Real Estate Almanac

Local Associations

The local Realtor association section of the ORE 200 includes a ranking of all the nation’s local Realtor associations by membership count as of December 31, 2020.

Local Associations Overview

As trade associations, Realtor associations are nonprofits owned by their members. They represent their members and aim to help them improve the quality of service they provide, their education and professional standards. The classic Realtor association mission is simple: to make members more profitable and more successful.

Realtor associations come in three varieties, determined by geographic scope: national, state and local. Realtor associations have a federated makeup: members cannot join just one. When agents join a local association, to gain access to the MLS for example, they automatically join the state and national associations; the memberships are tied together in what is known as the three-way agreement.

Source: Real Estate Almanac

There were 1,069 local Realtor associations at the end of 2020, 19 less than existed at the end of 2019 as recorded in the 2020 ORE 200.

The largest local Realtor associations have tens of thousands of members, and subsequently, healthy revenues that allow them to offer quality products and services to members and to play a large and meaningful role in their communities. Examples include the Miami Association of Realtors (over 48,000 members), the Houston Association of Realtors (over 40,000 members) and Broward, Palm Beaches and St. Lucie Realtors (over 33,000 members).

Source: Real Estate Almanac

On the other end of the size spectrum lie small local Realtor associations, which, because of relatively small revenues and resources, can sometimes struggle to offer a core set of services to members and struggle for relevancy. The industry has a large number of these smaller associations. Just over a third of the nation’s local Realtor associations (35 percent or 373 local associations) have less than 200 members.

Smaller local Realtor associations include the Sierra County Board of Realtors in Elephant Butte, New Mexico (21 members), Mid-Valley Association of Realtors in Kewanee, Illinois (18 members), Nolan County Board of Realtors in Austin, Texas (16 members), Deming Luna County Board of Realtors in Deming, New Mexico (11 members) and Clarksdale Board of Realtors in Clarksdale, Mississippi (10 members). T3 Sixty does not imply any of these do not offer members core standards; they are listed just to provide examples of some of the nation’s smallest Realtor associations.

Some local associations are consolidating but not many. From 2020 to 2021 the number of local Realtor associations dropped 1.7 percent. But they are getting larger. Over that same time period, the average member count and median member count of local associations grew 5.6% and 6.4%, respectively.

Year	No. of Local Associations	Median Local Association Member Count	Average Local Association Member Count
2020	1,088	360	1,279
2021	1,069	1,351	383
% Change	-1.7%	6.4%	5.6%

Source: Real Estate Almanac

Local Association Memberships

Membership in local Realtor associations is clustered among the largest. Twenty-two percent of the nation’s 1,069 local Realtor associations account for approximately 80 percent of the nation’s total local Realtor association membership. The average size of local Realtor associations at the end of 2020 was 1,351 members while the median size was 383 members. Below is a ranking of the residential real estate brokerage industry’s local associations listed as of December 31, 2020. Sorted by end of year membership.

2021 Rank

Local Realtor Association

2020 EOY Membership

501 Realtor Association of The Greater Pee Dee

Florence

Rank:

501

Membership:

438

RealtorAssociation of The Greater Pee Dee Dee RealtorAssociation), based out of Florence, SC, reported 438 members in 2020, an increase of 5.0% from 2019, and a 11.2% an increase from 2018.

502 Greater Central Louisiana RealtorsAssociation

Alexandria

Rank:

502

Membership:

435

Greater Central Louisiana Realtors Association, based out of Alexandria, LA, reported 435 members in 2020, an increase of 5.1% from the prior year, and a 8.5% an increase from 2018.

503 West Metro Board of Realtors

Carrollton

Rank:

503

Membership:

430

West Metro Board of Realtors, based out of Carrollton, GA, reported 430 members in 2020, an increase of 15.9% from the prior year, and a 17.5% an increase from 2018.

504 Lakeway Area Association of Realtors

Morristown

Rank:

504

Membership:

427

Lakeway Area Association of Realtors, based out of Morristown, TN, reported 427 members in 2020, an increase of 6.7% from 2019, and a 10.9% an increase from 2018.

