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Real Estate Agent Index: October 2026
Texas, Florida and California issued 4,184 new real estate sales licences in September 2026, 2.4% fewer than the 4,285 they issued in September 2025.
Source: ProfessionLens, October 2026
In the 12 months to September 2026 Florida and California issued 35,980 sales licences, 2.5% fewer than the 36,888 in the 12 months before.
Texas issued 13,840 in the same 12 months and 14,090 in the 12 months before, but the Texas file dates only 198 first licences to December 2025 and 47 first licences to January 2026, against 848 to 1,816 in each of the other 22 months, so its 12-month figure undercounts. TREC moved licensing to its new REALM portal on 15 December 2025 and reported delays in licence issuance for applicants who took the exam from 2 December 2025.
37,550 of the 49,820 licences the three states issued in the last 12 months are active today (75.4%).
591,712 sales licences are active today: 241,324 in Florida, 209,407 in California and 140,981 in Texas.
Florida sales licences expire on 31 March or 30 September. 57,183 licences that were active on 30 September 2026 carried the 30 September 2026 expiry date, and 7,316 of them (12.8%) had not been renewed by 5 October 2026. Florida lists them as involuntarily inactive, and a holder can still renew late. Another 887 licences that were active on 30 September 2026 are no longer on the file.
2,148 of the 10,832 Florida sales licences first issued from October 2024 to March 2025 (19.8%) were on the 30 September 2026 file and are not on the 5 October 2026 file. Those licences reached their first renewal on 30 September 2026.
Source: ProfessionLens, October 2026
New sales licences per month
| Month | Texas | Florida | California | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 1,289 | 1,721 | 1,174 | 4,184 |
| Aug 2026 | 1,469 | 1,901 | 1,242 | 4,612 |
| Jul 2026 | 1,341 | 1,730 | 1,385 | 4,456 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,413 | 1,806 | 1,300 | 4,519 |
| May 2026 | 1,516 | 1,705 | 1,292 | 4,513 |
| Apr 2026 | 1,816 | 1,757 | 1,319 | 4,892 |
| Mar 2026 | 1,151 | 2,003 | 1,354 | 4,508 |
| Feb 2026 | 1,355 | 1,613 | 1,157 | 4,125 |
| Jan 2026 | 47 | 1,459 | 1,279 | 2,785 |
| Dec 2025 | 198 | 1,574 | 1,224 | 2,996 |
| Nov 2025 | 1,105 | 1,691 | 915 | 3,711 |
| Oct 2025 | 1,140 | 2,096 | 1,283 | 4,519 |
| Sep 2025 | 1,188 | 1,803 | 1,294 | 4,285 |
| Aug 2025 | 1,120 | 1,725 | 1,181 | 4,026 |
| Jul 2025 | 1,323 | 1,840 | 1,143 | 4,306 |
| Jun 2025 | 1,274 | 1,859 | 1,249 | 4,382 |
| May 2025 | 1,321 | 1,952 | 1,447 | 4,720 |
| Apr 2025 | 1,345 | 1,801 | 1,325 | 4,471 |
| Mar 2025 | 1,122 | 2,113 | 1,170 | 4,405 |
| Feb 2025 | 1,253 | 1,891 | 1,202 | 4,346 |
| Jan 2025 | 848 | 1,754 | 1,391 | 3,993 |
| Dec 2024 | 985 | 1,574 | 1,066 | 3,625 |
| Nov 2024 | 1,005 | 1,718 | 1,139 | 3,862 |
| Oct 2024 | 1,306 | 1,782 | 1,469 | 4,557 |
Counted by original licence date, all statuses on the file. A month shows the highest count any edition has recorded for it.
