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NAR Membership 1908-2005

NAR Membership 1908-2005

This graph shows November 15, 1972 as the date NAR orchestrates DR formula price fixing agreement

Year Total Number of Members
1908
1,646
1909
1,646
1910
2,164
1911
3,000
1912
4,700
1913
6,000
1914
6,000
1915
6,000
1916
6,000
1917
6,417
1918
6,700
1919
7,500
1920
10,077
1921
15,262
1922
16,377
1923
17,504
1924
19,435
1925
20,729
1926
24,166
1927
23,148
1928
21,403
1929
20,174
1930
18,918
1931
16,798
1932
13,046
1933
12,769
1934
13,328
1935
10,513
1936
11,688
1937
12,724
1938
13,619
1939
13,824
1940
14,162
1941
14,859
1942
15,632
1943
18,069
1944
20,083
1945
26,797
1946
28,488
1947
35,241
1948
40,724
1949
43,534
1950
43,503
1951
44,520
1952
47,224
1953
49,678
1954
51,574
1955
53,689
1956
59,740
1957
61,645
1958
63,500
1959
66,644
1960
68,818
1961
70,690
1962
73,029
1963
75,552
1964
79,396
1965
82,234
1966
84,583
1967
84,971
1968
87,871
1969
91,625
1970
94,625
1971
99,382
1972
108,944
1973
117,965
1974
134,362
1975
435,485
1976
485,806
1977
570,470
1978
683,464
1979
755,650
1980
761,391
1981
695,108
1982
617,521
1983
627,444
1984
682,839
1985
711,226
1986
770,885
1987
806,351
1988
808,809
1989
822,935
1990
810,607
1991
763,965
1992
743,921
1993
729,266
1994
729,397
1995
719,673
1996
718,599
1997
716,078
1998
718,483
1999
761,181
2000
766,560
2001
803,803
2002
876,195
2003
976,960
2004
1,102,250
November 2005
1,271,057

Notes:

Statistical information on the table above obtained from Field Guide to National Association of REALTORS® Membership Statistics, 1908 - Present, by Donna McCormick, Technical Coordinator, at http://www.realtor.org/libweb.nsf/pages/fg003.

The 2004 membership data is as of December 31, 2004.

November 2005 total membership report found at http://www.realtor.org/VLibrary.nsf/f86e154917b8b5ce86256b3b000efa17/f282f6ad87177c2c86256ff0006e945d/$FILE/1105.pdf.

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Updated January 9, 2024