505 Hamptons North Fork RealtorsAssociation

Cutchogue

Rank:

505

Membership:

425

Hamptons North Fork Realtors Association, based out of Cutchogue, NY, reported 425 members in 2020, andecrease of -9.0% from the prior year, and a -11.6% a decrease from 2018.

506 Hall County Board of Realtors

Gainesville

Rank:

506

Membership:

423

Hall County Board of Realtors, based out of Gainesville, GA, reported 423 members in 2020, an increase of 5.0% from the prior year, and a 9.6% an increase from 2018.

507 Hattiesburg Area Association of Realtors

Hattiesburg

Rank:

507

Membership:

421

Hattiesburg Area Association of Realtors, based out of Hattiesburg, MS, reported 421 members in 2020, an increase of 6.0% from the prior year, and a 6.0% an increase from 2018.

508 Bayou Board of Realtors

Houma

Rank:

508

Membership:

417

Bayou Board of Realtors, based out of Houma, LA, reported 417 members in 2020, an increase of 3.0% from 2019, and a 12.1% an increase from 2018.

509 West Georgia Board of Realtors

Douglasville

Rank:

509

Membership:

415

West Georgia Board of Realtors, based out of Douglasville, GA, reported 415 members in 2020, an increase of 2.5% from the prior year, and a 15.0% an increase from 2018.

510 San Angelo Association of Realtors

San Angelo

Rank:

510

Membership:

412

San Angelo Association of Realtors, based out of San Angelo, TX, reported 412 members in 2020, an increase of 2.0% from the prior year, and a 9.0% an increase from 2018.

511 Cheyenne Board of Realtors

Cheyenne

Rank:

511

Membership:

411

Cheyenne Board of Realtors, based out of Cheyenne, WY, reported 411 members in 2020, an increase of 3.8% from the prior year, and a 12.9% an increase from 2018.

511 Humboldt Association of Realtors

Eureka

Rank:

511

Membership:

411

Humboldt Association of Realtors, based out of Eureka, CA, reported 411 members in 2020, an increase of 4.1% from 2019, and a 8.4% an increase from 2018.

511 La Crosse Area RealtorsAssociation

La Crosse

Rank:

511

Membership:

411

La Crosse Area Realtors Association, based out of La Crosse, WI, reported 411 members in 2020, an increase of 8.7% from the prior year, and a 13.5% an increase from 2018.

514 Tri-County Alliance of Realtors

Manchester

Rank:

514

Membership:

409

Tri-County Alliance of Realtors, based out of Manchester, CT, reported 409 members in 2020, an increase of 5.7% from the prior year, and a 8.8% an increase from 2018.

514 Yakima Association of Realtors

Yakima

Rank:

514

Membership:

409

Yakima Association of Realtors, based out of Yakima, WA, reported 409 members in 2020, an increase of 2.3% from 2019, and a 4.3% an increase from 2018.

516 Northwest Metro Association of Realtors

Atlanta

Rank:

516

Membership:

408

Northwest Metro Association of Realtors, based out of Atlanta, GA, reported 408 members in 2020, an increase of 4.9% from the prior year, and a 5.7% an increase from 2018.

516 Northwoods Assoc of Realtors

Woodruff

Rank:

516

Membership:

408

Northwoods Assoc of Realtors, based out of Woodruff, WI, reported 408 members in 2020, an increase of 3.6% from 2019, and a 3.8% an increase from 2018.

516 South Central Arkansas RealtorsAssociation

Benton

Rank:

516

Membership:

408

South Central Arkansas Realtors Association, based out of Benton, AR, reported 408 members in 2020, an increase of 12.1% from the prior year, and a 31.2% an increase from 2018.

519 Oak Park Area Association of Realtors

Oak Park

Rank:

519

Membership:

406

Oak Park Area Association of Realtors, based out of Oak Park, IL, reported 406 members in 2020, an decrease of -5.1% from the prior year, and a -5.6% a decrease from 2018.

