New Broker/Appraiser Application
Please view our New Member Pricing Schedule before starting your member application. Should you have any questions regarding membership, please contact us at 941-952-3400
 
Membership Information    
Have you ever held a membership with RASM?*
 
Are you applying for Primary or Secondary Membership?
 
  
Are you applying for residential MLS, commercial MLS or both? (Please view fee chart for pricing)*
 
  
If you've belonged to a REALTOR® Association previously, please provide name of Association
 
If you have a NRDS ID, please provide
 
If you are transferring your membership or joining as a Secondary Member, please upload your Letter of Good Standing
 
Date you would like your application processed*    
 
Contact Information    
First Name* Middle Name Last Name*
 
 
 
Nickname License Type* License Number*
 
 
 
Mobile Phone* Home Phone Preferred Phone*
 
 
 
Home Fax Preferred Fax  
 
 
Email* Website  
 
 
Primary Field of Business* Birthdate* Gender*
 
 
 
Addresses    
Home Street 1* Home Street 2  
 
 
City* State*  
 
 
Zip Code* Country*  
 
 
Mailing Address    
Preferred Mailing*    
 
Office Information    
Office Name* Street Address* City*
 
 
 
Zip* Office License #* Office NRDS #:
 
 
 
Office Phone* Office Email*  
 
 
 
Membership Agreement    
   
* I hereby apply for membership in the REALTOR® Association of Sarasota and Manatee as a REALTOR® Member. I agree that, if accepted for membership, I will pay the dues and fees as from time to time established. I agree as a condition of membership to thoroughly familiarize myself with the Code of Ethics of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR), including the duty to arbitrate business disputes in accordance with the Code of Ethics and Arbitration Manual of NAR and the Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules and Regulations of RASM, the Florida REALTORS® (FR), and NAR. I further agree that my act of paying dues and fees shall evidence my initial and continuing commitment to abide by the Code of Ethics, Constitution, Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, and duty to arbitrate, all as from time to time amended.
* I acknowledge that RASM will maintain a membership file of information which may be shared with other boards/associations where I subsequently seek membership. This file shall include previous applications for memberships: all final findings of Code of Ethics violations and violations of other membership duties within the past three years: pending complaints alleging violations of the Code of Ethics or alleging violations of other membership duties: incomplete or pending disciplinary measures; pending arbitration requests; and information related to unpaid arbitration awards or unpaid financial obligations to RASM or its MLS.
* I acknowledge that if I subsequently resign from the Association or otherwise cause my membership to terminate with an ethics complaint pending, the Association may condition renewal of membership upon my certification that I will submit to the pending ethics proceeding and will abide by the decision of the Hearing Panel. If I resign or otherwise cause membership to terminate, the duty to submit arbitration continues in effect even after membership lapses or is terminated, provided the dispute arose while I was a REALTOR®.
   
* By signing below, I consent that the REALTOR® Association of Sarasota and Manatee (local, state, national) and their subsidiaries, if any (e.g., Stellar MLS) may contact me at the specified address, telephone numbers, fax numbers, email address or other means of communication available. This consent applies to changes in contact information that may be provided by me to the Association(s) in the future. This consent recognizes that certain state and federal laws may place limits on communications that I am waiving to receive all communications as part of my membership. I agree to hold harmless the Association of Realtors®, its staff and agents, for use of my email address(es) and phone number(s).
   
* I understand that I will be granted provisional membership upon submission and processing of completed application. I further understand that if I fail to attend the mandatory courses in person, within 90 days, my membership will be terminated.
   
* Please check the box below to accept the above RASM Membership Agreement:
I hereby accept the Membership Agreement*
 
 
 
Membership Fees    
* Dues payments to the REALTOR® Association of Sarasota and Manatee, are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. Portions of such payments may be deductible as ordinary and necessary business expenses.
* When a REALTOR® moves their real estate license from one Brokerage Firm to another Brokerage Firm you will incur a $20 administration transfer fee.
* Association-Local, State & National dues are collected annually on Dec. 15th.
* MLS fees are collected by Stellar MLS annually by May 15th.
* Contributions are not deductible for federal income tax purposes. Contributions are voluntary and will be used for political purposes. Contributions are not a condition of membership in the Association and a member may refuse to contribute without reprisal. Seventy percent of each contribution is provided to the Florida Realtors PAC in Florida to support state and local candidates and state and local issues. The balance is sent to the National Association of REALTORS® Political Action Committee and will be charged against your contribution limits prescribed by 52 U.S.C 301106, except in the case of Major Contributors of $1,000 or more, in which case the balance is provided to the National Association of REALTORS® Political Advocacy Fund for use for federal political purposes.
* Stellar MLS Fees includes $200 one-time activation fee & $20 security setup fee
* If you were a member of NAR for the previous calendar year, NAR reinstatement fee for the current year will be $185
* If you were a member of FR for the previous calendar year, FR reinstatement fee for the current year will be $176
* Membership Dues/Fees are Non-Refundable
   
