Real Estate Commission: 50-State Directory

What is a real estate commission?

Every state has a body — usually called a "real estate commission," "department of real estate," or "real estate board" — that licenses brokers and salespersons, sets education requirements, investigates consumer complaints, and enforces the state real estate license law. This page links to every one of them.

All 50 States + DC

Direct links to every state real estate commission, with regulator name, URL, and governing statute.

Licensing details

Pre-license hours, exam requirements, and continuing education by state for salespersons and brokers.

Complaint processes

How to file a complaint, what sanctions each commission can impose, and where consumer protections kick in.

TC oversight rules

Whether each state regulates transaction coordinators separately, and what TCs can and cannot do without a license.

Linked to disclosure rules

Each state page links to its matching disclosure requirements guide so compliance research stays in one place.

Annually verified

Statute citations, education hours, and contact details checked against each commission's official site each year.

State-by-state directory

Every U.S. state real estate commission — official name, short name, and link. States with a full guide are linked.

What state commissions oversee

Licensing

• ✓Pre-license education hours and approved course providers
• ✓State and national exam administration
• ✓Initial license issuance and renewal
• ✓Continuing education requirements per cycle

Discipline and complaints

• ✓Investigating consumer complaints against licensees
• ✓Hearings before administrative law judges or commission panels
• ✓Civil fines, suspension, and license revocation
• ✓Public discipline records and license lookups

Mandatory forms

• ✓State-required seller disclosure forms (in mandatory-disclosure states)
• ✓Agency and brokerage relationship forms
• ✓Trust account and earnest money handling rules
• ✓Advertising and signage standards

TC oversight

• ✓Defining the line between licensed brokerage activity and administrative support
• ✓Setting rules for unlicensed assistants and TCs
• ✓Enforcement against unlicensed practice
• ✓Guidance on broker supervision responsibilities

Filing a complaint

The process is broadly similar across states: file a written complaint, the commission investigates, and — if substantiated — the agent faces a hearing and possible discipline.

Best practices for transaction coordinators

Working across multiple states means every transaction may be governed by a different commission. These habits keep you on the right side of each one.

Know your scope by state

• ✓Identify which activities require a license in each state you support
• ✓Document the line between brokerage activity and administrative support
• ✓Always operate under a licensed broker's supervision

Track license status

• ✓Verify the supervising broker's license status each renewal cycle
• ✓Watch for public discipline records on the commission site
• ✓Subscribe to commission newsletter or rule-change updates

Use commission-published forms

• ✓Prefer state-published disclosure and agency forms over generic templates
• ✓Re-verify forms each year — commissions update them with little fanfare
• ✓Keep a versioned library of state-specific forms

Maintain compliance audit trails

• ✓Log every disclosure delivery with timestamps
• ✓Save written acknowledgments from buyers and sellers
• ✓Keep records for the retention period your state requires

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