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NAR Global connects you to a network of qualified REALTORS®, provides education to help you work with international clients, and delivers the business tools to help you globalize your business.

International Real Estate Professionals

Find the information, education, and connections you need to thrive in the growing field of international real estate. NAR works to make the global real estate market accessible, profitable, and ethical for REALTORS®, and offers International REALTOR® Membership to real estate practitioners outside the U.S.

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Global Business Councils

Global Business Councils, comprised of volunteers and staff liaisons within the local or state structure of NAR, take the lead in planning global programs, hosting educational events and collaborating with other boards and outside entities to build awareness among members of the global business opportunities within their own market.

Global Alliances

NAR maintains formal relationships with 100 organized real estate associations around the world, giving REALTORS® confidence in working with professionals that abide by a code of ethics.

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NAR's Reach Is Global

The National Association of REALTORS® extends beyond the United States and is also a global trade association, providing resources and support to International REALTOR® Members around the world. Watch this video and learn more about the tools and resources NAR has for IRMs and how these can be used to grow their network and increase their business.

NAR en Español

NAR en español permite a los miembros y socios colaboradores acceder a información, herramientas, productos y servicios en español.

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Global Alliances International Residential Survey

Report

Survey respondents were asked about the characteristics of five closed transactions with international clients during July 2019–June 2020.

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International Transactions in U.S. Residential

Report

The report highlights foreign client purchases and sales of U.S. residential property, and looks at U.S. clients seeking to buy property abroad.

Global Perspectives

Global Perspectives in Real Estate is a resource for global professionals that outlines how members can globalize their local market.

Commercial International Business Trends

Report

This report looks at both small commercial market transactions and large commercial market acquisitions of properties or portfolios.

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Local Market Assessments

These state-level case studies can help you learn to identify and cultivate global business, a growing real estate specialty in the U.S.

Talking to Realtors® from Florida to California, even the most seasoned professionals (CIPS designees included!) experience challenges in closing international transactions. Foreign buyers have unique circumstances when it comes to buying American real estate than established U.S. residents. While this audience is motivated and eager to purchase U.S. property, helping them reach the closing...

Do you think global buyers don’t exist in your area?
I’ll bet they do. You don’t have to look hard – just with a different perspective.

Here are a few things to consider before making the assumption that global buyers aren’t in your local market, or that you shouldn’t spend your time trying to capture them.

1. Global buyers aren’t just big-time...

When Brazil’s economy deteriorated in the mid-1980s, many Brazilians began to leave their country for better opportunities. In the U.S. they were drawn to existing Brazilian and Portuguese communities in New York City, northern New Jersey, and Massachusetts.

The Commercial Real Estate Outlook (CREO) is NAR's flagship commercial research publication. It is produced quarterly and includes the latest market information on five major commercial real estate sectors — industrial, office, multi-family, retail and hospitality real estate.

The publication includes national and metropolitan data from the respected research...

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