In Iowa, 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 Iowa?
Yes: in Iowa, real estate agents need a state license issued by the Iowa Real Estate Commission (Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing). You can check a name yourself on Professional License Search (LicensedInIowa.gov).
- License required · Iowa Real Estate Commission (Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing)
- Titles you will see: Salesperson, Broker associate, Broker
- Check a name yourself: Professional License Search (LicensedInIowa.gov)
Do mortgage loan officers need a license in Iowa?
Yes: in Iowa, mortgage loan officers need a state license issued by the Iowa Division of Banking (Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing). You can check a name yourself on NMLS Consumer Access.
- License required · Iowa Division of Banking (Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing)
- Titles you will see: 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 Iowa?
We found no state license requirement for home inspectors in Iowa; ask for proof of training, insurance and association membership instead.
- No state license found
- Titles you will see: Home inspector
- We found no state license for this work in Iowa. 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 Iowa?
Yes: in Iowa, real estate attorneys need a state license issued by the Iowa Supreme Court, Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Attorney Disciplinary Boards. You can check a name yourself on Search Lawyers Licensed in Iowa.
- License required · Iowa Supreme Court, Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Attorney Disciplinary Boards
- Titles you will see: Attorney
- Check a name yourself: Search Lawyers Licensed in Iowa
Do appraisers need a license in Iowa?
Yes: in Iowa, appraisers need a state license issued by the Iowa Real Estate Appraiser Examining Board (Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing). You can check a name yourself on Professional License Search (LicensedInIowa.gov).
- License required · Iowa Real Estate Appraiser Examining Board (Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing)
- Titles you will see: Registered appraiser trainee, Licensed appraiser, Certified residential, Certified general
- Check a name yourself: Professional License Search (LicensedInIowa.gov)
More on each license: How to check a license in Iowa.
Sectors of Des Moines
10 most populous ZIP codes (of 11 ZIP code areas mostly inside the city), as published by U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B01003 (total population by ZIP Code Tabulation Area).
- ZIP 50317 (population 36,548)
- ZIP 50315 (population 34,816)
- ZIP 50310 (population 31,177)
- ZIP 50320 (population 24,807)
- ZIP 50316 (population 16,710)
- ZIP 50312 (population 15,802)
- ZIP 50311 (population 14,574)
- ZIP 50314 (population 10,438)
- ZIP 50309 (population 10,110)
- ZIP 50321 (population 7,900)