WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Association of Realtors has filed a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization over the domain name “GayRealtor.com.” The domain name is owned by gay real estate agent Jeff Hammerberg, who runs the web site GayRealEstate.com which helps connect home buyers and sellers with gay real estate agents.
According to Domain Name Wire, GayRealtor.com appears to be a general lead site for Hammerberg as well as linking to his main GayRealEstate.com web site. In the U.S., a Realtor—the word is capitalized–is a real estate professional, usually a broker or salesperson, who is a member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR); only members of NAR are legitimately entitled to call themselves “Realtors.”

Hammerberg told Domain Name Wire that there’s been an ongoing dispute between NAR and him concerning the domain for over five years.