Real Estate Agent Must Have Active License
REM #A736
By Ilyce R. Glink
Summary: Before you hire a real estate agent, make sure they have an active license to do business in your state. Most states require that the license is printed and displayed in the agent's office.
Q: What does “active-print license” mean when it is referring to
the status of a real estates broker's license?
A: A real estate agent or broker must be licensed by your state in order to
do business. A license is generally either active or inactive. In some states,
it may also be cancelled.
Before working with an agent or broker, you'd want to make sure they are licensed
to do business in the state in which you live. That means they have taken and
passed the required examinations, filled out the appropriate forms, and paid
the required fee. For the license to remain active, agents and brokers in most
states must fulfill continuing education requirements that are designed to keep
them intellectually engaged and up to date in a changing industry.
Most, if not all, states require that the broker that holds an agent's license
display a printed version on the wall of the office. If you go into a local
real estate brokerage firm, you can ask to see an agent's license.
NOTE: This column is distributed by Real Estate Matters Syndicate, PO Box 366, Glencoe, Illinois, 60022. This column may not be resold, reprinted, resyndicated or redistributed without written permission from the publisher.
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