OTHER ASSOCIATIONS
There are a large number of associated trades and professional bodies which are closely related to the real estate
industry, and the average broker will from time to time work with them. These include associations related to
the construction phase of real estate; real estate finance-related associations, and affiliate members of NAR
which include:
• Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM)
• Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
• Realtors Land Institute (RLI)
• Council of Real Estate Brokerage Managers (CRB)
• Council of Residential Specialists (CRS)
• Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR)
• The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE)
• Women’s Council of Realtors (WCR).
Construction related associations include:
• California Building Industry Association
• National Association of Home Builders (originally an affiliate of NAR),
• Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA),
• and the Prefabricated Home Manufacturers Institute.
Real estate finance-related associations include:
• American Bankers Association, which has an important impact upon the real estate business through
their subsidiary phase of mortgage lending.
• The U. S. Savings and Loan League,
• American Savings and Loan Institute,
• National Savings and Loan League,
• National Association of Mutual Savings Banks,
• California Mortgage Bankers' Association.
• California Mortgage Association
• California Association of Mortgage Professionals