In Tennessee, 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 Tennessee?
Yes: in Tennessee, real estate agents need a state license issued by the Tennessee Real Estate Commission. You can check a name yourself on Verify Public Search.
- License required · Tennessee Real Estate Commission
- Titles you will see: Broker, Affiliate broker, Firm
- Check a name yourself: Verify Public Search
Do mortgage loan officers need a license in Tennessee?
Yes: in Tennessee, mortgage loan officers need a state license issued by the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (TDFI). You can check a name yourself on NMLS Consumer Access.
- License required · Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (TDFI)
- 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 Tennessee?
Yes: in Tennessee, home inspectors need a state license issued by the Tennessee Home Inspector Licensing Program (Department of Commerce and Insurance). You can check a name yourself on Verify Public Search.
- License required · Tennessee Home Inspector Licensing Program (Department of Commerce and Insurance)
- Titles you will see: Home inspector
- Check a name yourself: Verify Public Search
Do real estate attorneys need a license in Tennessee?
Yes: in Tennessee, real estate attorneys need a state license issued by the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility (for the Tennessee Supreme Court). You can check a name yourself on Online Tennessee Attorney Directory.
- License required · Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility (for the Tennessee Supreme Court)
- Titles you will see: Attorney
- Check a name yourself: Online Tennessee Attorney Directory (we could not open this search page ourselves)
Do appraisers need a license in Tennessee?
Yes: in Tennessee, appraisers need a state license issued by the Tennessee Real Estate Appraiser Commission. You can check a name yourself on Verify Public Search.
- License required · Tennessee Real Estate Appraiser Commission
- Titles you will see: Licensed, Certified Residential, Certified General, Trainee
- Check a name yourself: Verify Public Search
More on each license: How to check a license in Tennessee.
Sectors of Nashville
10 most populous of 14 community planning areas, as published by Metro Nashville Planning Department, Community Planning Areas (Subareas).
- Southeast (population 113,878)
- Antioch - Priest Lake (population 102,648)
- Green Hills - Midtown (population 87,676)
- Donelson - Hermitage - Old Hickory (population 82,212)
- East Nashville (population 61,060)
- Madison (population 47,964)
- Bellevue (population 43,400)
- West Nashville (population 41,224)
- South Nashville (population 38,453)
- Bordeaux - Whites Creek - Haynes Trinity (population 28,951)