As of April 30, 2009, it is official - the State of Illinois now has 47,250 Realtors - down 12.14% from a year ago when we had 54,301 Realtors.

The other states with a substantial drop this past year are:

Florida                                -11.6%

North Carolina                    -12.4%

Georgia                               -20.55%

Colorado                             -12.2%

Maryland                              -15.5%

Michigan                              -11.5%

Tennessee                           -12.9%

Missouri                                -11.9%

Minnesota                             -11.41%

Indiana                                  -11.3%

South Carolina                     -15.7%

Nevada                                 -11.3%

Utah                                       -16.9%

Idaho                                      -15.9%

Montana                                 -12.3%

Delaware                                -11.8%

Puerto Rico                            -34.6%

All total, the State of IL has lost 6,594 Realtors from a year ago.  The overall membership is down 123,593 agents.

Posted by:  Carol Best www.CarolBest.net
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