Real Estate Agency Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a real estate agency, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Real Estate Agency name ideas
Tap a name to read what its key word means and where it comes from. Always check trademarks and your state's business name rules before you register.
Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a real estate agency is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a real estate agency usually falls under NAICS 531210: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers.
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.
Businesses classified here include
- Agencies, real estate
- Agents, real estate
- Auctioning real estate for others (i.e., agents, brokers)
- Brokerages, real estate
- Brokers' offices, real estate
- Buyers' agents, real estate, offices
- Buying agencies, real estate
- Buying real estate for others (i.e., agents, brokers)
- Commercial real estate agencies
- Commercial real estate agents' offices
- Exclusive buyers' agencies
- Exclusive buyers' agents, offices of
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 531210), U.S. Census Bureau.
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers in the U.S. by the numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
States with the most offices of real estate agents and brokers locations
- California 23,362 locations
- Florida 21,241 locations
- Texas 11,144 locations
- Colorado 7,758 locations
- New York 6,773 locations
- North Carolina 6,694 locations
- Arizona 6,444 locations
- Georgia 6,268 locations
- Washington 5,713 locations
- Illinois 4,936 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.