The definition of a 'member' requires membership in which groups?

• A. A Member Board and CREA
• B. Only a local board
• C. Only CREA
• D. A provincial housing authority

Answer: (A)

The important idea here is how real estate membership is structured across organizations: you don’t become a national CREA member on your own—you join through a local board. A local, or member, board gives you access to the MLS and the board’s codes of ethics, contracts, and professional standards. CREA membership then comes through that local board and enables you to hold the national REALTOR designation and participate in CREA benefits. The provincial housing authority isn’t part of this membership path and doesn’t determine CREA status.

So the best choice is that a member must belong to both a local member board and to CREA—the combination that grants full REALTOR membership at the national level. Membership in a provincial housing authority alone wouldn’t confer CREA membership.