The Southwestern Michigan Association of REALTORS®, Inc. is a professional trade association for real estate licensees and an ancillary service provider for the real estate industry. The long term Vision of the organization is "The REALTOR is at the center of all real estate transactions" and our Mission Statement is "to provide resources and information, to be an advocate for our Members, to actively protect private property rights.
Real Estate licensees and certified or licensed appraisers who are Members of the Southwestern Michigan Association of REALTORS are REALTORS and are authorized to use the term REALTOR and the REALTOR logo, which are the registered trademarks of the National Association of REALTORS, in conjunction with their real estate business.
The Southwestern Michigan Association of REALTORS provides a Multiple Listing System (MLS) to their principal broker REALTOR Members through the Real Estate Information System of Southwestern Michigan, Inc.. The MLS allows Member Offices to cooperate in the sale of each other's listings and receive compensation for the cooperative sale.