{
  "topic": "agent-licensing",
  "extracted": "2026-10-15",
  "licence": "CC BY 4.0, cite Payotte (https://payotte.com/mexico/by-state) with a link",
  "states": {
    "10": {
      "status": "planned",
      "authority": "Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico",
      "law": "Decree 395 of the LXX Legislature of Durango, in force on 1 January 2027",
      "answer": "In Durango, real estate agents fall under Decree 395 of the LXX Legislature of Durango, in force on 1 January 2027: law in force from 2027 (Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico).",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Decree 395 of the LXX Legislature of Durango, in force on 1 January 2027",
          "url": "https://congresodurango.gob.mx/Archivos/LXX/DECRETOS/DEC395.pdf"
        }
      ]
    },
    "11": {
      "status": "registry",
      "authority": "State economy secretariat (Padrón Estatal de Agentes Inmobiliarios)",
      "law": "Ley que regula a los agentes inmobiliarios en el Estado de Guanajuato (POE 21 Nov. 2014, reformed 1 July 2016)",
      "answer": "In Guanajuato, real estate agents fall under Ley que regula a los agentes inmobiliarios en el Estado de Guanajuato (POE 21 Nov. 2014, reformed 1 July 2016): state register (State economy secretariat (Padrón Estatal de Agentes Inmobiliarios)).",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Ley que regula a los agentes inmobiliarios en el Estado de Guanajuato (POE 21 Nov. 2014, reformed 1 July 2016)",
          "url": "https://normatividadestatalymunicipal.guanajuato.gob.mx/archivos/817c99c4861918e518dca75d712983eb.pdf"
        }
      ]
    },
    "12": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In Guerrero, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "13": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In Hidalgo, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "14": {
      "status": "voluntary",
      "authority": "Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico",
      "law": "Ley que Establece el Registro y Acreditación de los Prestadores de Servicios en Materia Inmobiliaria del Estado de Jalisco (decree 29238/LXIII/23)",
      "answer": "In Jalisco, real estate agents fall under Ley que Establece el Registro y Acreditación de los Prestadores de Servicios en Materia Inmobiliaria del Estado de Jalisco (decree 29238/LXIII/23): voluntary accreditation (Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico).",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Ley que Establece el Registro y Acreditación de los Prestadores de Servicios en Materia Inmobiliaria del Estado de Jalisco (decree 29238/LXIII/23)",
          "url": "https://congresoweb.congresojal.gob.mx/bibliotecavirtual/legislacion/Leyes/Documentos_PDF-Leyes/Ley%20que%20Establece%20el%20Registro%20y%20Acreditaci%C3%B3n%20de%20los%20Prestadores%20de%20Servicios%20en%20Materia%20Inmobiliaria%20del%20Estado%20de%20Jalisco-180823.pdf"
        }
      ]
    },
    "15": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In State of Mexico, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "16": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In Michoacán, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "17": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In Morelos, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "18": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In Nayarit, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "19": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In Nuevo León, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "20": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In Oaxaca, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "21": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In Puebla, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "22": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In Querétaro, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "23": {
      "status": "mandatory",
      "authority": "SEDETUS",
      "law": "Ley de Prestación de Servicios Inmobiliarios del Estado de Quintana Roo (last reform POE 16 Dec. 2025)",
      "answer": "In Quintana Roo, real estate agents fall under Ley de Prestación de Servicios Inmobiliarios del Estado de Quintana Roo (last reform POE 16 Dec. 2025): licence required (SEDETUS).",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Ley de Prestación de Servicios Inmobiliarios del Estado de Quintana Roo (last reform POE 16 Dec. 2025)",
          "url": "https://documentos.congresoqroo.gob.mx/leyes/L308-XVIII-20251216-L1820251216186-Ley-Servicios-Inmobiliarios.pdf"
        }
      ]
    },
    "24": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In San Luis Potosí, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "25": {
      "status": "mandatory",
      "authority": "Secretaría General de Gobierno",
      "law": "Reglamento de la Ley de Prestación de Servicios Inmobiliarios del Estado de Sinaloa (POE 6 Dec. 2024), art. 17",
      "answer": "In Sinaloa, real estate agents fall under Reglamento de la Ley de Prestación de Servicios Inmobiliarios del Estado de Sinaloa (POE 6 Dec. 2024), art. 17: licence required (Secretaría General de Gobierno).",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Reglamento de la Ley de Prestación de Servicios Inmobiliarios del Estado de Sinaloa (POE 6 Dec. 2024), art. 17",
          "url": "https://iip.congresosinaloa.gob.mx/docs/reg/191.pdf"
        }
      ]
    },
    "26": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In Sonora, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "27": {
      "status": "registry",
      "authority": "Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico y Turismo",
      "law": "Ley de Operaciones Inmobiliarias del Estado de Tabasco",
      "answer": "In Tabasco, real estate agents fall under Ley de Operaciones Inmobiliarias del Estado de Tabasco: state register (Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico y Turismo).",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Ley de Operaciones Inmobiliarias del Estado de Tabasco",
          "url": "https://tsj-tabasco.gob.mx/documentos/37385/LEY-DE-OPERACIONES-INMOBILIARIAS-DEL-ESTADO-DE-TABASCO/"
        }
      ]
    },
    "28": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In Tamaulipas, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "29": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In Tlaxcala, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "30": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In Veracruz, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "31": {
      "status": "registry",
      "authority": "Insejupy",
      "law": "Ley que crea el Instituto de Seguridad Jurídica Patrimonial de Yucatán, art. 123 Bis, and its regulation (D.O. 21 May 2025)",
      "answer": "In Yucatán, real estate agents fall under Ley que crea el Instituto de Seguridad Jurídica Patrimonial de Yucatán, art. 123 Bis, and its regulation (D.O. 21 May 2025): state register (Insejupy).",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Ley que crea el Instituto de Seguridad Jurídica Patrimonial de Yucatán, art. 123 Bis, and its regulation (D.O. 21 May 2025)",
          "url": "https://www.yucatan.gob.mx/docs/diario_oficial/diarios/2025/2025-05-21_2.pdf"
        }
      ]
    },
    "32": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In Zacatecas, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "01": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In Aguascalientes, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "02": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In Baja California, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "03": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In Baja California Sur, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "04": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In Campeche, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "05": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In Coahuila, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "06": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In Colima, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "07": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In Chiapas, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    },
    "08": {
      "status": "title",
      "authority": "Secretaría de Innovación y Desarrollo Económico",
      "law": "Ley de Prestación de Servicios Inmobiliarios del Estado de Chihuahua (POE 2 June 2018), art. 13",
      "answer": "In Chihuahua, real estate agents fall under Ley de Prestación de Servicios Inmobiliarios del Estado de Chihuahua (POE 2 June 2018), art. 13: only licensees may call themselves licensed (Secretaría de Innovación y Desarrollo Económico).",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Ley de Prestación de Servicios Inmobiliarios del Estado de Chihuahua (POE 2 June 2018), art. 13",
          "url": "https://www.congresochihuahua2.gob.mx/biblioteca/leyes/archivosLeyes/1427.pdf"
        }
      ]
    },
    "09": {
      "status": "not_established",
      "authority": null,
      "law": null,
      "answer": "In Mexico City, Payotte could not read an official text that licenses real estate agents; there is no federal licence.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": []
    }
  }
}