FAQ

Licenses Status Change

Moving offices or changing your license status can get pretty confusing when you don't know the steps.

Do these steps!

It doesn't matter who contacts NMAR, but the brokerage should have a system on who contacts who.

If the agent is changing offices.

The New Supervising Broker needs to designate the agent under their supervision. This is done on the Montana Board of Realty Regulation website.
As soon as NMAR is informed, we will send a form to the new Designated REALTOR® to change the agent's status.
Submit the completed Change Form back to NMAR and it will be processed within 3 business days.
All changes will be made to membership records and SentriLock.
NMAR will send the updated information to the staff at Montana Regional MLS (Matrix) who will update their system.
Staff at MRMLS can be contacted via email: office@406mls.com or via phone: 406-752-0416

SentriLock Information

I thought I owned my lockboxes, why do I have to pay the annual SentriLock Service Fee?

I'm in a 'no cell service' area and my app isn't working? How can I make it work?

I don't use the lockboxes or the app on the phone, why do I have to pay for the SentriLock Service Fee?

I need a lockbox, how do I purchase one?

Another agent has sold me their lockbox. How do I transfer it into my name?

I've purchased lockboxes from a seller online. Can I use them?

Purchasing lockboxes online is always a difficult thing to do. We understand that you might be getting those boxes at a good price, but you need to make sure of the following things:

Are they even the lockboxes that NMAR uses?
Has the previous REALTOR® Association released those boxes?

If they are the correct lockboxes and the previous association has released them, then we can talk to our tech support about adding those boxes into our inventory and assigning them to you. There will not be any warranty coverage on those boxes.

I'm having problems with my lockbox, what should I do?

I'm having problems with the app on my phone. Who can help me with that?

SentriLock Tutorials

I have more questions about SentriLock, they aren't answered here. Where can I go to get answers?

Who should I contact?

Northwest Montana Association of REALTORS® (NMAR)

Montana Association of REALTORS® (MAR)

National Association of REALTORS® (NAR)

Montana Board of Realty Regulation

Montana Regional MLS

Member Connect / Member Portal

What is Member Portal?

What is Member Connect?

Where can I join new communities?

How do I make a new post?

Once you're logged into the Member Portal click on the New Member Connect. On the right side of the screen you'll see all of the communities that you have joined. Choose the community that you need to make a post in. Once selected, a screen should show up with a light blue button that says Add New Topic. Click on that button.

Another screen will show up, with a Subject and Title. You can add files as well. Write your post!

Checkmark the publish square!

Congratulations you have submitted your topic!

After you publish, you can edit, revise, and even delete your posts. Comment on other peoples posts, interact and customize your search results based off of comments or by watching posts. (click on the eye).

Dues & Fees Information

Annual REALTOR® Dues

Annual SentriLock Service Fees

Annual SentriLock Service Fees - these are the fees to be able to use the app on your phone, access the lockboxes, and purchase the lockboxes. Fees have been averaging $104.88/subscriber each year and are prorated for new members.

This is an opt-in/opt-out at the Office Level per the Designated REALTOR® of each office.
Invoices are released June 1st and they're due by July 1st.
Payment can be made online or at the NMAR office.

Montana Regional MLS Subscriber Fees

Annual License Renewal

Looking for Licensing Information?

How are licenses issued?

How do I renew my license?

Your license is issued by the Montana Board of Realty Regulation (BRR). You renew your license through BRR. The BRR requires that all Real Estate licenses complete a minimum of 12 credits of Continuing Education each year before renewing their licenses. Brokers with the Supervising Broker Endorsement must also complete 12 hours of education, four (4) of which must be a Supervising Broker Update course.

Click Here to login to the BRR site to renew your license. (note: this will take you away from the nmar.com website)

NMAR Education Voucher

NMAR offers 70-90+ hours of Continuing Education credits each educational year (January - October). NMAR Members can purchase the Education Voucher, through the NMAR Member Portal, which grants access to all the classes available for the current education year for one low price! You do have the ability to purchase individual classes or online classes through our other affiliates but not that the Education Voucher price. Our classroom is hybrid - virtual, and in-person, so we encourage you to participate in whatever works for you. However, our in-person capacity is limited to 58, virtual attendance is unlimited. ALL class registrations close at noon the day before the class.

How do I purchase an NMAR Education Voucher?

How do I register for a class?

How do I cancel my registration?

I took a virtual class, how do I get the form that was mentioned at the beginning of class?

When will I get my certificate for a class that I completed?

I took a class from NMAR but didn't get my certificate. Where can I find it?

All certificates for classes hosted by NMAR can be found on the Member Portal. Simply login to the Member Portal, click on Continuing Education. Look for the blue icon that looks like a file cabinet. Your certificates are stored there.

You can also click on the 'ongoing certificate of completion' and it will bring up all of our classes for the year, what you've taken will have checkmarks by them. Click on the title of the class and scroll down, you can get your certificate from there too!

What are the rules for advertising?

The National Association of REALTORS® has different rules for internet advertising and print advertising. NAR also has REALTOR® Mark guidelines. Please check these resources and contact NAR if you still have unanswered questions.