Also from the article Victor linked to: (bold is mine)
Total
Realtor membership, which includes
U.S. members and Realtors in Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands,
fell 3.7 percent in January 2008 compared to the same month last year. The association reported 1.29 million Realtors as of Jan. 31, 2008. Realtor membership has fallen on a year-over-year basis since Oct. 31 and on a month-to-month basis since Sept. 30, according to association statistics.
The association reported that its membership stood at 1.37 million as of Aug. 31 and
has since fallen about 5.9 percent. Realtor membership in California peaked at 200,681 in November 2006.
Realtor membership declined most in
Michigan, falling about 12.8 percent from January 2007 to January 2008. That state had 27,398 Realtors as of Jan. 31, 2008. Membership dropped
10.6 percent in Minnesota and
10.3 percent in Florida during the same period.
Realtor membership in
Florida dropped 15.2 percent between Oct. 31, 2006, and Jan. 31, 2008.