Billings Association of Realtors

What Billings Association of Realtors does

The Billings Association of REALTORS® is a Montana nonprofit professional trade association serving real estate practitioners and affiliated businesses in the Billings area. Its stated mission is to advocate for professionalism, protect private property rights, and uphold the REALTORS Code of Ethics. Membership is open to licensed REALTOR members (1,393+ listed) and affiliate members such as lenders, title companies, and home inspectors (221 organizations listed). The association is a local chapter within the three-tiered REALTOR ecosystem, formally aligned with the Montana Association of REALTORS and the National Association of REALTORS.

BAR's core products are membership services rather than technology products. It publishes a public Real Estate Market Review dashboard (powered by Domus Analytics) showing days on market, recent sales, and active inventory in the Billings service area, which doubles as a top-of-funnel consumer acquisition tool routing users to member agents. Public, searchable REALTOR and Affiliate member directories (powered by GrowthZone) enable consumers and members to find local professionals. Member-only resources include continuing education, the Fairhaven fair housing simulation, Code of Ethics materials, advocacy support, and an event calendar. BAR also operates the Billings Multiple Listing Service Incorporated as a wholly-owned subsidiary, providing the underlying listing data infrastructure.

The business model is subscription/recurring membership dues from REALTOR and affiliate members, supplemented by ancillary event and education revenue. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; prospective members must contact staff. The association runs a community-led, event-driven go-to-market across Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and its data dashboard. Headcount is small (1-10 employees), reflecting a lean operational footprint typical of local REALTOR associations.

Name

Billings Association of Realtors

Legal name

Billings Association of REALTORS® incorporated

Website

https://billings.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Billings Association of REALTORS® is a Montana nonprofit professional trade association serving 1,393+ licensed REALTOR members and 221 affiliate businesses in the Billings area, providing advocacy, Code of Ethics enforcement, continuing education, public member directories, and a Real Estate Market Review dashboard.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Billings

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The association generates revenue through membership dues from REALTOR members and affiliate members. The membership structure includes REALTORS (real estate agents) and affiliate businesses (lenders, title companies, home inspectors, etc.).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Billings Association of REALTORS® is a professional trade association serving licensed real estate agents and brokers in Montana. It delivers membership-based services including advocacy for private property rights, Code of Ethics enforcement, continuing education, fair housing training, and consumer-facing tools such as the Real Estate Market Review dashboard and member directories for REALTORS and affiliate businesses.

Product overview

The Billings Association of REALTORS offers a suite of member services and consumer-facing tools for the Montana real estate industry. The core offerings include member directories (REALTOR Members and Affiliate Members) powered by GrowthZone, a Real Estate Market Review dashboard providing market analytics data, and member-only resources including fair housing training (with access to the Fairhaven simulation platform), continuing education, Code of Ethics resources, and advocacy for private property rights. The organization serves as a professional association providing advocacy, professional development, and community resources rather than a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Real Estate Market Review A market analytics dashboard showing how long properties in Billings and surrounding areas stay on the market, recent sales volume, and current active inventory. Powered by Domus Analytics and serves consumers and real estate professionals.
• REALTOR Member Directory A searchable public directory of 1,393+ licensed REALTOR members, allowing consumers to find local real estate professionals by name with contact information.
• Affiliate Member Directory A public directory of 221 affiliate business members including home inspectors, lenders, title companies, insurance providers, contractors, and other real estate service providers.
• Member-Only Resources A secure member log-in portal providing exclusive content, advocacy support, continuing education opportunities, and professional development resources for REALTOR and affiliate members.
• Continuing Education Professional development and continuing education courses for real estate professionals to maintain licensure and stay current with industry standards.
• Fair Housing Training and Resources Educational materials and training resources on fair housing laws, including access to Fairhaven, an interactive simulation training platform for REALTORS to practice identifying and addressing discriminatory practices.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Montana Association of REALTORScoreOthersState-level parent organization representing REALTORS across Montana. The Billings Association operates as a local chapter affiliated with the state association.
• Billings Multiple Listing Service (MLS)coreTechnology or IntegrationJoint entity (Billings Multiple Listing Service Incorporated) providing property listing data and market analytics. Powers the Real Estate Market Review dashboard.
• National Association of REALTORS (NAR)coreOthersNational parent organization providing resources, advocacy, and Code of Ethics standards. BAR members have access to NAR training including Fairhaven fair housing simulation.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Stellar MLS: Large regional MLS operator providing the same listing-data infrastructure function that the BAR-owned Billings MLS performs at much smaller scale; adjacent infrastructure peer rather than a competing association.
• Bright MLS: Mid-Atlantic regional MLS covering multiple state REALTOR associations; structurally analogous to the data-services role of Billings MLS within BAR's organizational family, useful as an infrastructure peer.

Regional players

• Florida Realtors: Another very large state REALTOR association serving a different region; comparable operating model and revenue mix (dues + MLS + education) at a different geographic scale.
• Texas Realtors: One of the largest state REALTOR associations in the U.S., structured similarly to BAR with chapters beneath it; demonstrates an upper-bound view of how a well-developed state REALTOR association is built and operated.
• California Association of REALTORS: Large state REALTOR association with the same member-services model as BAR but at vastly greater scale in a different geographic market; useful as a structural / scaling peer though not a direct geographic competitor.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of REALTORS: The national apex body for REALTORS; provides Code of Ethics, Fairhaven training, advocacy, and member benefits that BAR localizes and distributes. The most analogous organization in terms of mission, just at national scope.
• Montana Association of REALTORS: State-level umbrella REALTOR association of which BAR is a local chapter. Operates the same member-services model (advocacy, ethics, education, MLS governance) across Montana and sets state-level policy that BAR implements locally.

Direct peers

• Great Falls Association of REALTORS: Local Montana REALTOR board providing the same dues-funded suite of advocacy, education, and directory services to a smaller membership base; highly comparable structure and economics to BAR.
• Missoula Organization of REALTORS: Another Montana local REALTOR association serving a different city but following essentially the same operating model (membership, ethics enforcement, education, local MLS coordination).
• Flathead Association of REALTORS: Montana-based REALTOR association serving the Flathead Valley, with a similar member directory, advocacy, and professional development model — directly comparable peer for benchmarking operations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCZVt_kJ8OvGo056ERXjCYJQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/BillingsAssociationofREALTORS
• Instagraminstagram.com/billingsrealtors

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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