In Minnesota, 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 Minnesota?
Yes: in Minnesota, real estate agents need a state license issued by the Minnesota Department of Commerce (Commissioner of Commerce). You can check a name yourself on Commerce License Lookup Directory.
- License required · Minnesota Department of Commerce (Commissioner of Commerce)
- Titles you will see: Salesperson, Broker
- Check a name yourself: Commerce License Lookup Directory (we could not open this search page ourselves)
Do mortgage loan officers need a license in Minnesota?
Yes: in Minnesota, mortgage loan officers need a state license issued by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, through NMLS. You can check a name yourself on NMLS Consumer Access.
- License required · Minnesota Department of Commerce, through NMLS
- 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 Minnesota?
We found no state license requirement for home inspectors in Minnesota; 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 Minnesota. 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 Minnesota?
Yes: in Minnesota, real estate attorneys need a state license issued by the Minnesota Supreme Court (Lawyer Registration Office; Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility). You can check a name yourself on OLPR Lawyer Search (public discipline and status).
- License required · Minnesota Supreme Court (Lawyer Registration Office; Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility)
- Titles you will see: Attorney
- Check a name yourself: OLPR Lawyer Search (public discipline and status)
Do appraisers need a license in Minnesota?
Yes: in Minnesota, appraisers need a state license issued by the Minnesota Department of Commerce. You can check a name yourself on Commerce License Lookup Directory.
- License required · Minnesota Department of Commerce
- Titles you will see: Trainee, Licensed residential, Certified residential, Certified general
- Check a name yourself: Commerce License Lookup Directory (we could not open this search page ourselves)
More on each license: How to check a license in Minnesota.
Sectors of Minneapolis
10 most populous of 11 communities, as published by City of Minneapolis GIS, Communities.
- Southwest (population 56,692)
- Powderhorn (population 55,792)
- University (population 52,123)
- Central (population 41,089)
- Northeast (population 37,794)
- Nokomis (population 36,388)
- Near North (population 32,583)
- Camden (population 31,378)
- Longfellow (population 30,978)
- Calhoun Isle (population 29,943)