In Georgia, 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 Georgia?
Yes: in Georgia, real estate agents need a state license issued by the Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC). You can check a name yourself on GREC license search.
- License required · Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC)
- Titles you will see: Salesperson, Broker, Community association manager
- Check a name yourself: GREC license search
Do mortgage loan officers need a license in Georgia?
Yes: in Georgia, mortgage loan officers need a state license issued by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (DBF). You can check a name yourself on NMLS Consumer Access.
- License required · Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (DBF)
- Titles you will see: Licensed mortgage loan originator, Registered mortgage loan originator
- Check a name yourself: NMLS Consumer Access (we could not open this search page ourselves)
Do home inspectors need a license in Georgia?
We found no state license requirement for home inspectors in Georgia; ask for proof of training, insurance and association membership instead.
- No state license found
- We found no state license for this work in Georgia. 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 Georgia?
Yes: in Georgia, real estate attorneys need a state license issued by the State Bar of Georgia. You can check a name yourself on State Bar of Georgia Member Directory.
- License required · State Bar of Georgia
- Titles you will see: Attorney
- Check a name yourself: State Bar of Georgia Member Directory
Do appraisers need a license in Georgia?
Yes: in Georgia, appraisers need a state license issued by the Georgia Real Estate Appraisers Board (staffed by GREC). You can check a name yourself on GREC license search.
- License required · Georgia Real Estate Appraisers Board (staffed by GREC)
- Titles you will see: Trainee, Registered, Licensed, Certified residential, Certified general
- Check a name yourself: GREC license search
More on each license: How to check a license in Georgia.
Sectors of Atlanta
10 most populous neighborhoods (of 248 official neighborhoods), as published by Official Neighborhoods with 2025 Demographic Data (TotalPop), City of Atlanta Department of City Planning GIS.
- Midtown (population 30,345)
- Downtown (population 19,092)
- Old Fourth Ward (population 14,861)
- North Buckhead (population 13,991)
- Morningside/Lenox Park (population 10,921)
- Grant Park (population 10,413)
- Virginia Highland (population 8,765)
- Pine Hills (population 8,326)
- Lindbergh/Morosgo (population 7,465)
- Kirkwood (population 7,445)