I hereby accept the Membership Fee Agreement*
 
 
   
RPAC Contributions  
Contributions are not deductible for federal income tax purposes. Contributions are voluntary and will be used for political purposes. Contributions are not a condition of membership in the Association and a member may refuse to contribute without reprisal. Seventy percent of each contribution is provided to the Florida Realtors PAC in Florida to support state and local candidates and state and local issues. The balance is sent to the National Association of REALTORS® Political Action Committee and will be charged against your contribution limits prescribed by 52 U.S.C 301106, except in the case of Major Contributors of $1,000 or more, in which case the balance is provided to the National Association of REALTORS® Political Advocacy Fund for use for federal political purposes.
Would you like to add $20 FR PAC Assessment (will receive Florida Realtors® Pin at Orientation)*  
 
 
Stellar MLS Agreement    
   
  Participation Fee/Activation Agreement
* Annual Participation Fee $350    
* New Company Processing Fee $220 (this fee also applies for members reinstating after 1 full billing cycle)
* Annual Local Service Center Fee $96    
* Member Reactivation Fee $125 (this fee will apply to members who have been inactive for less than 1 full billing cycle)
   
The access issued to each Participant or Subscriber is unique and strictly confidential to that person. Authorized Participant,/Subscriber agrees that should a disclosure of account information result in access by an unauthorized third party, Authorized Participant,/Subscriber may be subject to penalties as follows:
   
1. A fine of up to $15,000 (as determined by the Board of Directors) for each occurrence will be assessed against any Participant/Subscriber found to have allowed or provided access to the Stellar MLS system by an unauthorized person.
2. Permanent revocation of on-line access rights for the second instance.
   
In compliance with Stellar MLS Rules and Regulations, this Agreement provides for the Participant,/Subscriber as a primary or secondary member, to gain immediate access to the MLS and Public Record database for use in listing, searching and retrieving the data contained therein. This right is contingent upon the PARTICIPANT, SUBSCRIBER completing the required training course within the 60-day period allowed. Failure to do so will result in suspension of the right to access the MLS database. The Participant,/Subscriber agrees to comply with Stellar MLS Rules and Regulations. Any other use, reuse, or resale of this data is prohibited. The term of this Agreement shall commence upon initiation of service to the Participant,/Subscriber. The Agreement is not assignable. The Participant/Subscriber hereby indemnifies the Service and any Reciprocal Service and agrees to hold harmless from and against all claims, losses, damages, costs and expenses of any kind, including attorney’s fees, and from liability to any person arising from a Participant,/Subscriber.
Definition of MLS Participant    
Any REALTOR® of any other Association/Board or any non-Realtor® who is a principal, partner, corporate officer, or branch office manager acting on behalf of a principal, without further qualification, except as otherwise stipulated in these rules, shall be eligible to participate in Stellar MLS upon agreeing in writing to conform to the Rules and Regulations thereof and to pay the costs incidental thereto. However, under no circumstances is any individual or firm, regardless of membership status, entitled to Multiple Listing Service “membership” or “participation” unless they hold a current, valid real estate broker’s license and offer or accept cooperation and compensation to and from other Participants or are licensed or certified by an appropriate state regulatory agency to engage in the appraisal of real property.
** Use of information developed by or published by Stellar MLS is strictly limited to the activities authorized under a Participant’s licensure(s) or certification and unauthorized use is prohibited. Further, none of the foregoing is intended to convey “participation” or “membership” or any right of access to information developed by or published by a Multiple Listing Service where access to such information is prohibited by law.
Note: MLS Fees Pro-Rated MLS Fees Are Not Refundable
Please check the box below to accept the above mentioned Stellar MLS Participation Fee/Activation Agreement
I hereby accept the Stellar MLS Agreement*
 
 
 
