How many licensed realtors in California?

[anxvariety]

Does anyone have the numbers on real estate agents in California? Extra credit – how about San Diego and Los Angeles counties? Any information or links appreciated, I’m sure some others might find it useful/interesting too. Thanks.

[CMcG]

As of May 2006, there were 495,000 licensed real estate agents in California. That’s one real estate agent for every 52 adults in the state.

[CMcG]

As of May 2006, there were 495,000 licensed real estate agents in California. That’s one real estate agent for every 52 adults in the state.

[sdrealtor]

Just one minor point. I dont know if the number you posted is acticve re agents or RE licensee’s. The number of licensee’s is far greater than the number of active re agents. Lenders have licenses as do appraisers. There are many inactive licensee’s that left the business also.

[sdrealtor]

Just one minor point. I dont know if the number you posted is acticve re agents or RE licensee’s. The number of licensee’s is far greater than the number of active re agents. Lenders have licenses as do appraisers. There are many inactive licensee’s that left the business also.

[CMcG]

sdrealtor–point taken. Probably lots of inactives out there. I did read somewhere that the number of licensees was, in 2006, up 57 percent over the 2001 number.

[CMcG]

sdrealtor–point taken. Probably lots of inactives out there. I did read somewhere that the number of licensees was, in 2006, up 57 percent over the 2001 number.

[sdrealtor]

BTW, NAR is predicting a drop of about 40% in the number of practicing Realtors over the next couple years from 1.3M to 800K.

[sdrealtor]

BTW, NAR is predicting a drop of about 40% in the number of practicing Realtors over the next couple years from 1.3M to 800K.

[SD Realtor]

No hard stats and this is totally my own speculation but I bet well less then 50% of licensees who pass the test even sign on with a broker.

Example – In my engineering office 3 of us have licenses and I am the only one who practices. 7 friends of my wife obtained licenses in the past 2 years. None of them practice. I know numerous people who used to work for larger brokerages in more of a part time sense (working open houses, being kind of lackeys for high power agents) who have bailed out…

I think the numbers are very hard to assess. Definitely the exodus will continue.

BTW – I do encourage people to take the class and just for their own knowledge. It is all quite basic stuff and I have learned more in the field then in the class but it is still cool to take. Don’t do the on line stuff. It is alot more interesting going to the class and talking to the instructor afterwards.

SD Realtor

[SD Realtor]

No hard stats and this is totally my own speculation but I bet well less then 50% of licensees who pass the test even sign on with a broker.

Example – In my engineering office 3 of us have licenses and I am the only one who practices. 7 friends of my wife obtained licenses in the past 2 years. None of them practice. I know numerous people who used to work for larger brokerages in more of a part time sense (working open houses, being kind of lackeys for high power agents) who have bailed out…

I think the numbers are very hard to assess. Definitely the exodus will continue.

BTW – I do encourage people to take the class and just for their own knowledge. It is all quite basic stuff and I have learned more in the field then in the class but it is still cool to take. Don’t do the on line stuff. It is alot more interesting going to the class and talking to the instructor afterwards.

SD Realtor

[fsbo]

Licensee and Examinee Statistics for Fiscal Year 2006-2007

http://www.dre.ca.gov/stats06_07.htm

[fsbo]

Licensee and Examinee Statistics for Fiscal Year 2006-2007

http://www.dre.ca.gov/stats06_07.htm

[Bugs]

And I thought the number of appraisal licenses (22,000+) was ruinously excessive.

[Bugs]

And I thought the number of appraisal licenses (22,000+) was ruinously excessive.

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