Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in renting, buying, selling, managing, and appraising real estate for others.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 6531 - Real Estate Agents and Managers are:
- Agents, real estate
- Appraisers, real estate
- Brokers of manufactured homes, on site
- Brokers, real estate
- Buying agents, real estate
- Cemetery management service
- Condominium managers
- Cooperative apartment manager
- Escrow agents, real estate
- Fiduciaries, real estate
- Housing authorities, operating
- Listing service, real estate
- Managers, real estate
- Multiple listing services, real estate
- Real estate auctions
- Rental agents for real estate
- Selling agents for real estate
- Time-sharing real estate: sales, leasing, and rentals
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Apartment Rental in the US (53111)
Revenue 2025
$295.3bn
Growth 2025
1.38%
Key Trends
Since the subprime mortgage crisis, the industry has undergone structural change
The industry is expected to suffer a wave of evictions as unemployment remains high
Increases in rental vacancy will diminish landlords' effective pricing power
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 6531 - Real Estate Agents and Managers
US-SIC Code 6531 - Real Estate Agents and Managers sits in the 2-digit Real Estate Agents and Managers sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.
Division: H
Division Title: Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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601 Central Reserve Depository Institutions
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602 Commercial Banks
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603 Savings Institutions
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606 Credit Unions
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608 Foreign Banking and Branches and Agencies Of
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609 Functions Related To Depository Banking
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611 Federal and Federally-sponsored Credit Agencies
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614 Personal Credit Institutions
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615 Business Credit Institutions
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616 Mortgage Bankers and Brokers
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621 Security Brokers, Dealers, and Flotation
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622 Commodity Contracts Brokers and Dealers
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623 Security and Commodity Exchanges
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628 Services Allied With the Exchange of Securities
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631 Life Insurance
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632 Accident and Health Insurance and Medical
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633 Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance
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635 Surety Insurance
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636 Title Insurance
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637 Pension, Health, and Welfare Funds
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639 Insurance Carriers, Not Elsewhere Classified
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651 Real Estate Operators (except Developers) and Lessors
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653 Real Estate Agents and Managers
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654 Title Abstract Offices
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655 Land Subdividers and Developers
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671 Holding Offices
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672 Investment Offices
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673 Trusts
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679 Miscellaneous Investing
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 6531 - Real Estate Agents and Managers
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 6531 - Real Estate Agents and Managers. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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653101 Relocation service
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653102 Office & desk space-rental
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653103 Brokers-hotel motel & apartment house
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653104 Real estate investments
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653105 House buyers
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653106 Estate management
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653107 Cooperatives
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653108 Real estate management
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653109 Appraisers-industrial & commercial
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653110 Apartment sharing service
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653111 Apartment finding & rental service
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653112 Roommate referral service
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653113 Real estate-rental service
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653114 Real estate syndicators
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653115 Real estate information reports
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653116 Real estate appraisers
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653117 Real estate consultants
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653118 Real estate
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653120 Real estate buyers & brokers
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653121 Garage management
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653122 Real estate inspection
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653123 Housing-rental
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653124 Housing consultants
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653125 Real estate exchangers
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653126 Real estate-time sharing
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653127 Rental agencies
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653128 Mobile homes-appraisers
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653129 Mobile homes-consultants
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653130 Condominiums-time sharing
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653132 Housing authorities
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653133 Ranch sales
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653134 Real estate video services
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653135 Real estate support services
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653137 Low rent housing
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653138 Property identification service
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653139 Housing-industrial
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653140 Assessment consultants
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653141 Vacation rentals
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653142 Landlord & tenant officers
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653144 Real estate buyers representatives
8 Digit SIC Codes
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65310000 Real estate agents and managers
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65310100 Real estate brokers and agents
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65310101 Broker of manufactured homes, on site
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65310102 Buying agent, real estate
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65310103 Escrow agent, real estate
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65310104 Real estate agent, commercial
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65310105 Real estate agent, residential
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65310106 Selling agent, real estate
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65310200 Real estate managers
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65310201 Cemetery management service
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65310202 Condominium manager
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65310203 Cooperative apartment manager
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65310300 Real estate listing services
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65310301 Multiple listing service, real estate
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65310400 Real estate leasing and rentals
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65310401 Rental agent, real estate
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65310402 Time-sharing real estate sales, leasing and rentals
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65319900 Real estate agents and managers, nec
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65319901 Appraiser, real estate
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65319902 Auction, real estate
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65319903 Fiduciary, real estate
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65319904 Housing authority operator
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