GCAAR's committees offer a great opportunity to expand your network and make a positive impact on the local real estate industry. If you're seeking new ways to get involved with your local REALTOR® association, consider applying for one of our committees or advisory groups. Please keep in mind that committee terms are only one year, unless stated otherwise.
For new committee applicants ONLY, GCAAR is waiving the GCAAR Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Champions requirement for the FIRST year of committee membership.
This exemption does not apply to members who have previously applied to or served on a GCAAR committee, who must be Champions at the time of application.
Committee applications are open through Nov. 4!
Learn more about each of our committees and advisory groups by clicking on the links for each one below.
The Community Service Committee identifies and plans community service activities with GCAAR’s strategic charitable partners. The committee also nominates the annual GCAAR Good Neighbor Award winner.
The mission of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee is to identify opportunities for conversation and education, establish expectations of diversity, and promote the practice of diversity, equity and inclusion within our membership base and industry. This includes supporting staff in their planning, marketing and execution of events, such as the Champions field trip, History & Power of Real Estate (HPRE) sessions and DEI events with GCAAR affinity groups. This committee also promotes these events, along with DEI-related classes, including At Home with Diversity® and Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing.
The mission of the Forms Committee is to review the association's current forms and make recommendations for revisions. Forms can be reviewed in response to legislative or regulatory requirements, and/or significant changes to either market conditions or industry best practices.
The Global Business Advisory Group is an advisory group for GCAAR members interested in promoting international real estate and better serving our clients. The group will support our members through programming and networking as they work to build global business opportunities within the District of Columbia and Montgomery County.
The Grievance Committee is the Grand Jury for ethics complaints, arbitration requests and SentriLock violations. The committee reviews filed documents and determines whether to forward cases to the Professional Standards Committee for hearings.
Submit an application.
Professional Standards Committee members sit on hearing panels for cases involving Code of Ethics complaints, arbitration requests and SentriLock violations.
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The Property Management Advisory Group is for members who want to make a positive impact on the rental property community. This group comprises members who specialize in property management in Montgomery County or the District of Columbia and who seek to share industry best practices and issues of concern by making recommendations for forms revisions, organizing speaker events with government and industry stakeholders, and planning industry networking events for those involved in the property management space.
Submit an application.
GCAAR’s Public Policy - District of Columbia Committee discusses the impact of proposed legislative and regulatory changes in the District of Columbia on real estate business and the housing market and decides whether to take a position on those proposals. The committee focuses its advocacy efforts on those issues of greatest and most direct impact to the REALTOR® community.
Submit an application.
GCAAR’s Public Policy – Montgomery County Committee discusses the impact of proposed legislative and regulatory changes in Montgomery County, Maryland on real estate business and the housing market and decides whether to take a position on those proposals. The committee focuses its advocacy efforts on those issues of greatest and most direct impact to the REALTOR® community.
Submit an application.
The Young Professionals Network (YPN) helps new-to-the-field real estate professionals excel in their careers by giving them the tools and encouragement they need to become involved in four core areas:
- REALTOR® associations.
- Real estate industry.
- Peers.
- Community.