In Virginia, 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 Virginia?
Yes: in Virginia, real estate agents need a state license issued by the Real Estate Board (Virginia DPOR). You can check a name yourself on DPOR License Lookup.
- License required · Real Estate Board (Virginia DPOR)
- Titles you will see: Salesperson, Broker, Firm
- Check a name yourself: DPOR License Lookup
Do mortgage loan officers need a license in Virginia?
Yes: in Virginia, mortgage loan officers need a state license issued by the State Corporation Commission, Bureau of Financial Institutions. You can check a name yourself on NMLS Consumer Access.
- License required · State Corporation Commission, Bureau of Financial Institutions
- Titles you will see: Mortgage lender, Mortgage broker, 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 Virginia?
Yes: in Virginia, home inspectors need a state license issued by the Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors (Virginia DPOR). You can check a name yourself on DPOR License Lookup.
- License required · Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors (Virginia DPOR)
- Titles you will see: Home inspector
- Check a name yourself: DPOR License Lookup
Do real estate attorneys need a license in Virginia?
Yes: in Virginia, real estate attorneys need a state license issued by the Virginia State Bar (under the Supreme Court of Virginia). You can check a name yourself on Virginia Lawyer Directory.
- License required · Virginia State Bar (under the Supreme Court of Virginia)
- Titles you will see: Attorney
- Check a name yourself: Virginia Lawyer Directory (we could not open this search page ourselves)
Do appraisers need a license in Virginia?
Yes: in Virginia, appraisers need a state license issued by the Real Estate Appraiser Board (Virginia DPOR). You can check a name yourself on DPOR License Lookup.
- License required · Real Estate Appraiser Board (Virginia DPOR)
- Titles you will see: Licensed Residential, Certified Residential, Certified General
- Check a name yourself: DPOR License Lookup
More on each license: How to check a license in Virginia.
Sectors of Arlington
10 most populous neighborhoods (of 62 civic associations), as published by Population and Demographic Estimates, civic association data file cphd_pde_2026_downloadable.csv (Arlington County CPHD).
- Ballston - Virginia Square (population 16,238)
- Radnor/Ft.Myer Heights (population 15,139)
- Aurora Highlands (population 12,521)
- Crystal City (population 11,796)
- Douglas Park (population 10,019)
- Clarendon - Courthouse (population 9,864)
- Bluemont (population 8,313)
- Buckingham (population 7,791)
- Arlington Mill (population 7,071)
- Arlington Ridge (population 6,635)