A REALTOR® is a licensed real estate agent who is a member of the National Association of REALTORS®, (NAR) the largest trade group in the country.
Every agent is not a REALTOR®. You become a REALTOR® after you pass your real estate course, pass the state license exam, join a real estate company and then join the National Association of REALTORS®.
According to the NAR, the term REALTOR has one, and only one, meaning: "REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the National Association of REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics."
Michael Fair, President and Director of Your House Academy is an NAR member.