2026 Member Benefits
Your local, state and national associations (RAR, VR, NAR) are all at work for you year-round. Thank you for allowing RAR to serve you this year. Here are some highlights from 2026.
- 163+ courses through our Real Estate School
- 552 hours of continuing education credit
- 3 free Town Hall Meetings with Attorney Michael P. Lafayette
- 10 NAR training opportunities
- 7 designations and certifications
- 8 New course offerings
- 5 Canva tutorials to help members learn how to make their own marketing content
- 1000+ photos and videos available for members to use at RARealtors.com/MarketingContent
- Published the annual Impact Report
- 3,643 bills were introduced
- 24 bills supported and passed
- More than 100 bills were monitored
- All 7 REALTOR® bills passed
- Supported City of Richmond’s Code Refresh, updating the more than 50-year-old code
- Draft 3 published early August with widespread support, to be voted on by City Council in October 2026
- Supported the 1% school sales tax referendum on the ballot in City of Richmond, Chesterfield County, County of Powhatan, and New Kent County
- Served on the Partnership for Housing Affordability Board and continued supporting the Henrico Housing Trust Fund
- Invests $70 million annually into constructing affordable homes
- Testified in opposition to and successfully defeated the devaluation of property owners’ land in Varina
- Opposing the devaluation of property owners’ land and the proposed 10% density reduction in Chesterfield County
- Hosted Quarterly Advocacy Webinar Series
- Understanding Heirs Property with RHPN: 114 attendees
- Richmond Zoning Code Refresh: What REALTORS® Need to Know: 148 attendees
- REALTOR® Update with the Secretary & Deputy Secretary of Commerce & Trade: 60 attendees
- Legislative Update with Dr. Bob Holsworth
- RE Mingle
- Installation Ceremony and Reception
- Two REALTOR® Headshot Days
- RPAC Appreciation Reception
- Day on the Hill
- Staff spent a total of 182 volunteer hours (Jan. 1 – June 30, 2026). In 2025 staff did over 549 hours of Community Service to 43 different charities.
- In 2025 we allocated $100,000 to 11 nonprofits.
- RAR Support a list of ten housing related charities:
- HomeAgain
- Families First
- Urban Hope
- Caritas
- ACTS
- Better Housing Coalition
- Virginia Support Housing
- Virginia Housing Alliance
- LISC Virginia
- Maggie Walker Community Land Trust
2027 Association Dues
We look forward to serving you more benefits in 2027! You can find the dues breakdown for 2027 below.
RAR Dues
$225
VR Dues
$209
NAR Dues
$201
($156 dues + $45 assessment)
Additional Dues Information
The Federal Budget Act of 1993 and the Tax Act of 2018 eliminated tax deductions for portions of dues used for lobbying activities. The estimated portions allocated by the Richmond, Virginia and National REALTOR® Associations for lobbying on behalf of real estate interests are listed below. These figures should be communicated to your tax consultant.
2027 Estimated Non-Deductible Portions of Dues:
RAR: 10% or $22.50
VR: 11.25% or $23.51*
NAR: 35% or $55.00**
*The entire $209 VR new member fee qualifies as a deductible expense.
**The NAR Consumer Advertising Campaign special assessment of $45 is considered a deductible expense.