For generations, Greater Los Angeles REALTORS® has brought real estate professionals together around a shared commitment to professionalism, advocacy, and the communities they serve.
Built Alongside Los Angeles
Los Angeles has never stopped evolving. Neither have we. GLAR’s roots stretch back to the earliest years of organized real estate in Los Angeles, when the Los Angeles Realty Board began building a professional community around the standards, responsibilities, and shared interests of those working in real estate.
Our Story Through the Years
From an early Los Angeles realty board to the association we know today, each chapter of our history has expanded the community we represent and strengthened the foundation for what comes next.
1908
An Early REALTOR® Organization Takes Shape
The Los Angeles Realty Board is officially chartered by the National Association of Real Estate Boards, the organization that would later become the National Association of REALTORS®. GLAR continues today under one of the earliest NAR charters.
1974
Strengthening the REALTOR® Connection
From an early Los Angeles realty board to the association we know today, each chapter of our history has expanded the community we represent and strengthened the foundation for what comes next.
1975
West Hollywood Establishes a REALTOR® Community
The West Hollywood Board of REALTORS® is chartered, creating a distinct REALTOR® jurisdiction within the Los Angeles region.
1976
A Broader Community Comes Together
The Beverly Hills Board of REALTORS® and West Hollywood Board of REALTORS® merge, bringing their members together and expanding the area served by the organization.
1996
Building a Stronger Westside Association
The Los Angeles Board of REALTORS® and Beverly Hills Association of REALTORS® merge to form the Combined Los Angeles Westside Association of REALTORS® (CLAW), continuing their NAR membership under a unified charter.
1997
A New Identity for a Growing Association
Following restructuring and rebranding, the organization becomes the Beverly Hills-Greater Los Angeles Association of REALTORS® (BHHGLAR), reflecting its increasingly regional reach.
2019
Greater Los Angeles REALTORS®
The association began doing business as Greater Los Angeles REALTORS®: a modern identity reflecting the breadth and diversity of the communities its members serve while carrying forward its longstanding REALTOR® commitments.
TODAY
Building on More Than a Century of Leadership
GLAR continues to serve the Greater Los Angeles real estate community through professional development, advocacy, resources, relationships, and a commitment to the standards that have defined the REALTOR® profession for generations.
THE LEGACY
What Hasn’t Changed
The names and boundaries may have evolved, but GLAR’s purpose has remained remarkably consistent. For more than a century, the association has worked to strengthen professionalism, uphold high ethical standards, advocate for real estate and property ownership, and bring together the people behind one of the country’s most influential real estate markets.
That history is more than something to look back on. It is the foundation for how GLAR continues to serve its members today.
LOOKING FORWARD