ABOUT MEMBERSHIP
We focus on ensuring your membership not only allows you to use the REALTOR ® trademark but equips you for a successful career. Membership at LAR includes:
- Free continuing education/post licensure classes during our monthly membership meetings
- Access to the local MLS*
- Subscriptions to MLS tools such as Instanet and ShowingTime.*
- MLS training classes
- Discounts at the online continuing education store, The CE Shop
- Access to LAR-hosted social events, such as the Holiday Gala
- Opportunities to participate in Committees
- Coming soon: tech and MLS workshops
* Included with MLS Quarterly Service Fees.
Types of Membership
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Primary Membership
Who is it for?
Licensed real estate individuals whose licenses are hanging with a firm in Virginia, who are not members of another association of REALTORS®.
Stipulations:
• The individual’s license must be hanging with a firm.
• The firm must already be a member of the Lynchburg Association of REALTORS®, or the firm and principal broker must join before any other REALTORS® can join.
Paperwork:
• The individual must fill out a new member application.
• A copy of the member’s license should be printed from the DPOR website (dpor.virginia.gov)
Cost Associated:
• VAR and LAR application fees.
• NAR, VAR, and LAR dues & program, prorated to the time of application.
• MLS Fees for the current quarter, prorated to the date of application. (This must be paid by the firm.)
Secondary Membership
Who is it for?
• REALTORS® who are working at a firm in Virginia, who are already members of another association, but want the benefits of being a full member in the Lynchburg Association of REALTORS®.
Stipulations:
•REALTORS® must hold primary membership and be a member in good standing of a Virginia-based association of REALTORS® (RVAR, CAAR, etc.)
Paperwork:
•The REALTOR® must fill out a new member application.
•The REALTOR® must submit a letter of good standing from their primary association
NOTE: If a member’s association is out of state, they will have already paid NAR dues. However, the association in which they pay their VAR dues is considered their primary Virginia association.
Cost Associated:
• LAR application fee.
• LAR dues & program fees, prorated to the date of application.
• MLS fees for the current quarter, prorated to the date of application. (This must be paid by the firm.)
MLS Only
Who is it for?
REALTORS® who are working at a firm in Virginia, who are already members of another association, but want to be able to access the LAR MLS and LAR’s Supra Lockboxes.
Stipulations:
• The individual’s license must be hanging with a firm.
• The firm must already be a member of the Lynchburg Association of REALTORS®, or the firm and principal broker must join before any other REALTORS® can join.
• The REALTOR® must be a member in good standing with another Virginia-based, association of REALTORS®.
Paperwork:
•The individual must fill out a MLS only application.
•The REALTOR® must submit a letter in good standing from their primary Virginia association (the association through which they pay VAR dues).
Cost Associated:
• MLS Only application fee.
• MLS fees for the current quarter, prorated to the date of application. (This must be paid by the firm.)
New Firms
For a new firm to join the Lynchburg Association of REALTORS®, there is a New Firm Initiation Fee. In addition to this, the principal broker must join the association in the capacity in which the firm would like its membership and pay all applicable fees.
i.e., If a firm is joining as an MLS Only firm, the principal broker must join as an MLS Only member. A new member may never join the association at a higher membership level than that level held by the firm and the principal broker. (i.e., If the firm and principal broker are MLS Only members, a REALTOR ® may not join as a primary member.)
*A REALTOR® may not be added to the LAR membership or activated in the MLS until all paperwork and all payments have been received.