In Rhode Island, real estate agents, mortgage loan officers, home inspectors, real estate attorneys and appraisers need a state license. 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 Rhode Island?
Yes: in Rhode Island, real estate agents need a state license issued by the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation (Director of Business Regulation).
- License required · Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation (Director of Business Regulation)
- Titles you will see: Salesperson, Broker
Do mortgage loan officers need a license in Rhode Island?
Yes: in Rhode Island, mortgage loan officers need a state license issued by the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation. You can check a name yourself on NMLS Consumer Access.
- License required · Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation
- 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 Rhode Island?
Yes: in Rhode Island, home inspectors need a state license issued by the Rhode Island Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board.
- License required · Rhode Island Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board
- Titles you will see: Home inspector
Do real estate attorneys need a license in Rhode Island?
Yes: in Rhode Island, real estate attorneys need a state license issued by the Rhode Island Supreme Court. You can check a name yourself on Rhode Island Supreme Court Attorney Search.
- License required · Rhode Island Supreme Court
- Titles you will see: Attorney
- Check a name yourself: Rhode Island Supreme Court Attorney Search
Do appraisers need a license in Rhode Island?
Yes: in Rhode Island, appraisers need a state license issued by the Rhode Island Real Estate Appraisers Board (Department of Business Regulation). You can check a name yourself on ASC National Registry (Appraiser).
- License required · Rhode Island Real Estate Appraisers Board (Department of Business Regulation)
- Titles you will see: Licensed appraiser, Certified appraiser
- Check a name yourself: ASC National Registry (Appraiser)
More on each license: How to check a license in Rhode Island.
Sectors of Providence
10 most populous neighborhoods (of 25 neighborhoods), as published by Providence_Neighborhoods_Basic_Demographics (City of Providence PVDGIS, Neighborhood Snapshots platform; field TOTPOP_CY, 2019 total population).
- West End (population 16,918)
- Silver Lake (population 13,265)
- Wanskuck (population 11,924)
- Elmhurst (population 11,121)
- Elmwood (population 10,720)
- Mount Pleasant (population 10,265)
- College Hill (population 9,252)
- Washington Park (population 8,565)
- Hartford (population 7,193)
- Charles (population 7,112)