Membership Stats & Surveys

In April 2011, an independent research firm, Westat, hired by the Council conducted a survey of randomly selected members. A web-based online questionaire was distributed to 11,213 individuals. A total of 853 responses were received. After accounting for undeliverable questions, the survey had an adjusted response rate of 10%.

Information regarding earnings and production is characteristic of 2010, while other data are representative of member characteristics in 2011.

The goal of the membership survey is to provide statistically valid research from CRS Designees and Candidates that can affect the Council’s long-term course of development and short-term implementation priorities.

Overall, the typical CRS Designee is a 62-year-old woman who earns an annual income of $79,000 while working 45 hours a week for a franchise company.

Here are the highlights from the 2011 Council membership survey:

CRS Designees earn a median income of $79,000 annually, three times the $26,200 median income of REALTORS® serving as sales associates. (Source: 2011 NAR Member Profile)
CRS Designees average a total of 16 transactions per year with gross sales of $2.44 million.
CRS Designees have worked in residential real estate for an average of 27 years.
CRS Designees are an average of 62 years old.
Some 62 percent of CRS Designees are women while men make up 38 percent of the membership.
Forty percent of CRS Designees have completed a bachelor’s degree as their highest level of education attainment, with 12 percent having completed a graduate degree.
Some 52 percent of CRS Designees work for large franchise companies versus 43 percent affiliated with independent companies.