519 West Central Association of Realtors

Willmar

Rank:

519

Membership:

406

West Central Association of Realtors, based out of Willmar, MN, reported 406 members in 2020, andecrease of -2.6% from the prior year, and a 3.6% an increase from 2018.

521 Durango Area Association of Realtors

Durango

Rank:

521

Membership:

404

Durango Area Association of Realtors, based out of Durango, CO, reported 404 members in 2020, an increase of 3.1% from 2019, and a 4.4% an increase from 2018.

522 Greater Binghamton Association of Realtors

Johnson City

Rank:

522

Membership:

403

Greater Binghamton Association of Realtors, based out of Johnson City, NY, reported 403 members in 2020, an increase of 8.3% from the prior year, and a 15.8% an increase from 2018.

523 Gaston Association of Realtors

Gastonia

Rank:

523

Membership:

402

Gaston Association of Realtors, based out of Gastonia, NC, reported 402 members in 2020, an increase of 1.8% from the prior year, and a 6.6% an increase from 2018.

524 Otsego Delaware Board of Realtors

Oneonta

Rank:

524

Membership:

401

Otsego Delaware Board of Realtors, based out of Oneonta, NY, reported 401 members in 2020, an increase of 7.5% from 2019, and a 7.5% an increase from 2018.

525 Pike Wayne Association of Realtors

Hawley

Rank:

525

Membership:

400

Pike Wayne Association of Realtors, based out of Hawley, PA, reported 400 members in 2020, an increase of 7.8% from the prior year, and a 12.0% an increase from 2018.

526 Yolo County Board of Realtors

Woodland

Rank:

526

Membership:

396

Yolo County Board of Realtors, based out of Woodland, CA, reported 396 members in 2020, andecrease of .0% from the prior year, and a .8% an increase from 2018.

527 Florida Keys Board of Realtors

Key Largo

Rank:

527

Membership:

395

Florida Keys Board of Realtors, based out of Key Largo, FL, reported 395 members in 2020, an increase of 5.6% from the prior year, and a 1.0% an increase from 2018.

528 San Luis Obispo Association of Realtors

San Luis Obispo

Rank:

528

Membership:

392

San Luis Obispo Association of Realtors, based out of San Luis Obispo, CA, reported 392 members in 2020, an increase of 3.2% from the prior year, and a 11.7% an increase from 2018.

529 Egyptian Board of Realtors

Marion

Rank:

529

Membership:

390

Egyptian Board of Realtors, based out of Marion, IL, reported 390 members in 2020, an decrease of -19.6% from 2019, and a -17.0% a decrease from 2018.

529 New River Valley Association of Realtors

Christiansburg

Rank:

529

Membership:

390

New River Valley Association of Realtors, based out of Christiansburg, VA, reported 390 members in 2020, an increase of 2.6% from the prior year, and a 5.4% an increase from 2018.

529 South Central Board of Realtors

Brenham

Rank:

529

Membership:

390

South Central Board of Realtors, based out of Brenham, TX, reported 390 members in 2020, an decrease of -2.5% from 2019, and a .0% a decrease from 2018.

532 Strafford County Board of Realtors

Dover

Rank:

532

Membership:

388

Strafford County Board of Realtors, based out of Dover, NH, reported 388 members in 2020, an decrease of -.5% from 2019, and a .3% an increase from 2018.

532 Sumter Board of Realtors

Sumter

Rank:

532

Membership:

388

Sumter Board of Realtors, based out of Sumter, SC, reported 388 members in 2020, an increase of 10.5% from 2019, and a 25.6% an increase from 2018.

534 Flint Hills Association of Realtors

Manhattan

Rank:

534

Membership:

386

Flint Hills Association of Realtors, based out of Manhattan, KS, reported 386 members in 2020, an increase of 6.6% from 2019, and a 11.9% an increase from 2018.

535 Santa Maria Association of Realtors

Santa Maria

Rank:

535

Membership:

385

Santa Maria Association of Realtors, based out of Santa Maria, CA, reported 385 members in 2020, an increase of .5% from the prior year, and a 1.0% an increase from 2018.