Participant Request to Participate
In conformity with the Stellar MLS Rules and Regulations and any reciprocal MLS Rules & Regulations, in which I agree to abide, I request participation in the Stellar Multiple Listing Service.
I understand that as the participant, there is a one-time application fee of $220.00 and an annual participation fee. I will be assessed the participation fee, times the number of licensees employed by or affiliated with my firm.
I also understand that the MLS exists for participants to exchange offers of cooperation and compensation on listings and that neither I, nor any of my licensees, may sell, lease, exchange, transmit or otherwise disseminate data on active listings to the general public.
The Participant indemnifies the Stellar Multiple Listing Service and any reciprocal Multiple Listing Service and agrees to hold harmless from and against all claims, losses, damages, costs and expenses of any kind, including attorney’s fees, and from liability to any person arising from a Participant’s negligence.
   
Definition of MLS Participant Where the term REALTOR® is used in this explanation of policy in connection with the word member or the word participant, it shall be construed to mean the REALTOR® principal or principals, of this or any other association, or a firm comprised of REALTOR® principals participating in a multiple listing service owned and operated by the board. Participatory rights shall be held by an individual principal broker unless determined by the association or MLS to be held by a firm. It shall not be construed to include individuals other than a principal or principals who are REALTOR® members of this or any other association, or who are legally entitled to participate without association membership. However, under no circumstances is any individual or firm, regardless of membership status, entitled to MLS membership or participation unless they hold a current, valid real estate broker’s license and offer or accept cooperation and compensation to and from other participants or are licensed or certified by an appropriate state regulatory agency to engage in the appraisal of real property. Use of information developed by or published by an association multiple listing service is strictly limited to the activities authorized under a participant’s licensure(s) or certification and unauthorized uses are prohibited.
Mere possession of a broker’s license is not sufficient to qualify for MLS participation. Rather, the requirement that an individual or firm offers or accepts cooperation and compensation means that the participant actively endeavors during the operation of its real estate business to list real property of the type listed on the MLS and/or to accept offers of cooperation and compensation made by listing brokers or agents in the MLS. “Actively” means on a continual and ongoing basis during the operation of the participant’s real estate business. The “actively” requirement is not intended to preclude MLS participation by a participant or potential participant that operates a real estate business on a parttime, seasonal, or similarly time-limited basis or that has its business interrupted by periods of relative inactivity occasioned by market conditions. Similarly, the requirement is not intended to deny MLS participation to a participant or potential participant who has not achieved a minimum number of transactions despite good faith efforts. Nor is it intended to permit an MLS to deny participation based on the level of service provided by the participant or potential participant as long as the level of service satisfies state law. (Adopted 11/08)
The key is that the participant or potential participant actively endeavors to make or accept offers of cooperation and compensation with respect to properties of the type that are listed on the MLS in which participation is sought. This requirement does not permit an MLS to deny participation to a participant or potential participant that operates a “Virtual Office Website” (VOW) (including a VOW that the participant uses to refer customers to other participants) if the participant or potential participant actively endeavors to make or accept offers of cooperation and compensation. An MLS may evaluate whether a participant or potential participant actively endeavors during the operation of its real estate business to offer or accept cooperation and compensation only if the MLS has a reasonable basis to believe that the participant or potential participant is in fact not doing so. The membership requirement shall be applied in a nondiscriminatory manner to all participants and potential participants. (Adopted 11/08)
*Compensation is unconditional except where local MLS rules permit listing brokers to reserve the right to reduce compensation offers to cooperating brokers in the event that the commission established in a listing contract is reduced by court action or by actions of a lender. Refer to Part Two, G., Section 1, Information Specifying the Compensation on Each Listing Filed with a Multiple Listing Service of an Association of REALTORS®, Handbook on Multiple Listing Policy. (Adopted 11/98)
Please check the box below to accept the above mentioned Stellar MLS Participation Fee/Activation Agreement
I hereby accept the Stellar MLS Agreement*
   
 
 
Thank you for your for applying for membership with the REALTOR® Association of Sarasota and Manatee & Stellar MLS

To expedite you’re the approval process, you may provide your credit card information. RASM will reach out to you should your cost of membership be higher than what is listed on our fee chart. To verify the cost, you can view the fee chart HERE or you can call our office at 941-952-3400. If you elect not to include a payment option, RASM’s Membership team will reach out to you via email with the membership cost and how to remit payment.

 
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You application will be reviewed by our Member Services Department. Once your application is approved, you will receive a email with instructions on how to remit payment for your membership. We process all completed applications within 24 business hours.
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