Brokers

Running a profitable brokerage takes vision, discipline, and stamina—never more so than now.

In addition to the resources available through this page, REALTOR® Magazine's Broker to Broker Network offers articles with tips for boosting productivity and running your business more effectively. Don’t see something you need? Contact us any business day, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Central Time, at 800-874-6500.

Broker Power Hour

Hear from panelists representing small, medium and large brokerages as they share their experience and perspectives on setting expectations for new agents and reengaging relationships throughout their brokerage.

Gain insight on the best ways to attract new agents, promote loyalty across your firm, and the various resources and tools you can offer your agents.

Recent Webinar:

Economic Update and Market Trends for Brokerages

On Wednesday, July 26 at 12 p.m. CST, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun spoke on the Broker Power Hour. He explained the latest economic updates and market trends that will directly affect brokers. Stay ahead of the curve and learn how these insights can impact your brokerage's success in the months to come.

To access the session materials and recording, please use the link in the "Previous Recordings" column at right. Questions? Contact NAR Broker Staff at brokerforum@nar.realtor.

Previous Recordings

July 2023

June 2023

March 2023

February 2023

September 2022

August 2022

REALTOR® Broker Summit

Save the Date:

April 18-19, 2024 | San Diego, Calif. | Hilton San Diego Bayfront

Join us in beautiful San Diego, California, for the REALTOR® Broker Summit. Save the date for this invigorating, two-day event, jam-packed with hot topics in the industry, tangible takeaways for your team, and fantastic networking opportunities to share ideas with brokers nationally.

Part of the dynamic program in 2023 included a session about NAR tools and the REALTOR® value. This session covered a lot of important and useful information that is beneficial to you and your teams. Watch it here:

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Latest Content for Brokers

News and resources from NAR for brokers, including office and team management, legal, risk management, and broker education.

Dan Weisman and Dave Conroy talk about chatbots, fractional real estate, and what they see for the future of cryptocurrency, and offer software suggestions and usage tips.

Foreign buyers purchased 84,600 properties, down 14.2% from the prior year and the fewest number of homes bought since 2009.

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AI isn't going anywhere. Tools like ChatGPT and At the very least brokers need to know how it works, because the competition is using it.

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Read the latest updates on cases supported through NAR’s Legal Action Program.

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Nationally, Sentrilock home showings were flat year-over-year. Showings declined in three of the four regions of the U.S.: Northeast ( 20%), Midwest ( 3%), and West 3%), but up in the South (5%).

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Guidance for Brokers

Creating a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Policy

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Learn tips & ideas to craft a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) policy that reflects your organization’s commitment & promotes a welcoming culture.

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Broker's Edge Events

Gain valuable insights and actionable solutions you can take back to your business, plus the opportunity to network with leaders and top producers.

FHFA and Federally Backed Loans

FHFA has instructed Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and their servicers to be proactive in providing assistance to homeowners including forbearance. In addition, FHFA imposed a moratorium on eviction and foreclosures on mortgages backed by the GSEs:

Fannie and Freddie have also created pages with additional information:

Offers, Tips, and Professional Development

Using Images and Music in Your Business

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Follow these best practices to legally use third party creative works in your business, and avoid costly infringement actions.

Right Tools, Right Now

NAR has made hundreds of critical business resources – webinars, courses, toolkits, and more – available to members FREE or at significant discounts.

Online Courses

Online courses allow students to learn on their own timeline, from wherever they are.

Best Practices for Virtual Meetings

Whichever virtual platform you use, adhering to best practices will improve the overall success of the meeting when it comes to sound and video.

Toolkits, Programs, and Grants

Broker Summit Toolkit

Members of the Broker Engagement Committee created this Broker Summit Toolkit to help you get started on planning your association’s event. We hope you find it a useful resource and we look forward to hearing about your event!

Download the Toolkit

Broker Engagement Program & Grant

The Broker Engagement Grant allows local and state associations to create Broker activities which align with the Broker Engagement Committee’s and Broker Engagement Council’s purpose: increase broker engagement, representation and feedback regarding NAR’s programs, services and strategic priorities. State and local associations may apply for a grant of up to $5,000 for broker engagement purposes annually.

Learn more and apply

Commitment to Excellence

C2EX Broker Resources

Managing brokers have administrative capabilities on the C2EX platform to help them enhance and track their agents' C2EX progress.

C2EX Platform Demonstration for Brokers

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April 20, 2020

This webinar recording highlights enhancements for Brokers on NAR's Commitment to Excellence (C2EX) platform.