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Rainmaker
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John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

REALTOR® is the appropriate way but I cheat and just type Realtor.

Aug 08, 2015 11:41 PM
Rainmaker
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Bob Haywood
McGraw Realtors - Owasso, OK
BobHaywood.com

Joe, it's REALTOR® and if the NAR finds it being used wrong they get very upset about it.  And Annette is right.  No one else on the planet cares.

Aug 08, 2015 10:25 PM
Rainmaker
4,882,355
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

It's REALTOR® Not enough local, state or national employees to police the policy.

 

Aug 08, 2015 09:30 PM
Rainmaker
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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Joe Petrowsky not only it should be upper case 'R', I think.

Here's something from Realtor.org site on how to use it --

"If the REALTOR® marks are in lower case, you are still using the membership marks. The registered mark is REALTOR in any and all of its forms. To encourage others to recognize its status, NAR has adopted certain standards for its appearance. Please note that the preferred format is in all caps with the registration symbol."

Aug 09, 2015 09:46 AM
Rainmaker
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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
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I agree with John McCormack , Bob Haywood , etc. on this

Aug 08, 2015 11:59 PM
Rainmaker
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

John McCormack has it right. The problem in the Q&A section is that we can't put in the trademark.

Aug 08, 2015 11:43 PM
Rainmaker
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Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

Should be a capital R.

Getting to be like the National Anthem being played and people still wearing their hats!

Aug 08, 2015 11:40 PM
Rainmaker
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Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Joe Petrowsky The correct way is all caps with the registered mark - REALTOR®.

Aug 08, 2015 11:23 PM
Rainmaker
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Captain Wayne - Rowlett Real Estate School
Rowlett Real Estate School - Panama City, FL
Rowlett Real Estate School / Owner and Instructor

Realtor should be capitalized.

Aug 08, 2015 11:01 PM
Rainmaker
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FN LN
Toronto, ON

In Canada, the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) mandates the format as REALTOR®.  CREA licenses the trademark from NAR.

Aug 08, 2015 10:46 PM
Rainmaker
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Incorrect use of the word REALTOR® is very common.  It is a combination of a lack of knowledge and a lack of caring.

Aug 08, 2015 10:46 PM
Rainmaker
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Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

The trademark standard is REALTOR® in all caps which seems like we are screaming when we are trying to write.  Then of course the new website is all lower case realtor.com®.  Of course since that isn't owned by NAR I suppose they can make up their own version.  I think the all caps is outdated.

 

Aug 08, 2015 10:18 PM
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

It matter only to those who wish to make it matter to them.

NO ONE ELSE CARES.

There will always be someone unhappy about anything anyone chooses to do. Today, one needs to learn to ignore those who choose to make capitalization an issue instead of  providing real commentary regarding the erosion of the realtor value by the dark-side.   (spell check catches this error, so if the post is free of other spelling errors, you may consider it not a mistake but intentional)

Aug 08, 2015 10:10 PM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
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Often typed incorrectly, and more often spoken incorrectly.

Mar 09, 2018 09:23 PM
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Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

It's suppose to be REALTOR® with the trademark symbol. And all in caps. I have heard of agents getting in trouble for not doing it correctly. 

Aug 09, 2015 02:51 PM
Rainmaker
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John Juarez
The Medford Real Estate Team - Fremont, CA
ePRO, SRES, GRI, PMN

I know the correct way to display the title of those who are members of the National Association of REALTORS®. I wonder who cares except NAR? And…if you wish to correct me when I type Realtor – as I mostly do – you need to get a life.

Aug 09, 2015 01:52 PM
Rainmaker
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Nancy Laswick
United Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
Your REALTOR® For The Valley Of The Sun

Hi Joe Petrowsky. It is supposed to be capitalized and include the registered trademark symbol REALTOR® however all caps in the parlance of the world wide web is yelling so many times I use Realtor®.

The thing that drives me crazy is how REALTOR® is pronounced within our industry. It's REAL-TOR not RELA-TOR. There is no "a" between the "L" and the "T". If we can't pronounce our own title correctly what does that say about our investment in our profession?

Aug 09, 2015 10:37 AM
Rainmaker
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Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

The others have answered the question . Yes it matters how they write it.

Aug 08, 2015 11:17 PM
Rainmaker
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Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

REALTOR is an acronym. I've seen it spelled multiple ways as well, including realater, realator, etc. Most titles should be Capitalized.

Aug 08, 2015 11:11 PM
Rainmaker
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

it's an upper case R...

Aug 08, 2015 09:33 PM
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Marco Giancola
Beachfront Realty - Miami Beach, FL
Realtor (305)608-1922, Miami Beach Florida

Good morning Joe- Realtor in capital R is the designation and not all real estate sales people are Realtors.

Aug 08, 2015 08:23 PM
Rainmaker
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TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

 Good Sunday morning Joe. I was under the impression that Realtor was a registered trademark. Only those who are Realtors can use that name.

Aug 08, 2015 06:58 PM
Rainmaker
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The Woodland Team of Texas
The Woodland Companies - Austin, TX
Land Specialists

And with the ®

Oct 10, 2018 09:59 PM
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Chris and Dick Dovorany
Homes for Sale in Naples, Bonita Springs and Estero, Florida - Naples, FL
Broker/Associate at Premiere Plus Realty

Oh it's Realtor and it's trademarked.  That really should be the first thing taught in school.  Unfortunately there is alot that is not taught in school.

Aug 11, 2015 11:17 AM
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Patty Brooks
Mesquitehomelistings.com - Mesquite, NV
Selling Homes for Sale in Mesquite NV

Joe,

You are absolutely correct It should be REALTOR and if possible have the registered trademark logo behind it.  Here is a great resource to refer to: 

http://www.realtor.org/membership-marks-manual/specific-uses-of-the-marks

Patty from https://mesquitehomelistings.com

Aug 10, 2015 11:52 PM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

Realtor has become a generic name like "Kleenex".  It should be capitalized, but we see more and more articles and blogs where it is not.

Aug 09, 2015 12:46 PM
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John Meussner
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REALTOR® is correct, but for those who don't want to yell while typing, I think Realtor is the one that's best in text.  As long as the R is capitalized, it gets the point across.

Aug 09, 2015 09:57 AM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Nothing has changed other than people being lazy and not respecting the title. I don't always use the trademark or cap the entire word which I should. Guess I'm lazy too. 

Aug 09, 2015 08:51 AM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Officially it's supposed to be capitalized and the little copyright symbol is also supposed to be present right after the word.

Aug 09, 2015 04:32 AM
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Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

You're throwing softballs this morning Joe. Capitalized with the the trade mark  REALTOR®

Aug 09, 2015 12:04 AM