Application for Membership
GRAR Offers Several Classifications of Membership
Please Select the Appropriate Class Below
REALTOR® Member
If you are a licensed salesperson and/or a licensed/certified appraiser, complete the online application to join GRAR.
You must have a current real estate license and a sponsoring real estate broker. You will be asked to upload a PDF copy of your real estate license and along with your application. You will also be asked to pay the application fee at the time of application.
Once your application has been approved by GRAR and your broker, we will send an invoice for your pro-rated association dues and MLS fee.
Designated REALTOR®
If you are a new broker/owner and would like to join GRAR, complete this PDF application.
You must have a current real estate broker’s license. You will be asked to submit a PDF copy of your real estate license along with your application.
Secondary Member
If you are a Primary Member in another REALTOR® Association, complete this PDF application to join GRAR as a Secondary Member.
You must have a current real estate license and a sponsoring real estate broker who is a member of GRAR. You will be asked to submit a PDF copy of your real estate license along with your application.
Affiliate
Drive your business forward through the reach of GRAR’s Real Estate Professionals.
If you are engaged in the real estate profession or provide services to the real estate profession or local housing market, but not a licensed real estate salesperson or broker, we’d love to have you join our organization as an Affiliate Member.
With five membership tiers, GRAR has the membership to meet your business goal.
To join, please fill out and email this fillable PDF application to MemberServices@grar.net
If you’d like to apply in person, please schedule an appointment with our Member Services Department at GRARHelpDesk@grar.net or 585-292-5000.
Annual Dues and Fees
GRAR is proud to offer industry-leading service and support at rates that are among the lowest in the state. All rates are pro-rated based on the month you join. Once paid, all GRAR dues are non-refundable. In recognition of their service, GRAR will waive dues for all military personnel during the time of their active deployment.
If you would like additional information on our member classifications and/or to obtain the prorated dues amount that you will submit with your application, please contact the GRAR Member Services staff at 585-292-5000, 800-292-7101 or via e-mail at GRARHelpDesk@grar.net.
Current annual dues and fees:
- GRAR Dues – $535/yr.
- MLS Fee – $624/yr.
- State and National Association dues – $120/yr. and $201/yr., respectively.
- Dues and fees are pro-rated for the remainder of the time between your join date and the end of our billing cycle (June 30th). Please call to find out the pro-rated amount if you were to join GRAR today.
2024 Taxes & Membership Dues
For the 2024 tax year, GRAR Members may claim the following as business expenses. The percentage that is deductible is given with the amount (based on standard dues amounts) in parenthesis.
- 100% of the MLS Participant Fee is deductible ($599).
- 97% ($465) of the GRAR portion ($480) of Association Dues is deductible. The remaining 3% ($15) is non-deductible for income tax purposes due to GRAR’s lobbying efforts.
- *Approximately 80% ($95) of the NYSAR portion of Association Dues ($120) is deductible. $25 is not deductible for income tax purposes.
- *For 2024 dues of $201 per member, NAR computes 34 percent or $51 to be nondeductible for the member’s income tax due to NAR lobbying efforts. Note that the entire $45 consumer advertising campaign special assessment qualifies as fully deductible. In addition, contributions (including member dues) to NAR are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. However, they may be tax deductible under other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
*Please note: the information regarding NAR and NYSAR dues deductibility was provided by their Organization. Any questions related to their deductibility should be directed accordingly.
Compliance with the Tax Reform Act of 1993, as amended by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, requires that the portion of dues attributable to lobbying and political activities at the Local, State and Federal levels of government be considered nondeductible for income tax purposes.
The Tax Reform Act of 1993 requires that the portion of dues attributable to lobbying and political activities at the State and Federal levels of government be considered nondeductible for income tax purposes. This nondeductible portion must be disclosed to members on their dues invoice each year.
