The Pinellas Realtor Organization was formed during the 2002 merger of the Clearwater and Boards of Reators, and is now the Tampa Bay area's largest real estate professional organization, and one of the area's largest profressional trade associations, representing as many as 5,500 members as of 2011. The organization advances and promotes the real estate profession through professional development programs, government affairs, and political advocacy and maintains a high standard of conduct by real estate professionals through professional standards training and administration.