536 Bullhead City Mohave Valley Association of Realtors

Bullhead City

Rank:

536

Membership:

383

Bullhead City Mohave Valley Association of Realtors, based out of Bullhead City, AZ, reported 383 members in 2020, an increase of 2.1% from the prior year, and a 5.5% an increase from 2018.

537 Douglas County Association of Realtors

Roseburg

Rank:

537

Membership:

382

Douglas County Association of Realtors, based out of Roseburg, OR, reported 382 members in 2020, an increase of 8.8% from the prior year, and a 14.0% an increase from 2018.

538 Water Wonderland Board of Realtors

Gaylord

Rank:

538

Membership:

379

Water Wonderland Board of Realtors, based out of Gaylord, MI, reported 379 members in 2020, an increase of 4.7% from the prior year, and a 1.1% an increase from 2018.

539 Faulkner County Board of Realtors

Conway

Rank:

539

Membership:

378

Faulkner County Board of Realtors, based out of CONWAY, AR, reported 378 members in 2020, an increase of 5.3% from the prior year, and a 8.0% an increase from 2018.

540 Helena Association of Realtors

Helena

Rank:

540

Membership:

374

Helena Association of Realtors, based out of Helena, MT, reported 374 members in 2020, an increase of 5.6% from 2019, and a 14.4% an increase from 2018.

540 Southwest Virginia Association of Realtors

Abingdon

Rank:

540

Membership:

374

Southwest Virginia Association of Realtors, based out of Abingdon, VA, reported 374 members in 2020, an increase of 3.3% from the prior year, and a 11.6% an increase from 2018.

542 Greater Augusta Association of Realtors

Staunton

Rank:

542

Membership:

373

Greater Augusta Association of Realtors, based out of Staunton, VA, reported 373 members in 2020, an increase of 4.5% from the prior year, and a 9.7% an increase from 2018.

543 Albemarle Area Association of Realtors

Elizabeth City

Rank:

543

Membership:

372

Albemarle Area Association of Realtors, based out of Elizabeth City, NC, reported 372 members in 2020, an increase of 15.2% from 2019, and a 26.1% an increase from 2018.

543 Union County Association of Realtors

Monroe

Rank:

543

Membership:

372

Union County Association of Realtors, based out of Monroe, NC, reported 372 members in 2020, an increase of 4.2% from the prior year, and a 22.4% an increase from 2018.

545 Centre County Association of Realtors

State College

Rank:

545

Membership:

371

Centre County Association of Realtors, based out of State College, PA, reported 371 members in 2020, an decrease of -1.1% from 2019, and a 3.9% an increase from 2018.

545 Hot Springs Board of Realtors

Hot Springs

Rank:

545

Membership:

371

Hot Springs Board of Realtors, based out of Hot Springs, AR, reported 371 members in 2020, an increase of 3.1% from the prior year, and a 12.4% an increase from 2018.

547 Franklin County Board of Realtors

Union

Rank:

547

Membership:

370

Franklin County Board of Realtors, based out of Union, MO, reported 370 members in 2020, an increase of 1.4% from the prior year, and a 9.8% an increase from 2018.

547 Northeast Mississippi Board of Realtors

Tupelo

Rank:

547

Membership:

370

Northeast Mississippi Board of Realtors (Northeast MLS), based out of Tupelo, MS, reported 370 members in 2020, an increase of 11.8% from the prior year, and a 15.6% an increase from 2018.

549 Brownsville South Padre Islands Board of Realtors

Brownsville

Rank:

549

Membership:

369

Brownsville South Padre Islands Board of Realtors, based out of Brownsville, TX, reported 369 members in 2020, an increase of 11.8% from the prior year, and a 18.6% an increase from 2018.

550 Southeast Iowa Regional Board of Realtors

Burlington

Rank:

550

Membership:

368

Southeast Iowa Regional Board of Realtors, based out of Burlington, IA, reported 368 members in 2020, an increase of 1.4% from 2019, and a 4.5% an increase from 2018.