Compare Fees
NSBAR Fees updated 06/21/11:
New Member and New office initial fees:
- New Member pay a onetime initial fee of $250. As long as you remain a member and there is no interruption then fee will not be charged again.
- New MLS office pay a onetime initial fee of $500 to join MLS. As long as the office remain in the MLS and there is no interruption of services then the fee will not be charged again.
Ongoing NSBAR fees thru the year:
- $484 annual dues which pays for NSBAR, IAR and NAR
- $45 VOLUNTARY fee to RPAC (REALTORS® political Action Committee)
- $87.50 a quarter for MLS fees or $350 a year
- Electronic Sentrilock box system (only those who have a real estate license and list and sell may have access to the system) $165 for the year.
See bottom of page for a chart showing dues increase/decrease since 2000.
Source of Information from each association
| Compare Yearly Fees |
NSBAR
|
CAR
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McHenry
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MainStreet
|
Fox Valley
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| Dues: |
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| Local |
180 |
234 |
246 |
140 |
41 |
| IAR |
149 |
149 |
149 |
149 |
149 |
| NAR |
155 |
155 |
155 |
155 |
155 |
| Total Dues |
484 |
538 |
550 |
444 |
345 |
| MLS User Fees |
350 |
260 |
240 |
320 |
276 |
| office user fees |
0 |
180 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Supra |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sentrilock |
140 |
*114 |
132
|
0 |
132
|
| Total Dues/MLS/Lockbox |
$974 |
$912 |
$922 |
$764 |
$753 |
| Total fees if head of office |
$974 |
$1,092 |
$922 |
$764 |
$753 |
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| Other fees: |
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| Affiliate Dues |
175 |
275 |
175 |
140 |
150 |
| Transfer fee from another BD |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Appliccation fee for new members |
250 |
250 |
0 |
250 |
250 |
| Transfer fee within Assoc |
50 |
50 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
| Reinstatement fee |
100 |
100 |
100 |
200 |
100 |
| Late fees |
2% |
25
|
25 |
25 |
35 |
| New MLS office |
500 |
300 |
500 |
450 |
400 |
| Lockbox card |
25 |
25 |
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| Lockboxes |
103.79 w tax
|
95 |
89 |
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| Lockbox reader |
54 |
55 |
50
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| locbox insurance |
0 |
0 |
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| Fees for: |
2012 |
2012 |
2012 |
2012 |
2012 |
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*CAR notice: This is a separate item and normal billing is $798 for agents and $978 for brokers
LockBox is voluntary so that amount could be taken OUT of total
