Membership in AFIRE is by invitation only. Strict guidelines for each membership category were set by the founders. They are listed below.

Institutional

• Foreign institution or its US-controlled subsidiaries engaged in international real estate investing.
• Examples: pension funds, insurance companies, banks, large public and private companies

  (Cost: $7,500* annually)

Associate

• Real estate investment entity incorporated in the US, considered of institutional quality and whose securities are publicly listed on the major stock exchanges or are privately held.
• Foreign or US institution actively engaged in managing and advising investment accounts for foreign institutions that are Institutional members or would qualify as such.
• Applicant must be sponsored by an AFIRE Institutional member and the Executive Committee must consider applicant to be beneficial in the furtherance of the Association's goals.
• Limited to a percentage of the Institutional membership.
• Examples: investment banks, investment advisors, asset/portfolio managers and REITs

  (Cost: $9,000* annually)

Supporting

• Foreign or US accounting and law firms actively engaged in representing foreign institutions that would qualify as Institutional members.
• Limited to 25 firms.

  (Cost: $9,000* annually)

Academic Circle

• Leading US real estate schools.
• Members in this category agree to make contributions of research, speakers and published articles.

*Membership dues include a complimentary registration for all meetings for the primary delegate of each company.

If you believe that you meet the qualifications of one of the categories of membership based on the listed requirements and would like to receive an application for membership, please proceed to the application request form below.