| A real estate agent in a person involved in | | | | of Realtor. Since the body comprises of Realtor, |
| assisting with sales and purchase of properties, | | | | members decided to capitalize it by a registered |
| while short sale realtors. Also a real agent that | | | | trade mark sign. |
| has registered under a body called the National | | | | Though a real-estate agent and a Realtor are |
| Association of Realtors. Men involved in the sales | | | | both involved in the same legal practice of sales |
| of properties for a proprietor are called real | | | | and purchase of actual properties, Realtors are still |
| estate agents; this made some group come | | | | well recognized by many proprietors owning to |
| together in the early stage to form a standard | | | | the fact that they are licensed and also registered |
| between a real-estate agent and a registered real | | | | with a trade mark. Many opportunities lie in |
| estate agent called realtors. It was regarding this | | | | becoming a Realtor than just a real estate agent. |
| reason of differentiation that made one of the | | | | Becoming a realtor, a person must have first |
| members of the body in the early stage give it | | | | become a real-estate agent with license. To |
| the name realtors as a proprietary term. | | | | become a licensed real-estate agent, a person |
| Long before 1916, those involved in sales and | | | | must be at least 18 years of age having a high |
| purchase of properties were generally called | | | | school diploma and a person must have passes |
| real-estate men signifying their involvement in | | | | through series of real estate agent exams before |
| selling and purchase of actual lands and houses. | | | | becoming qualified as an agent. |
| Then this real estate men to come together to | | | | As a certified agent a person must work with a |
| form an organization called National Association of | | | | Realtor for a period of years between two or |
| Real Estate Exchanges with the aim of wining | | | | three, after which the person will get prepare for |
| titles and declaring standards on their practice to | | | | a renewal real-estate court to prepare such |
| influence real-estate. This body was formed in | | | | person for the broker exam which seems to be |
| Chicago in 1908. Real-estate practices after the | | | | the next step in becoming a realtor. After the |
| invention of this body gained regulation and its | | | | broker exam, such agent will become a licensed |
| members were required to operate on the golden | | | | broker. |
| rule as their code of conduct even to this end. | | | | A licensed broker is not a realtor but need to |
| In 1916, the National Association of Real Estate | | | | apply for membership in the aforesaid National |
| Exchange as a body changes its name to the | | | | Association of Realtors to become a Realtor and |
| National Association of Real Estate Boards. This | | | | to have the realtors' trademark symbol next to |
| was when one of its members proposes a name | | | | your name. |
| called Realtor as a title to distinguish between | | | | While you can assist in the sales and purchase of |
| those real-estate men suggestion was made by | | | | properties as a real-estate agent, lots of |
| Charles Chadbourn and was accepted by its | | | | opportunities lie in becoming a short sale realtor's |
| members. | | | | member. These opportunities may include high |
| The National Association of Real Estate board was | | | | knowledge of ethics of the field and excellent |
| later changed in 1978 to The National Association | | | | performance through learning. |