FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

Yes, the Million Dollar Club (MDC) will be changing its name to the Masters Circle, effective January 1, 2012. Read more here.

You must be a member in good standing of the Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors® to be a member of the MC, and must have attained a minimum of two million ($2,000,000) in closed dollar volume or 20 transaction sides during the current (2012) or preceding (2011) year, with no more than five sides being lots sales.

• Access to the MC logo for business cards, flyers, etc.
• Two complimentary luncheon tickets per year (a $44 value)
• Four issues of MC News
• Continuing education credit hours available at most membership luncheons
• Opportunity to promote listings or special clients through E-mail Distribution Program and “Haves and Wants”
• Listing with photo and contact information on searchable membership database on PMARMC.com
• Listing packet flyer for clients on the benefits of choosing a MC member
• Name recognition among the public and within your industry
• Opportunity to network with hundreds of Realtors® at quarterly MC luncheons
• Opportunity to participate in The Oregonian, Business Journal, Community Newspapers, and Portland Tribune advertisements at a discounted rate.

Yes! There are four levels of membership. 

Member: attained closed dollar volume of at least two million ($2,000,000) or 20 transaction sides during the current (2012) or preceding (2011) calendar year. 

Diamond: attained five million ($5,000,000) or more in closed dollar volume during the current (2012) or preceding (2011) calendar year. 

Platinum: attained twenty million ($20,000,000) or more in closed dollar volume during the immediate past four consecutive years total. 

Diamond-Platinum: attained not less than five million ($5,000,000) or more in closed dollar volume during the current (2012) or preceding (2011) calendar year and sold in excess of twenty million ($20,000,000) in closed dollar volume during the past four consecutive years total.

There is no deadline to join the Masters Circle; however, there are specific deadlines that apply to participate in the advertisement packages. The deadline deadline to participate in the Community Newspapers and Portland Tribune usually falls in January, while The Oregonian and Business Journal deadline usually falls in mid-March.