Real estate agent ranks hit decade low amid industry shockwaves
The number of full-time real estate agents and brokers has dropped to its lowest point in more than a decade. It's part of what experts say is a long-term shift amid a changing national housing market. In 2019, the last full year before the Covid-19 pandemic hit the United States, there were about 543,000 full-time real estate agents and brokers in the U.S., according to data gathered by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. After a slight dip in 2020, there were 524,000 brokers and agents in 2021…
The number of full-time real estate agents and brokers has dropped to its lowest point in more than a decade. It's part of what experts say is a long-term shift amid a changing national housing market.
In 2019, the last full year before the Covid-19 pandemic hit the United States, there were about 543,000 full-time real estate agents and brokers in the U.S., according to data gathered by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. After a slight dip in 2020, there were 524,000 brokers and agents in 2021… 