Source: ProfessionLens, October 2026
Active sales licences by state
| State | Active | Licensed in last 12 months | Share | Licensed in last 24 months | Share | Issued, last 12 months | Issued, 12 months before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 140,981 | 10,794 | 7.7% | 21,091 | 15.0% | 13,840 | 14,090 |
| Florida | 241,324 | 15,842 | 6.6% | 30,916 | 12.8% | 21,056 | 21,812 |
| California | 209,407 | 10,914 | 5.2% | 22,127 | 10.6% | 14,924 | 15,076 |
Last 12 months: October 2025 to September 2026. Issued counts every licence on the file; the licensed columns count only licences active today.
Source: ProfessionLens, October 2026
Exits and entries, 30 September 2026 to 5 October 2026
| State | Active then, not active now | Active now, not active then |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 385 | 451 |
| Florida | 8,592 | 564 |
| California | 668 | 448 |
Matched on licence number between the files downloaded on the two dates.
Source: ProfessionLens, October 2026
Florida: brokerages that added the most newly licensed agents
| # | Brokerage | New agents, last 12 months | Share of 15,842 | All active agents | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keller Williams (81 companies) | 1,728 | 10.9% | 10,258 | Florida |
| 2 | eXp Realty (2 companies) | 677 | 4.3% | 6,222 | Florida |
| 3 | LPT Realty (2 companies) | 542 | 3.4% | 6,617 | Florida |
| 4 | Coldwell Banker / NRT (Anywhere) (28 companies) | 423 | 2.7% | 6,873 | Florida |
| 5 | Century 21 (47 companies) | 290 | 1.8% | 2,844 | Florida |
| 6 | Real Brokerage (2 companies) | 288 | 1.8% | 2,478 | Florida |
| 7 | Avanti Way (3 companies) | 271 | 1.7% | 1,512 | Florida |
| 8 | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices (8 companies) | 246 | 1.6% | 2,687 | Florida |
| 9 | LoKation | 202 | 1.3% | 3,375 | Florida |
| 10 | Compass (6 companies) | 195 | 1.2% | 3,283 | Florida |
| 11 | RE/MAX (61 companies) | 191 | 1.2% | 2,964 | Florida |
| 12 | Keyes (2 companies) | 184 | 1.2% | 2,595 | Florida |
| 13 | DALTON WADE INC | 180 | 1.1% | 2,499 | Florida |
| 14 | Realty ONE Group (15 companies) | 155 | 1.0% | 1,813 | Florida |
| 15 | LIFESTYLE INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC | 125 | 0.8% | 1,767 | Florida |
New agents: active sales licences first issued October 2025 to September 2026. Brand level: each employing company is joined to its trade name on the DBPR corporation file and a brand's companies are added together. Referral companies are left out.
Source: ProfessionLens, October 2026
Texas: brokerages that added the most newly licensed agents
| # | Brokerage | New agents, last 12 months | Share of 10,794 | All active agents | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eXp Realty | 714 | 6.6% | 6,919 | Texas |
| 2 | Real Brokerage (2 companies) | 379 | 3.5% | 3,496 | Texas |
| 3 | Compass (3 companies) | 162 | 1.5% | 3,317 | Texas |
| 4 | JBGOODWIN REALTORS, INC. | 156 | 1.4% | 834 | Texas |
| 5 | LPT Realty | 152 | 1.4% | 1,900 | Texas |
| 6 | TEAM BURNS, LLC | 119 | 1.1% | 840 | Texas |
| 7 | UNIVERSAL HOME SOLUTIONS LLC | 105 | 1.0% | 1,475 | Texas |
| 8 | Coldwell Banker / NRT (Anywhere) (2 companies) | 100 | 0.9% | 2,266 | Texas |
| 9 | EBBY HALLIDAY REAL ESTATE, LLC | 89 | 0.8% | 1,545 | Texas |
| 10 | REALTY OF AMERICA, LLC | 82 | 0.8% | 801 | Texas |
| 11 | JUDGE FITE COMPANY, INC | 80 | 0.7% | 821 | Texas |
| 12 | DALTON WADE, INC. | 77 | 0.7% | 617 | Texas |
| 13 | SMART CITY LOCATING, INC. | 68 | 0.6% | 258 | Texas |
| 14 | JP PICCININI REAL ESTATE SERVICES, LLC | 66 | 0.6% | 1,242 | Texas |
| 15 | ROTHCHILD REALTY SUGARLAND LLC | 66 | 0.6% | 410 | Texas |
New agents: active sales licences first issued October 2025 to September 2026. Sponsoring broker as named on the TREC file; companies of one brand with the brand in their legal name are added together. Keller Williams and RE/MAX offices are franchises licensed under their owners' company names and the Texas file has no trade name, so they are not ranked here; companies whose legal name carries Keller Williams sponsor 132 of these agents, a floor.
