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Need to find a real estate organization? Look here for associations and federal agencies that deal with fair housing, appraisals, housing finance and other real estate issues. Find out how these organizations are playing their part in the real estate world. (A. Siudzinski, Senior Information Specialist)
National Association of REALTORS® Affiliated Institutes, Societies and Councils
Council of Real Estate Brokerage Managers (CRB)
Council of Residential Specialists (CRS)
Counselors of Real Estate (CRE)
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
Real Estate Buyers Agents Council (REBAC)
REALTORS® Land Institute (RLI)
Society of Office and Industrial REALTORS® (SIOR)
Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES)
Women's Council of REALTORS® (WCR)
Housing Trade & Professional Organizations
American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
Worldwide ERC (Employee Relocation Council)
National Multi Housing Council (NMHC)
National Apartment Association (NAA)
National Association of Real Estate Consultants (NAREC)
Fair Housing Organizations
Department of Housing and Urban Development - Fair Housing
National Fair Housing Alliance
Fair Housing Accessibility First
National Fair Housing Training Academy
Federal Housing Agencies
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Department of Agriculture - Rural Development
Department of Veterans Affairs Home Loan Guaranty Services
Mortgage & Finance Organizations
National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders
Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)
National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA)
National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB)
Commercial & Industrial Organizations
National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)
Building Owners and Managers Association International (BOMA International)
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT)
International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSA)
International Facility Management Association (IFMA)
Appraisal Organizations
National Association of REALTORS® Appraisal Section
International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO)
American Society of Appraisers
American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA)
Multicultural Organizations
National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals
Asian Real Estate Association of America
National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB)
Research Organizations
American Real Estate Society (ARES)
American Real Estate & Urban Economics Association (AREUEA)
Other Housing & Real Estate Organizations
Habitat for Humanity International
Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO)
National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE)
National Auctioneers Association (NAA)
Pension Real Estate Association (PREA)
National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF)
The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing
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