Industry Description
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in acting as agents and/or brokers in one or more of the following: (1) selling real estate for others; (2) buying real estate for others; and (3) renting real estate for others.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within NAICS 531210 - Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers are:
- Real estate brokers' offices
- Commercial real estate agencies
- Real estate agencies
- Buying agencies, real estate
- Buyers' agents, real estate, offices
- Buying real estate for others (i.e., agents, brokers)
- Agencies, real estate
- Selling real estate for others (i.e., agents, brokers)
- Auctioning real estate for others (i.e., agents, brokers)
- Agents, real estate
- Brokers' offices, real estate
- Residential real estate brokerages
- Residential real estate agencies
- Brokerages, real estate
- Residential real estate agents' offices
- Residential real estate brokers' offices
- Real estate agents' offices
- Commercial real estate agents' offices
- Selling time-share condominiums for others (i.e., agents, brokers)
- Exclusive buyers' agents, offices of
- Real estate brokerages
- Exclusive buyers' agencies
- Renting real estate for others (i.e., agents, brokers)
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Real Estate Sales & Brokerage in the US (53121)
Revenue 2025
$240bn
Growth 2025
0.63%
Key Trends
Real estate sales have seen growth in line with the overall economy
An expanding house price index has pressured the housing market
Rental and leasing services will be sustained by downstream demand from the nonresidential sector
Products and Services
NAICS Hierarchy 531210 - Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers
NAICS Code 531210 - Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers sits in the 2-digit Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers sector. NAICS codes can be 2- to 6-digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be. Learn more about the structure of NAICS codes
2 Digits: 53
Sector Title: Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
3 Digits 4 Digits 5 Digits 6 Digits
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5311 Lessors of Real Estate
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53111 Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings
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53112 Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses
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53113 Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units
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53119 Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
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5312 Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers
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53121 Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers
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5313 Activities Related to Real Estate
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53131 Real Estate Property Managers
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53132 Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
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53139 Other Activities Related to Real Estate
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5321 Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing
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53211 Passenger Car Rental and Leasing
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53212 Truck, Utility Trailer, and RV (Recreational Vehicle) Rental and Leasing
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5322 Consumer Goods Rental
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53221 Consumer Electronics and Appliances Rental
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53228 Other Consumer Goods Rental
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5323 General Rental Centers
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53231 General Rental Centers
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5324 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
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53241 Construction, Transportation, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
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53242 Office Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
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53249 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
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5331 Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works
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53311 Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works
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