Did You Know* . . .

. . . only 9 states have more real estate nbrokers and salesmen than North Carolina:

  State Number of Licenses
1. Florida 334,637
2. California 301,566
3. Texas 177,529
4. Massachusetts 175,060
5. New York 127,047
6. Illinois 109,242
7. Pennsylvania 104,143
8. New Jersey 82,000
9. Michigan 77,200
10. North Carolina 65,820

. . . only 12 states have more real estate brokers and salesmen per population of the state:

  State Number of Licesnse
Per 1000 Residents
1. Massachusetts 30.5
2. Florida 29.7
3. Hawaii 20.2
4. Arizona 18.7
5. Colorado 16.4
6. New Hampshire 13.9
7. Washington 12.2
8. Missouri 11.6
9. Indiana 11.4
10. California 11.3
11. Texas 10.8
12. Vermont 10.7
13. North Carolina 10.6
  Nevada 10.6
  Oklahoma 10.6

[NOTE: Based upon a national average of 9.81 licensees per 1000 population, North Carolina has approximately 5000 more licensees than average.]

. . . only 7 states had more license applicants than North Carolina from July 1985 - June 1986. (Statistics were not reported from 9 states):

  State Number of Applicants
1. California 188.878
2. New York 62.140
3. Florida 43.456
4. Illinois 26,302
5. New Jersey 24.350
6. Massachusetts 21,351
7. Maryland 20,022
8. North Carolina 17.465

. . . North Carolina has the lowest fees in the nation for obtaining real estate licenses [NOTE: Includes exam fee, 1 re-exam fee, Recovery Fund assessment, and original license feel.]:

  National Average North Carolina
Broker $115 $30
Salesmen $100 $30

. . . only 5 states have lower broker license renewal fees (Florida, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Michigan), and North Carolina's renewal fee for salesmen licenses is below the national average.

  National Average
(Per Year)		 North Carolina
Broker $36 $30
Salesmen $24 $20

*Statistics from the "1987 Digest of Real Estate License Laws" published by the National Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (NARELLO) for the period July 1985 - June 1986.