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Garrett County Board of REALTORS®, Inc. is comprised of REALTORS® and Affiliate member service providers committed to providing professional service to buyers and sellers in and around Garrett County.

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Mission

The mission of the Garrett County Board of REALTORS® is to enhance our members’ ability to conduct business professionally, ethically and profitably and to promote the image of REALTORS® as knowledgeable practitioners essential to the real estate transaction. Through our educational and informational endeavors we foster career advancement, real estate best practices and enforcement of the Code of Ethics as set forth by the National Association of REALTORS®.

About

The Garrett County Board of REALTORS®, chartered in 1982, is a trade association representing more than 100 real estate professionals and one of the local boards of the National Association of REALTORS® and Maryland REALTORS®.

General Objectives:

  • To encourage the highest level of competency, integrity, and fair business practice.

  • To promote affordability and availability of housing and private property.
  • To support a regulatory, legislative and judicial environment equitable to business.
  • To provide programs, products and services to members.
  • To recognize and accommodate new and emerging forces in the real estate industry.
  • To increase public awareness and confidence in our members.
  • To provide operational and administrative support for programs, committees, and affiliates.

Blog

GCBR’s 3rd Annual Pumpkin Palooza a Community Success

The Garrett County Board of REALTORS® hosted its 3rd Annual Pumpkin Palooza at Dutch’s at Silver Tree. This family-friendly, community-focused fundraiser benefits Garrett Mentors, a nonprofit providing positive role models for Garrett County elementary students. Pumpkin Palooza offers kids and adults alike a fun and casual atmosphere to carve and decorate pumpkins which are later …

GCBR Installs New Board of Directors and Welcomes President Nina Beitzel for 2025–2026

The Garrett County Board of REALTORS® (GCBR) installed its new Board of Directors for the 2025–2026 year on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at Dutch’s at Silver Tree. The ceremony was conducted by Maryland REALTORS® President Denise Lewis and attended by special guests Senator Mike McKay and County Commissioner Paul Edwards. Nina Beitzel was officially installed …

Garrett County and Oakland Deliver Local Tax Relief

Garrett County has adopted its Fiscal Year 2026 budget—and with it, the first Real Property Tax rate decrease in over a decade. The new rate, approved by the Board of County Commissioners, will drop from $1.056 to $1.02 per $100 of assessed value. This decrease provides direct relief to property owners while maintaining a fully …

Website Accessibility Statement

The Garrett County Board of REALTORS is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities.

GCBR’s efforts to maintain and improve the accessibility of the Website are ongoing. If, at any time, you have specific questions or concerns about the accessibility of a particular web page or experience difficulty accessing information on the Website, please contact us by:

E-mail: amy.lowdermilk@gcbr.org

Phone: 301-334-8405 (8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. EST, M-F)

Physical mail:  685 Mosser Rd
                               Building 100 Room 120
                               McHenry, MD 21541

Please be sure to specify the web page and nature of the issue, and we will take action to make that page or the information contained therein accessible to you, including by providing the requested content in an alternative format.