial real estate is one of today’s hottest career choices.  Responding to a growing demand for new talent, real estate companies are now hiring for the medium-to-long term, giving you the opportunity to not only build a rewarding career, but also a career that can last you a lifetime.  And with a variety of positions to choose from, commercial real estate companies are putting heavy emphasis on positions that enhance the core value of their operations, such as building ownership, property management, asset/portfolio management, leasing and appraisal, while also having a significant demand for acquisitions functions

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