Pennsylvania · Real Estate Licensing
Pennsylvania real estate license lookup through PALS.
Pennsylvania licences real estate professionals through the State Real Estate Commission, and the Department of State verifies them through its PALS search. This page explains where to go and links to it.
Short answer: use the Department of State’s PALS licence search and pick the Real Estate Commission. This page does not look anyone up.
Who the Commission licenses, and where to verify
The Pennsylvania State Real Estate Commission regulates brokers, salespersons, cemetery brokers, cemetery salespersons, campground membership salespersons, time-share salespersons, builder-owner salespersons and rental listing referral agents, as well as the unlicensed practice of those professions.
The Department of State’s “Verify a Professional or Occupational License” page says you can verify whether a professional holds an active licence, and links to a licence search and to professional licensing disciplinary actions. The search itself runs in the PALS portal, which needs JavaScript, so this page does not describe its individual fields.
Real estate appraisers are a separate board (Certified Real Estate Appraisers), not the Real Estate Commission.
Open the official search
Which board to choose
Agents, brokers and the other categories above sit under the State Real Estate Commission. Appraisers sit under the Certified Real Estate Appraisers board. Disciplinary actions are published separately from the licence search on the same Department of State page.
Format
This page publishes no licence-number format or check-digit rule, because none is documented on the pages read.
Official sources used
- www.pals.pa.gov/#!/page/search (retrieved November 2026)
- www.pa.gov/services/dos/verify-a-professional-or-occupational-license (retrieved November 2026)
Common mix-ups
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Often assumedPennsylvania agents and real estate appraisers are checked under the same licensing board.
What the source saysThe Department of State's list of licensing boards names the Real Estate Commission and Certified Real Estate Appraisers as separate boards, so pick the board that matches the credential you are checking. [1]
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Often assumedA Pennsylvania licence check only tells you whether a licence exists.
What the source saysThe Department of State says you can verify that a professional holds an active licence, and the same page links to professional licensing disciplinary actions. [1]
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Frequently asked questions
How do I check a Pennsylvania real estate license?
Use the Department of State PALS licence search and select the Real Estate Commission, then search by name or licence number.
Which real estate roles does the Commission license?
Brokers, salespersons, cemetery brokers and salespersons, campground membership salespersons, time-share salespersons, builder-owner salespersons and rental listing referral agents.
Are appraisers covered by the same board?
No. Certified Real Estate Appraisers is a separate board listed by the Department of State.
Does this page verify a licence?
No. It describes the official PALS search and links to it.
Guide only — not a verification tool
This page describes official registers and links to them. It does not check anyone’s licence status, does not copy or proxy any register, and nothing you might type here is transmitted anywhere. Registers change and licensing rules differ by state and city; use the official source linked above and contact the regulator to confirm anything that matters. This is general information, not legal advice.