In Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania?
Yes: in Pennsylvania, real estate agents need a state license issued by the State Real Estate Commission, Pennsylvania Department of State. You can check a name yourself on PALS (Pennsylvania Licensing System) license search.
- License required · State Real Estate Commission, Pennsylvania Department of State
- Titles you will see: Salesperson, Broker
- Check a name yourself: PALS (Pennsylvania Licensing System) license search
Do mortgage loan officers need a license in Pennsylvania?
Yes: in Pennsylvania, mortgage loan officers need a state license issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities. You can check a name yourself on NMLS Consumer Access.
- License required · Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities
- 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 Pennsylvania?
We found no state license requirement for home inspectors in Pennsylvania; ask for proof of training, insurance and association membership instead.
- No state license found · No state board (68 Pa.C.S. chapter 75 sets contract, report and insurance rules)
- Titles you will see: Home inspector (unlicensed; full member of a national association, or engineer or architect)
- We found no state license for this work in Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania?
Yes: in Pennsylvania, real estate attorneys need a state license issued by the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. You can check a name yourself on Look Up an Attorney (Disciplinary Board).
- License required · Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Titles you will see: Attorney
- Check a name yourself: Look Up an Attorney (Disciplinary Board)
Do appraisers need a license in Pennsylvania?
Yes: in Pennsylvania, appraisers need a state license issued by the State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers, Pennsylvania Department of State. You can check a name yourself on PALS (Pennsylvania Licensing System) license search.
- License required · State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers, Pennsylvania Department of State
- Titles you will see: Certified residential, Certified general, Certified broker/appraiser, Licensed trainee
- Check a name yourself: PALS (Pennsylvania Licensing System) license search
More on each license: How to check a license in Pennsylvania.
Sectors of Philadelphia
10 most populous of 18 planning districts, as published by City of Philadelphia, Planning Districts (OpenDataPhilly).
- Upper North (population 146,819)
- Central (population 140,361)
- North (population 133,177)
- South (population 132,439)
- West (population 113,438)
- Lower North (population 103,042)
- Lower Northeast (population 101,746)
- North Delaware (population 98,069)
- Upper Northwest (population 91,924)
- Central Northeast (population 83,860)