Analysis of 452,154 Florida DBPR records finds new-license activity rose 42% year over year, while 43% of the 2025 cohort now has inactive license records.
SURFSIDE, Fla., July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Casa Academy today published a statewide analysis showing that Florida added 64,840 new real estate licensees in 2025, a 42% increase from 2024 and the highest annual total found in the current state licensing file. At the same time, 43% of the 2025 cohort now has inactive license records.
The State of Florida Real Estate Licensing report analyzes 452,154 sales associate, broker and broker-associate records from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. It examines entry into the profession, current license status, county-level concentrations, brokerage affiliation and upcoming renewal pressure.
"The number of people entering Florida real estate is extraordinary, but the more important story is how many remain active after earning the license," said Shie Gabbai, founder of Casa Academy. "We built this report so journalists, researchers, brokerages and prospective agents can see both sides of the market."
The analysis found that 37,137 members of the 2025 cohort currently have active license records, while 17,568 are voluntarily inactive and 10,135 are involuntarily inactive. Those figures produce the 43% inactive-record share. The report uses license status as reported by DBPR and does not equate an active record with full-time real estate practice.
The report also found that 28% of active Florida licensees earned their licenses on or after January 1, 2024. The concentration is highest in several Central Florida counties, including Osceola, Polk, Hillsborough, Pasco and Orange. Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach together account for more than one-third of the state's active license records.
A separate renewal analysis found that 162,112 active licenses are scheduled to expire in 2027, representing more than half of the active records in the dataset. Florida requires continuing education and renewal action to maintain active status, making the 2027 cycle an important test of how durable the recent licensing surge will be.
Casa Academy derived the findings from the full Florida DBPR real estate licensing extract dated July 2, 2026. The public report includes methodology, county tables and downloadable aggregate data. Casa Academy publishes aggregate statistics and does not republish personal information from the state license file.
The complete report is available at . Journalists and researchers may cite the analysis and request custom county cuts or methodology details.
About Casa Academy
Casa Academy is a DBPR-licensed Florida real estate school, license ZH1003169, offering state-approved pre-licensing, post-licensing and continuing education courses in English and Spanish. The school publishes original aggregate research about Florida's real estate licensing market.
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