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Real estate professionals in Minnesota

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

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.

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.

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).

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.

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

Sectors of Minneapolis

10 most populous ZIP codes (of 20 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 55407 (population 37,667)
  • ZIP 55406 (population 36,581)
  • ZIP 55414 (population 35,007)
  • ZIP 55408 (population 31,507)
  • ZIP 55418 (population 31,505)
  • ZIP 55419 (population 29,738)
  • ZIP 55404 (population 28,920)
  • ZIP 55411 (population 27,741)
  • ZIP 55417 (population 25,102)
  • ZIP 55412 (population 24,460)

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