Verify a Virginia real estate licence

Use the Virginia Real Estate Board - Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation licence search. Enter the licensee's name or licence number and the search returns the licence type, its current status, and the expiration date. The commission's record is the authoritative one — a listing on a brokerage site or a business card is not verification.

Yes. State real estate 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.

Yes. Virginia Real Estate Board - Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation licenses both, so one search covers salespersons and brokers. The result names the licence type held, which is how you tell an agent from a broker.

No. Licence status from a state commission is a public record 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 FCRA-regulated.

An empty result is not proof that someone is unlicensed. Names are often recorded differently than they are used day to day, and a pending or recently issued licence may not be searchable yet. Try the licence number, then contact Virginia Real Estate Board - Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation before drawing a conclusion.