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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
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Not with Tallahassee Board of Realtors / TBR.

All Agents of the Board must be under a Broker who is a Member.

 

I should add, when I as a Broker am a member of TBR, every Agent in my office must also be a member of TBR.

 

And, TBR monitors the Florida Department of Professional Regulation, Division of Real Estate for licensees.  They WILL contact any Broker who violates that policy, and demand that their Agents "sign up" immediately.

 

 

Jun 03, 2025 03:38 PM
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
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In NC & SC, that is not allowed unless the agent broker who wants to join is a Broker-in-Charge. As a BIC, you can pay the fees and join. I know a lot of agents who do this - especially in the coastal areas.

Jun 03, 2025 03:52 PM
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Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® CRS,ABR,PSA,RCS-D, CFSP
Big Block LPT Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
Coastal San Diego, Veteran's & Retirees Services

*YES. I used to belong to The San Mateo and San Diego Boards simultaneously from 2003-2005 due to my move and still wrapping up sales in The Bay Area while establishing myself in San Diego.

*But, there were specific compliance stipulations which we met and is why I was able to do so, having to do with my broker being a national brand (GMAC) vs. a local boutique. There was a loophole  - but that was 0ver 20 years ago,  I forget what we did to pull it off...sorry.
That was also pre-8-17-2024 😁

Jun 03, 2025 06:21 PM
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Matthew Sturkie, CRS, GRI 909-969-3805
Action Realty - Apple Valley, CA
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I don't think it's allowed in our area. 

Jun 03, 2025 03:43 PM
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

AS a former managing broker in Florida Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate provided the correct answer.

When active in Illinois, the same was true. Not positive about current policy.

Jun 04, 2025 04:42 AM
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

In North Dakota I do not believe that agents have to follow the Broker either way Richard Alan Naggar BUT I have been retired long enough that I can not answer this with any authority.

Jun 04, 2025 06:20 AM
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Tony Lewis
Summit Real Estate Group - Valencia, CA
Summit Real Estate Group Valencia & Aliso Viejo

You need to be a broker or have your license held by a broker to join the real estate board.

Jun 03, 2025 07:05 PM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
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I would suggest moving to another brokerage if your broker is not a member.

Jun 04, 2025 06:56 AM
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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Not in Colorado.  If the broker isn't a member, the associate broker cannot belong to a Board.

Jun 04, 2025 04:57 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

 

I do not know Richard Alan Naggar - doubtful. 

Jun 04, 2025 11:00 AM
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Ken Jones
Toms River, NJ
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Richard Alan Naggar The NJAR will not permit individual agents to join unless it's through their member broker.

NAR is has had this "forced membership" policy since I started in the real estate brokerage business in 1971. It's done to ensure they collect fees to dominate the industry.

Jun 05, 2025 04:17 AM
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Don Baker
Lane Realty - Eatonton, GA
Lake Sinclair Specialist

no, broker must be a member of a board for affiliated agents to be members. 

Jun 04, 2025 11:47 AM
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Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
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In Colorado, the broker has to be a member for his agents under him to be a member

 

Jun 04, 2025 10:18 AM
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Lynnea Miller
Bend Premier Real Estate - Bend, OR
Premier Real Estate Service in Central Oregon

For us, the entire brokerage must belong.

Jun 04, 2025 04:38 PM
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Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

nope, it can not.  Agents can however be a member of a different board as long as their broker is a member of NAR through any board.

Jun 04, 2025 11:39 AM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

In California, the Broker would have to join.  Agents must be attached to an office and only a Broker can create that office.

Jun 05, 2025 05:51 AM