The Greater Rochester Association of REALTORS® has been providing services in the Rochester area for more than a century. The organization provides innovative services, support, and resources in order to assist members in becoming informed, respected professionals who exhibit the highest ideals of character and conduct and provide comprehensive real estate services to the public and professional communities.

• The Real Estate Association of Rochester and its charter were adopted on October 6, 1910.

•  In 1917, the Real Estate Association of Rochester changed its name to the Real Estate Board of Rochester.

•  There were 87 active Association members and 181 Associate members in 1921. Today the GRAR has more than 2,700 members.

•  The first formal Multiple Listing Service (MLS) was created in 1924.

• The average price of a home in 1939 was $4,581.

• In June 1940, Nora F. Shackelford was the first woman elected to active membership in the Association.

•  The Real Estate Board of Rochester, Inc. became the Greater Rochester Association of REALTORS®, Inc. (GRAR) in 1989.

• GRAR launched its public web site in 1995, which was first to provide local on-line listing information.

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