This graph shows November 15, 1972 as the date NAR orchestrates DR formula price fixing agreement

Year	Total Number of Members
1908	1,646
1909	1,646
1910	2,164
1911	3,000
1912	4,700
1913	6,000
1914	6,000
1915	6,000
1916	6,000
1917	6,417
1918	6,700
1919	7,500
1920	10,077
1921	15,262
1922	16,377
1923	17,504
1924	19,435
1925	20,729
1926	24,166
1927	23,148
1928	21,403
1929	20,174
1930	18,918
1931	16,798
1932	13,046
1933	12,769
1934	13,328
1935	10,513
1936	11,688
1937	12,724
1938	13,619
1939	13,824
1940	14,162
1941	14,859
1942	15,632
1943	18,069
1944	20,083
1945	26,797
1946	28,488
1947	35,241
1948	40,724
1949	43,534
1950	43,503
1951	44,520
1952	47,224
1953	49,678
1954	51,574
1955	53,689
1956	59,740
1957	61,645
1958	63,500
1959	66,644
1960	68,818
1961	70,690
1962	73,029
1963	75,552
1964	79,396
1965	82,234
1966	84,583
1967	84,971
1968	87,871
1969	91,625
1970	94,625
1971	99,382
1972	108,944
1973	117,965
1974	134,362
1975	435,485
1976	485,806
1977	570,470
1978	683,464
1979	755,650
1980	761,391
1981	695,108
1982	617,521
1983	627,444
1984	682,839
1985	711,226
1986	770,885
1987	806,351
1988	808,809
1989	822,935
1990	810,607
1991	763,965
1992	743,921
1993	729,266
1994	729,397
1995	719,673
1996	718,599
1997	716,078
1998	718,483
1999	761,181
2000	766,560
2001	803,803
2002	876,195
2003	976,960
2004	1,102,250
November 2005	1,271,057

Notes:

Statistical information on the table above obtained from Field Guide to National Association of REALTORS® Membership Statistics, 1908 - Present, by Donna McCormick, Technical Coordinator, at http://www.realtor.org/libweb.nsf/pages/fg003.

The 2004 membership data is as of December 31, 2004.

November 2005 total membership report found at http://www.realtor.org/VLibrary.nsf/f86e154917b8b5ce86256b3b000efa17/f282f6ad87177c2c86256ff0006e945d/$FILE/1105.pdf.

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