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Real estate professionals in Colorado

Payotte will list one professional per trade and per sector of Denver. Until then, here is who licenses each trade and how to check a name yourself.

In Colorado, real estate agents, mortgage loan officers, real estate attorneys and appraisers need a state license. No state license is required for home inspectors. Ask any professional for their license number and check it yourself at the official lookup listed below.

Five trades, five regulators

Do real estate agents need a license in Colorado?

Yes: in Colorado, real estate agents need a state license issued by the Colorado Real Estate Commission, Division of Real Estate (DORA). You can check a name yourself on DRE eLicense Search for a Licensee.

Do mortgage loan officers need a license in Colorado?

Yes: in Colorado, mortgage loan officers need a state license issued by the Board of Mortgage Loan Originators, Division of Real Estate (DORA); NMLS. You can check a name yourself on DRE eLicense Search for a Licensee (NMLS Consumer Access also lists originators).

Do home inspectors need a license in Colorado?

We found no state license requirement for home inspectors in Colorado; ask for proof of training, insurance and association membership instead.

  • No state license found · None found
  • Titles you will see: Home inspector
  • We found no state license for this work in Colorado. Ask for proof of training, insurance and any association membership, and remember that an association is not a regulator.

Do real estate attorneys need a license in Colorado?

Yes: in Colorado, real estate attorneys need a state license issued by the Colorado Supreme Court, Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel. You can check a name yourself on Attorney & LLP Search/History.

Do appraisers need a license in Colorado?

Yes: in Colorado, appraisers need a state license issued by the Board of Real Estate Appraisers, Division of Real Estate (DORA). You can check a name yourself on DRE eLicense Search for a Licensee.

More on each license: How to check a license in Colorado.

Sectors of Denver

10 most populous neighborhoods (of 78 statistical neighborhoods), as published by American Community Survey Nbrhd (2017-2021), City and County of Denver open data (TTL_POPULATION_ALL).

  • Gateway - Green Valley Ranch (population 43,809)
  • Montbello (population 35,167)
  • Central Park (population 29,939)
  • Five Points (population 20,221)
  • Hampden (population 19,510)
  • Westwood (population 17,771)
  • Hampden South (population 16,718)
  • Capitol Hill (population 16,120)
  • Virginia Village (population 14,885)
  • Washington Virginia Vale (population 14,775)

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