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Real estate licence lookup by state

There is no national real estate licence search. Each state commission runs its own, and the commission is the authoritative record. Pick a state to go straight to it.

50 of 50 states have a verified official search linked below.

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Not a consumer report

Licence status published by a state commission is a public record provided for general reference. It is not a consumer report and may not be used to make employment, tenant, credit, or insurance decisions. For anything covered by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, use a licensed consumer reporting agency.

Common questions

Is there one national real estate licence lookup?

No. Unlike mortgage loan originators, who are all searchable in NMLS Consumer Access, real estate licensing is run state by state and each commission publishes its own search. ARELLO aggregates some of it, but the state commission is the authoritative record. Pick your state above.

Is it free to verify a real estate licence?

Yes. State commissions publish licensee status as a public record, at no charge and without an account. Any site charging you to look up a real estate licence is reselling public data.

Can I use a licence lookup for a hiring decision?

No. Licence status is a public record provided for general reference. It is not a consumer report and cannot be used to make employment, tenant, credit, or insurance decisions. Use a licensed consumer reporting agency for anything covered by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

What does a real estate licence search show?

Typically the licence type, its current status, and the expiration date, plus the licensee name as the commission records it. Detail varies by state: some show disciplinary history and the employing brokerage, others do not. Contact the commission when you need more than the search returns.

Looking up a loan officer instead?

Mortgage loan originators are not state-by-state. Every state-licensed MLO is searchable in one national system.

NMLS Consumer Access lookup →