Number of REALTORs decreases in California for the first time since 1999

According to the California Association of REALTORS, the number of members dropped in December 2007. While not a huge decrease, it is significant if you look how the membership has grown the past few years.

There still are A LOT of Realtors out there. In 2007, there was 1 Realtor for every 1.4 homes sold in the state.

Month	Licensees	% Chg.
Dec-95	329,254
Dec-96	313,776	-4.7%
Dec-97	300,751	-4.2%
Dec-98	295,433	-1.8%
Dec-99	303,289	2.7%
Dec-00	309,126	1.9%
Dec-01	315,282	2.0%
Dec-02	335,940	6.6%
Dec-03	367,779	9.5%
Dec-04	418,044	13.7%
Dec-05	476,244	13.9%
Dec-06	549,244	15.3%
Dec-07	548,959	-0.1%