After the first year of the month, statewide membership is currently at 17,509¹, which is up 1,007 members, a 6.10% increase since January of last year.

Alabama REALTORS® saw a steady increase in membership this month due to growth at 20 out of 25 boards, including double-digit growth at five local boards.

Large Boards

• Baldwin County Association: 12.41%
• Montgomery Area Association: 10.58%
• Huntsville Area Association: 5.94%
• Mobile Area Association: 5.84%
• Birmingham Area Association: 4.86%

Medium Boards

• Calhoun County Area Board: 29.14%
• Cullman Association: 10.92%
• Tuscaloosa Association: 10.14%
• Wiregrass Board: 7.23%
• Etowah-Cherokee Association: 6.72%
• Lee County Association: 5.93%
• Lake Martin Area Association: 5.06%
• East Alabama Board: 4.76%
• Southeast Alabama Association:  4.12%
• St. Clair Association: 3.00%
• Athens-Limestone Association: 2.94%
• Shoals Area Association: 2.22%
• Walker Area Association: 1.11%

Small Boards

• Covington Association: 9.09%
• Talladega County Board: 8.82%

According to the NAR Membership Report², NAR has a total of 1,450,817 members, which is an addition of 66,651 members for a 4.82% increase from the end of January 2020. For states in the medium category, Alabama had the third-highest year-over-year membership growth for a total of 7.42% and is ranked seventh highest among all states for year-over-year membership growth.

¹Alabama Membership Report includes REALTOR®, REALTOR® ASSOCIATES, Institute Affiliates, Affiliates, and Non-Member Salesperson memberships. 

²Membership numbers are taken from NAR’s Monthly Membership Report and include REALTOR® and REALTOR® ASSOCIATES only.