Association Membership Categories

Designated Realtor® (DR) Member 

• Head of firm or agent designated by the BIC as DR for the firm
• Must be actively engaged in the real estate business and hold an active license or be a state certified appraiser 
• May be a principal, partner, corporate officer or sole proprietor of the firm 
• Supervises all agents in firm 

Secondary Designated Realtor® (DR) Member 

• Meets all of the above criteria for Designated Realtor® member
• Holds primary membership in another Realtor® association 
• Must present a “Letter of Good Standing” from their primary board attesting dues were paid for the year 

Realtor® Member 

• Licensee working under the direct supervision of a Designated Realtor® member of Charlotte Regional Realtor® Association
• Must have an active provisional broker/broker/appraiser license 
• May not be an appraisal trainee 
• Must be actively engaged in the real estate business 

Secondary Realtor® Member 

• Meets all of the above criteria for Realtor® member
• Holds primary membership in another Realtor® association 
• Must present a “Letter of Good Standing” from their primary board attesting dues were paid for the year 

Affiliate Member 

• An individual with a professional interest in real estate (mortgage banker, home inspector, real estate attorney) 
• May not engage in general brokerage (selling or listing of real estate) 
• If individual holds a real estate license, it must be placed on inactive status 
• Membership transfers with individual from one place of employment to next 
• May not subscribe to the MLS 

Corporate Affiliate Member 

• A company with a business interest in real estate (mortgage, law firm, bank, etc.) 
• May not engage in real estate brokerage (selling or listing of real estate) 
• Company holds the membership, not the individuals who work there 
• May fill a vacant affiliate membership within the company for a reduced fee 
• May not subscribe to the MLS 

Canopy MLS Membership Categories

Member Participant 

• Head of firm or Designated Realtor®
• Must be a principal, partner, corporate officer or owner of firm 
• Supervises all agents in the firm who utilize MLS services 
• Pays a Member Participant start-up fee and quarterly MLS fees

Subscriber 

• Licensee with a firm who operates under a Member Participant or Certified Real Estate Appraiser 
• Pays a subscriber set-up fee and quarterly subscriber fees

Non-Member Licensee 

• Licensee with a member firm who is not a Realtor® member of the association 
• Pays a subscriber start-up fee and quarterly subscriber fees

Assistant

• Must be unlicensed or have an inactive real estate license