Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS®

Mission & Governance

PAR’s mission is a simple one: To assist real estate professionals by creating favorable change, meeting the needs of its practitioners and advocating the preservation of real property rights.

PAR aims to ensure that REALTORS® are essential to consumers and that membership in PAR is essential to real estate licensees.

PAR exists to promote good business practices and profitability among REALTORS®.

The 34,500-member Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® is governed by a 220-member board of directors, composed entirely of REALTORS®, and operates according to bylaws established by the board.

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PAR GOALS AND STRATEGIES

Goal 1: REALTORS® must validate their professionalism.

Strategy 1: Position PAR as a resource to the State Real Estate Commission and State Legislature.

Strategy 2: Communicate effectively with Members about what professionalism means.

Strategy 3: Strengthen relationships with local associations by seeking out partnership opportunities and by providing tools to communicate the message of professionalism.

Strategy 4: Foster consumers’ expectations about real estate transactions

Goal 2: Keep REALTORS® at the center of the transaction.

Strategy 1: Define “center of transaction.”

Strategy 2: Foster REALTORS®’ perception of their value.

Strategy 3: Foster consumers’ perception of the value of using a REALTOR®.

Strategy 4: Identify business models that provide options for REALTORS® in assigning value to their time and services.

Strategy 5: Continue legislative and regulatory vigilance.