Real Estate Providers

The real estate providers published here index professionals, firms, and service providers operating across the United States residential and commercial property sectors. Each entry reflects publicly available data drawn from state licensing boards, professional associations, and regulatory filings. The scope spans brokerage, property management, appraisal, title services, and adjacent real estate disciplines — categories governed by distinct statutory and licensing frameworks at both the state and federal level.

Geographic Distribution

Real estate licensing and professional regulation is administered at the state level across all 50 U.S. jurisdictions, with no single federal licensing body for brokers or salespersons. The Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO) tracks reciprocity agreements and licensing standards across participating states, documenting variation in continuing education requirements, exam thresholds, and renewal cycles.

Provider Network entries are distributed across all major metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, which identifies more than 380 such areas nationwide. Coverage density reflects the concentration of licensed professionals in a given geography — markets such as the New York–Newark–Jersey City MSA, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim MSA, and Chicago–Naperville–Elgin MSA carry the highest provider volumes by professional count.

Rural and non-metropolitan entries are included where state licensing records confirm active status. Providers in states with limited reciprocity agreements — including Missouri and Michigan, which maintain more restrictive portability rules — are classified under their primary licensing jurisdiction only.

For context on how this provider network fits within the broader Intellectual Property Providers framework, the Provider Network Purpose and Scope page describes the classification structure applied across all verticals.

How to Read an Entry

Each provider is structured around a standardized profile format. The fields are populated from one or more of the following public source categories:

1. State licensing board records — License number, license type (salesperson, broker, broker-associate), issue date, expiration date, and current status (active, inactive, suspended).
2. National Association of Realtors (NAR) membership data — Designation codes (e.g., CRS, ABR, GRI) where publicly published by the member's affiliated association.
3. Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) National Registry — For appraisers, the federal ASC registry maintained under Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) provides credential type (Licensed Residential, Certified Residential, Certified General) and state certification status.
4. Business entity filings — Firm entries reference Secretary of State registration data where available, including entity type and registered agent.
5. NMLS data — Mortgage loan originators operating under the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS Consumer Access) are cross-referenced by NMLS ID where applicable.

A single practitioner may carry designations under more than one category — for example, a licensed broker who is also a Certified General Appraiser holds credentials governed by separate statutory frameworks and will show composite status across both.

What Providers Include and Exclude

Included:

• Active and recently lapsed license holders as of the last data refresh from state licensing portals
• Commercial and residential specialists, including those with verified CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) or SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors) designations
• Property management firms licensed under applicable state statutes (required in 44 states, per ARELLO reporting)
• Title and escrow company entries where state insurance department filings are publicly accessible
• Appraisal management companies (AMCs) registered under state AMC laws enacted in response to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub. L. 111-203, §1473)

Excluded:

• Unlicensed real estate consultants or advisors operating outside statutory licensure requirements
• Attorneys engaged in real estate transactions solely under bar admission — legal practice is indexed separately
• Home inspectors, unless the individual also holds a real estate license in the same jurisdiction
• International professionals without a U.S. state license, regardless of foreign credential equivalency claims

This distinction between licensed and non-licensed service providers is material. The How to Use This Intellectual Property Resource page outlines how inclusion criteria are applied consistently across the provider network.

Verification Status

Providers carry one of three verification classifications, applied at the time of the most recent data pull:

• Verified Active — License status confirmed as active against the issuing state board's online verification portal within the current calendar year.
• Pending Confirmation — License record located in source data but not yet cross-checked against the primary state portal. Entries in this status should be independently confirmed before reliance.
• Historical/Lapsed — License expired, placed on inactive status, or subject to a documented disciplinary action recorded in the state board's public disciplinary register.

The ASC National Registry updates appraisal credential data on a rolling basis, and ASC-sourced entries reflect the registry state at the time of pull. State real estate commissions vary significantly in how frequently public license databases are refreshed — the California Department of Real Estate updates its eLicensing portal daily, while smaller state agencies may refresh on a weekly or monthly cycle.

No provider on this provider network constitutes an endorsement, referral, or recommendation. The verification classifications describe the documented license status in public records; they do not represent an independent audit of professional conduct, errors and omissions insurance coverage, or current business operation. Disciplinary history, where publicly recorded by state commissions or the ASC, is noted within the entry where the source data includes it.