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HAR Main Branch - (713) 629-1900
HAR Fort Bend Branch - (713) 629-1900 ext. 700
HAR Bay Area Branch - (713) 629-1900 ext. 750
HAR Montgomery County Branch - (713) 629-1900 ext. 760
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Legal Support Hotline - (800) 873-9155
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Orientation – Gone are the days of long orientation courses that remind you of high school. HAR recently streamlined its orientation schedule to hold two orientations sessions a day, three days per month, to give you the opportunity to schedule orientation at a time convenient.

Virtual University – You can now sip on your cocktail, in your bathing suit, by the pool and complete your MCE required license renewal courses in the comfort of your own home. Many students prefer this method of class because of its convenience and it gives you the ability to stay in the office.

Designation Classes – HAR offers more than six prestigious designations. Whether enhancing your business potential through certification courses for GRI, CRS, CBR, Mandatory Continuing Education or HARPRO for new agents and unlicensed assistants, HAR is bringing you excellent professional development opportunities so that you can expand and grow your business.

Technology Classes – We offer a wide variety of technology courses from Internet/e-mail to Managing Client Files in Windows. This allows you to better serve your clients through the use of technology. All technology courses are approved for MCE credit.

Homebuyers Seminar – Each year HAR sponsors a homebuyers seminar designed to teach people how to purchase homes using a Realtor.

Realtor Expo – This is HAR’s annual tradeshow and networking event, open to all members. The afternoon speaker sessions include information designed to help the residential agent become more profitable, from how to use the latest technology to your advantage to up-to-the-minute legal updates. The exposition contains more than 175 exhibitor booths and a spacious member-networking lounge complete with light hors d’oeuvres and musical entertainment.

Weekly member e-mail – Staying informed and aware is essential to your business, and the HAR’s weekly e-mail is the fastest, most thorough way to stay current on everything you need to know about the real estate market locally and globally.

Realtor advertising – Have you seen one of the six billboards dedicated to promoting Realtors rotating around the city? You also may find advertisements created to promote using a Realtor in the Houston Chronicle, Here’s Houston, Greater Houston Home Buyer’s Guide, Houston Housing Guide, among many others. This year we crafted a campaign with the slogan: Right Home. Right Realtor. Right Here. HAR.com. This was specifically created to promote your business and your listings.

Education – HAR designs commercial MCE programs that Commercial Gateway sponsors and promotes, like the South Texas “Super MCE,” or the CCIM Forecast Competition specifically for commercial brokers. Commercial Gateway-sponsored education is an important means of teaching ethics and best business practices to new brokers. For more information logon to CommericalGateway.com.


Networking opportunities – HAR identifies and promotes networking opportunities throughout the Houston area and in the surrounding suburban counties. Just visit the calendar of events maintained on Commercial Gateway to get details on several different networking groups, including: The Houston Realty Breakfast club, The Gulf Coast CCIM Chapter, SIOR, CREW and NAIOP, HOLBA and CREN as well as the commercial networking groups in Fort Bend County, Montgomery County or in the Bay Area. These groups do an excellent job of serving the many different constituencies that function within the greater Houston marketplace. Helping to promote these groups and their functions is an effective way for HAR to serve its diverse membership.

Commercial Expo – HAR partners with the Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS (SIOR) on production of this yearly occurrence to assist our commercial members in their careers. The event starts with a keynote speaker on a pertinent real estate centric issue followed by an opportunity to network and visit more than 80 suppliers to the commercial real estate industry at the expo show.

Promote the value and professionalism of brokers to customers – The public relations and promotional resources of HAR are impressive. Several times each month, HAR publishes articles, press releases and holds photo opportunities for its volunteer leadership. This PR effort has the sole focus of making consumers aware of the value that Realtors bring to a transaction. The association Web sites at HAR.com and Commercialgateway.com are a principal venue for this promotion. These Web sites afford us a unique opportunity to showcase commercial brokers in conjunction with their listings.

The Houston Association of Realtors is working hard for all Realtors, both residential and commercial. For commercial brokers, the Commercial Gateway CIE is the primary vehicle for delivering services, and you do not need to pay the additional CIE fees to derive benefits from the CIE.

Legal Advice – Good legal advice does not come cheap unless, of course, you are a member of HAR. If you find yourself needing the counsel of an excellent attorney who understands real estate, call the TAR Legal Hotline at (512) 370-2273. Have your member ID number ready, and leave your request in this hotline voicemail system. A highly regarded attorney will return your call promptly and provide free answers to your legal questions.

Candidate recommendations – Don’t know who to vote for in the upcoming city council race? HAR’s Political Affairs Committee does the homework for you by interviewing each candidate and approving only Realtor-friendly candidates

Education on issues – The Governmental Affairs Advisory Group researches and meets on issues with local politicians to educate them on issues impacting your business.

Legislative updates – HAR’s governmental affairs department keeps you in the know with its legislative updates designed to educate you on issues impacting the real estate industry.

Local opportunities – HAR provides its members with opportunities to serve on area boards, commissions and community advisory groups.