Education & Careers

Membership Benefits

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Being a member of the Board, and of a professional association, is one the best decisions you will have made to advance your career in the real estate industry.

Professional groups have a vested interest to be on the cutting edge of industry issues affecting their members. By attending the meetings and conferences of your association, reading its publications and networking with other CREB® members, you will know more about what is going on in your field than a non-member agent.

Some of the value you will receive for being a member of the Board:
  • Opportunities to meet and network with people in your field of interest
  • Opportunities to learn through workshops and professional development courses
  • Opportunities to build your network of professionals
  • You will stand out in the crowd and show your commitment to your field
  • Opportunity to strengthen your leadership, presentation and communication skills
  • A built-in support group
  • Opportunities to grow your business
  • Information on industry news and trends
  • Opportunities to learn profitable business strategies and techniques from your peers
Some of the tangible benefits you will gain from membership also include:
  • MLS® Services – including computer access to the Multiple Listing Service®, on-going training, trade shows, help desk support, and an Internet Service Provider program.
  • Commercial & Rural - the Board’s Commercial and Rural Divisions are leaders in the field and offer unique services to their members. For more information, review our "Benefits to Commercial Membership" brochure. (38KB PDF)
  • Weekly Newspaper and Monthly Magazine – get access to reasonable advertising rates through the Calgary Real Estate News (CREN®) and Home to Home magazine. The Board also offers reasonable printing rates for its members on a variety of brochures, feature sheets, business cards, etc.
  • Communications – stay up to date on industry issues through a weekly newsletter (CREB® Talk) as well as monthly and quarterly statistics on what is happening in the marketplace.
  • Supplies – we carry everything from measuring tapes to industry-related software in our REALTOR® Store.
  • The REALTOR® Assistance Program (RAP) offers confidential counseling on a variety of issues, including emotional and financial.
  • The Critical Illness Benefits Society (CIBS) – is a program that provides short term
  • Financial support for members who are enduring financial hardship due to a critical illness.

We have built our reputation on customer service and we hope that you will make full use of your Association and all it has to offer.

To join the Calgary Real Estate Board, please contact our membership department at 403-218-3684.