jeffrey engberg May 2, 2011:

Looks like anyone can join the association! (Even students can become members. It doesn't seem to be an association limited to certified realtors.)

From the web site for becoming a member:
Bestått eiendomsmeglereksamen (karakterutskrift/vitnemål må vedlegges)
Eiendomsmegler med eiendomsmeglerbrev
Megler etter overgangsordningen med tillatelse fra Finanstilsynet
Jurist med tillatelse fra Finanstilsynet
Advokat som har stilt særskilt sikkerhet for å drive eiendomsmegling
Studenttilknyttet NEF på eiendomsmeglerstudiet

Signe Golly May 2, 2011:

NEF/NAR Yes, I would also presume that to be a member of NEF, you must be a licensed real estate agent.
<p>To be a member of NAR in the US, you must also be a licensed real estate agent. However, only members of the NAR may call themselves a Realtor since NAR holds its members to a certain set of standards with regards to continuing education, etc.
<p>It may be that in order to practice real estate in Norway, you must be a member of NEF, and so there is no distinction.

jeffrey engberg May 2, 2011:

NEF I would suppose that any member of NAF is already a licensed realtor?

Signe Golly May 2, 2011:

Realtor/real estate agent If your target is US English, you may want to give some consideration to the use of the term 'Realtor' v. 'real estate agent.' When I was in real estate, some felt it was important to distinguish that we were licensed, trained Realtors, members of the NAR, as opposed to "just" real estate agents.