Committees are critical to the success of GCAAR’s members, and we deeply appreciate those who volunteer their time and professional expertise to the real estate community.   

The committee description and focus of work, as well as membership requirements and time commitment, can be found below.    

Committee appointments are made only once a year, so be on the lookout for applications to open again in the fall!   

Note that GCAAR requires ALL applicants for committees to be GCAAR Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Champions (that is, to have completed At Home with Diversity (AHWD), Fairhaven and NAR’s Implicit-Bias training, and reported your completion of these items to GCAAR. Learn more.
Community Service Committee

The Community Service Committee identifies and plans community service activities with GCAAR’s strategic charitable partners and other non-profits that fall within GCAAR’s charitable priorities. The committee also nominates the annual GCAAR Good Neighbor Award winner.

Community Service Committee
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
The mission of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee is to identify opportunities for conversation and education, establish expectations of diversity, and promote the practice of diversity, equity and inclusion within our membership base and industry. Discrimination has no home here.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
Forms Committee
The mission of the Forms Committee is to review the association's current forms and make recommendations for revisions. Forms can be reviewed in response to legislative or regulatory requirements, and/or significant changes to either market conditions or industry best practices.
Forms Committee
Global Business Alliance Advisory Group

The Global Business Alliance is an informal networking group for GCAAR members interested in promoting international real estate and better serving our clients. The Global Alliance will support our members through education, programming and networking as they work to build global business opportunities within the District of Columbia and Montgomery County.

Global Business Alliance
Grievance Committee
The Grievance Committee is the Grand Jury for ethics complaints, arbitration requests and SentriLock violations. The committee reviews filed documents and determines whether to forward cases to the Professional Standards Committee for hearings.
Grievance Committee
Professional Standards Committee

Professional Standards Committee members sit on hearing panels for cases involving Code of Ethics complaints, arbitration requests and SentriLock violations.

Professional Standards Committee
Property Management Advisory Group

The Property Management Advisory Group is for members who want to make a positive impact on the rental property community. This group comprises members who specialize in property management and who seek to share industry best practices and issues of concern by organizing quarterly speaker events with government and industry stakeholders, or planning industry networking events for those involved in the property management space. This group reports to the Public Policy Committees and is activated upon request of the two PPCs.

Property Management Advisory Group
Public Policy – District of Columbia Committee
GCAAR’s Public Policy - District of Columbia Committee discusses the impact of proposed legislative and regulatory changes in the District of Columbia on real estate business and the housing market and decides whether to take a position on those proposals. The committee focuses its advocacy efforts on those issues of greatest and most direct impact to the REALTOR® community.
Public Policy Committee (District of Columbia)
Public Policy – Montgomery County Committee
GCAAR’s Public Policy – Montgomery County Committee discusses the impact of proposed legislative and regulatory changes in Montgomery County, Maryland on real estate business and the housing market and decides whether to take a position on those proposals. The committee focuses its advocacy efforts on those issues of greatest and most direct impact to the REALTOR® community.
Public Policy Committee (Montgomery County)
Young Professionals Network (YPN)

The Young Professionals Network (YPN) helps new real estate professionals excel in their careers by giving them the tools and encouragement they need to become involved in four core areas:

  • REALTOR® associations. s.
  • Real estate industry. 
  • Peers. 
  • Community. 
Young Professionals Network (YPN)