The number of real estate agents in the US is near an all time high

The number of real estate agents in the US is near an all time high.

But More than 60,000 have exited the sector over the last six months, according to data from the National Association of Realtors, analyzed by Reventure Consulting.

There were about 1.537 million in April, down from the all-time high of 1.6 million in October.

The number of Realtors went from 1.372 million in March 2020 to 1.463 million in March 2021, and 1.531 million in March 2022.

Average annualized Realtor commissions hit a high of $84,355 in January 2021, but fell to $56,632 in April 2023, Reventure estimated.