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Please note: Applications are now closed for the 2024 mentorship term.
Questions about NAR Spire? Please email mentorship@nar.realtor.
NAR's Mentorship Program
NAR’s Spire program helps individuals learn the fundamentals of the real estate industry, fosters education, empowers serious consideration of real estate as a career path, and cultivates the development of generational wealth through property ownership.
Mentees will gain access to live virtual events and experts involved in residential real estate, commercial real estate, land, administrative roles, property management and more.
Mentors will provide mentees with one-on-one guidance, in-person networking advice, and a personalized perspective.
Association-based Spire Champions will provide invaluable zoomed-out support so mentorship pairs can learn about being a REALTOR® in a local context.
Mentorship Program Overview
The Mentorship Term spans two months (September 2024 to October 2024). Every other week, paired mentors and mentees will attend Spire education sessions, hear from subject matter experts about various disciplines, and discuss goals to increase experience. Topics include: Commercial real estate, residential real estate, administrative roles, and more.
Mentorship pairs are recommended to meet two to four times a month to dive into the questions and ideas that emerge from education sessions and forward the mentee’s career path exploration. NAR Spire provides supporting resources and suggested mentorship activities, such as attending a networking event together, shadowing at an open house, or observing unique committee meetings. Mentorship pairs will set their own meeting schedules and activities.
Spire 2024 Program Calendar
September 2024 – October 2024: Spire 2024 mentorship term. Please save the dates for our upcoming educational sessions!
- Monday, September 9 - Spire Kick-Off Session (Invite Only)
1:00 PM Eastern | 12:00 PM Central | 11:00 AM Mountain | 10:00 AM Pacific
- Monday, September 23 - Spire Productivity Session
1:00 PM Eastern | 12:00 PM Central | 11:00 AM Mountain | 10:00 AM Pacific
- Monday, October 7 - Residential & Commercial Panel Discussion
1:00 PM Eastern | 12:00 PM Central | 11:00 AM Mountain | 10:00 AM Pacific
- Monday, October 21 - Spire Educational Session
1:00 PM Eastern | 12:00 PM Central | 11:00 AM Mountain | 10:00 AM Pacific
- Thursday, October 24 - Part I: Spire REPA Session
Full Day - 10:00 AM Eastern | 9:00 AM Central | 8:00 AM Mountain | 7:00 AM Pacific
- Friday, October 25 - Part II: Spire REPA Session
Full Day - 10:00 AM Eastern | 9:00 AM Central | 8:00 AM Mountain | 7:00 AM Pacific
- September - October 2024 - Fairhaven Course
Available throughout the mentorship term.
2024 Participating Associations
- Arizona REALTORS®
- Bucks County Association of REALTORS®
- Champaign County Association of REALTORS®
- Conejo Simi Moorpark Association of REALTORS®
- Greater Albuquerque Association of REALTORS®
- Greater Tampa REALTORS®
- HomeTown Association of REALTORS®
- Laramie Board of REALTORS®
- Laurel Board of REALTORS®
- Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®
- Memphis Area Association of REALTORS®
- Minnesota REALTORS®
- North Carolina Association of REALTORS®
- Oak Park Area Association of REALTORS®
- Osceola REALTORS®
- Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS®
- Peoria Area Association of REALTORS®
- San Mateo County Association of REALTORS®
- South Bend Area REALTORS®
- Southern Maryland Association of REALTORS®
- St. Louis REALTORS®
- Sussex County Association of REALTORS®
- Terre Haute Area Association of REALTORS®
- Tri-County Suburban REALTORS®
- West San Gabriel Valley REALTORS®
Who Can Join Spire?
Associations
Associations are invited to join NAR Spire as Partner Associations to promote this program as an in-person learning experience. Associations are critical to the recruitment and pairing process, enabling mentors and mentees to connect locally. Each Partner Association should designate a staff member to serve as the Spire Champion and liaison to NAR Spire staff. To learn more about association expectations and guidelines, visit the Associations page.
Mentors
Mentors are industry experts interested in giving back to their communities and eager to share their experience. Mentors will be paired with a mentee who is either new to the industry or at the start of their career (within the first 2 years of having a license). Each mentor will personalize the experience by showing their mentee what they’ve learned from being a REALTOR®. To learn more about mentor expectations and guidelines, visit the Mentor page.
Mentees
Mentees can be entirely new to the industry with an interest to learn more or can be licensed REALTORS® within their first 2 years practicing. Individuals from multi-cultural and minority backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply; all mentees must be 18 or older to participate. Mentees will be paired with a seasoned REALTOR® who can share expert guidance and a personal look into the industry. To learn more about mentee expectations and guidelines, visit the Mentee page.