Source: ProfessionLens, October 2026
California: brokerages that added the most newly licensed agents
| # | Brokerage | New agents, last 12 months | Share of 10,914 | All active agents | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eXp Realty (4 companies) | 707 | 6.5% | 8,581 | California |
| 2 | Real Brokerage (2 companies) | 448 | 4.1% | 5,434 | California |
| 3 | WEST CAPITAL LENDING, INC. | 320 | 2.9% | 938 | California |
| 4 | Compass (3 companies) | 293 | 2.7% | 8,196 | California |
| 5 | Coldwell Banker / NRT (Anywhere) (3 companies) | 261 | 2.4% | 9,093 | California |
| 6 | FIRST TEAM REAL ESTATE - ORANGE | 129 | 1.2% | 1,943 | California |
| 7 | Side, Inc. | 127 | 1.2% | 2,186 | California |
| 8 | LPT Realty | 112 | 1.0% | 1,737 | California |
| 9 | NAVIGATORS REAL ESTATE, INC. | 82 | 0.8% | 1,036 | California |
| 10 | TRAVEL + LEISURE RESORT DEVELOPMENT, | 77 | 0.7% | 335 | California |
| 11 | ROA CALIFORNIA INC. | 75 | 0.7% | 609 | California |
| 12 | EVERGREEN REALTY PARTNERS, INC. | 66 | 0.6% | 1,046 | California |
| 13 | BQ GROUP INC | 60 | 0.5% | 602 | California |
| 14 | FULL REALTY SERVICES INC | 57 | 0.5% | 1,356 | California |
| 15 | INTERO REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC | 56 | 0.5% | 861 | California |
New agents: active sales licences first issued October 2025 to September 2026. Responsible broker as named on the DRE file; companies of one brand with the brand in their legal name are added together. Keller Williams and RE/MAX offices are franchises licensed under their owners' company names and the California file has no trade name, so they are not ranked here.
Source: ProfessionLens, October 2026
Method
- Sales licence: Texas TREC "Sales Agent", Florida DBPR "SL Sales Associate", California DRE "Salesperson". Broker licences are not counted.
- Active: Texas status Active; Florida Current and Active; California Licensed. California's "Licensed NBA" (no broker affiliation) is not counted as active.
- New licences are counted by original licence date.
- The three files list current licence holders, so a licence that was issued and later dropped off its file is missing from the monthly counts. Counted the same way, the Texas file has 24,151 licences first issued in 2021 against 13,840 in the last 12 months, and the file cannot say how much of that gap is licences that lapsed and were removed. So the series starts 24 months back. Texas and California sales licences run two and four years. Florida keeps a lapsed licence on its file as Invol Inactive, but licences that missed their first renewal left the file, so each month shows the highest count any edition has recorded for it. The JSON carries the count on the current file as monthly_file.
- Exits are licence numbers active in the previous edition's file and not active in this one.
- Files, all downloaded 2026-10-05: Texas TREC licence holder file (data.texas.gov dataset s7ft-44qi), Florida DBPR real estate licence and corporation extracts, California DRE current licensee list.
Cite this
ProfessionLens, Real Estate Agent Index, October 2026, https://professionlens.com/index/real-estate-agents.