Domain Naming & Usage Rules

Below are the .realtor™ domain naming and usage rules for individual members, firms, and boards as this domain is exclusive for REALTORS®. The member name we receive is the name on record with the member’s local board.

The .realestate domain is an unrestricted top-level domain. The rules below only pertain to the .realtor™ domain.

Individual REALTOR® Domain

Permitted Domains/Web Address Names:

Members must include at least their first or last name in their domain name, directly before .realtor™.

Example member name: Robert John Doe

First name: robert.realtor

Last name: doe.realtor

Middle name must be used with first or last name: johndoe.realtor

Nicknames - over 1 million common names are recognized in our system
bob.realtor

Words or letters before the name: buywithrobert.realtor

Numbers before or after the name
312robert.realtor, robert312.realtor

Members may add a recognized credential that they have after their name in their web address, ex. GRI, CPM, CCIM, etc.: BobCCIM.realtor

NOT Permissible with the .realtor Domain:

  • Use of the domain for purposes other than providing real estate services. The definition of real estate services includes: brokerage, management, appraising, land development and building.
  • Services that fall outside of this definition include loans/mortgage services, cleaning services, education services (even if targeted for the real estate industry), marketing.


Firm Domain/Web Address

Example firm name: Cloud Real Estate

Permitted Domain Names

Formal firm name in the local board’s record: cloudrealestate.realtor

Words or letters before the firm name: buywithcloudrealestate.realtor

Numbers before or after the firm name: 212cloudrealestate.realtor, cloudrealestate212.realtor

Firms can get a domain for a name used interchangeably with their formal firm name under which they provide real estate services to clients and consumers. Firms who choose this option must be able to submit marketing proof showing use of that name.

All firm domains that do not match their formal domain are reviewed, and may be subject to revocation. You are encouraged, and may request pre-approval before of registering a domain name other than the firm’s formal name. To do so, complete the following form where you will be asked to submit examples of the requested. Current use in a .com domain is not considered.

Use of the domain for purposes other than providing real estate services. The definition of real estate services includes: brokerage, management, appraising, land development and building.

Services that fall outside of this definition include loans/mortgage services, cleaning services, education services (even if targeted for the real estate industry), marketing.

NOT Permissible with the .realtor™ Domain:

  • street addresses with or without the firm name
  • team name
  • “REALTOR” at the secondary level (before “.realtor”)
  • Members whose firms are owned, controlled or under common control of an entity whose primary business is the electronic display of real property ads may not license domain names that are substantially similar to the name of the parent or affiliate’s real property ad business.
  • Use of the domain for purposes other than providing real estate services

Board Domain/Web Address

Permitted Domain Names

Boards and MLSs may register domains that contain at least the first letter of each word in their formal firm name. It is not required to include articles (“of” or “the”) or “REALTOR(S) ®.” This includes acronym and abbreviations. Boards may use REALTOR® before the .realtor.

For example, the Florida Association of REALTORS® may register:

  • floridaassociation.realtor
  • floridaassoc.realtor
  • far.realtor
  • floridarealtors.realtor (if they have registered a DBA of Florida REALTORS® with NAR)

Boards and MLSs may: display or link to real property ads from the domain

NOT Permissible with the .realtor™ Domain:

• street addresses with or without the board name

• geographic-only domain name

• name that is misleading or confusing as to the member board’s jurisdiction

• the display or link to real property ads from the domain