Property Services Listings

The listings published on this site index licensed professionals, licensed businesses, and regulated service categories operating across the United States property services sector. Coverage spans residential, commercial, and industrial property service categories, with each listing positioned against the licensing and regulatory standards maintained by state real estate commissions, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and applicable local authorities. The Property Services Directory Purpose and Scope page defines the boundaries that determine which service categories qualify for inclusion.

Verification status

Listings in this directory are cross-referenced against publicly available licensing data maintained by individual state real estate commissions, which are the primary credentialing authorities for brokerage, property management, and appraisal services in the United States. All 50 states maintain independent licensing boards; 45 of those states require property managers to hold an active real estate license or a dedicated property management license as a condition of operating commercially (Association of Real Estate License Law Officials, ARELLO).

Verification tiers applied to this directory are structured as follows:

Active license confirmed — Listing holder's license number and status verified against the relevant state commission's public license lookup tool at time of inclusion.
Business entity registered — Secretary of State registration or equivalent confirmed for the listed business entity.
Specialty credential noted — Designations such as NAR's Certified Property Manager (CPM) or Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR) are recorded where the issuing organization's public directory confirms current standing.
Self-reported only — Listings where verification could not be completed through a public database are labeled as self-reported and are subject to periodic re-verification.

Listings operating in federally regulated service segments — including settlement service providers subject to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA, 12 U.S.C. § 2601) — are flagged to reflect that regulatory layer, given the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) enforcement authority over fee disclosure and referral arrangements in those segments.

Coverage gaps

No directory indexed at a national scope achieves complete market coverage. The following structural gaps apply to this listing set:

Rural and non-metro markets: Licensing data for independent operators in rural counties is inconsistently published by state agencies, limiting verifiable inclusion for those geographies.
Unlicensed maintenance trades: Handyman services, landscaping, and general maintenance contractors are not subject to real estate licensing in most states. These categories are included where a contractor holds a relevant trade license (electrical, plumbing, HVAC) issued by a state contractor licensing board, but gaps exist in states with limited trade licensing reciprocity.
New entrants: Professionals who completed state licensing requirements within the 90 days prior to any given index update may not yet appear.
Technology-enabled platforms: Fractional ownership platforms, iBuyer services, and PropTech operators occupy a hybrid regulatory category. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and state securities regulators may govern portions of their activity, making classification against a real estate licensing framework incomplete for those entities.

For context on how the directory scope was established and how inclusion criteria are applied, the How to Use This Property Services Resource page provides the operational framework governing both.

Listing categories

Listings are organized into five primary service categories drawn from the classification structure used by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and state licensing frameworks:

1. Brokerage and transaction services

Includes licensed real estate brokers, associate brokers, and salespersons involved in the purchase, sale, or exchange of real property. Licensing authority rests with state real estate commissions in all 50 states. Residential brokerage is further distinguished from commercial brokerage by the regulatory overlay of RESPA for residential settlement services — a distinction that does not apply to purely commercial transactions.

2. Property management

Covers licensed property managers and management firms overseeing residential rental units, commercial leasing, HOA administration, and mixed-use portfolios. The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) maintains the CPM and Accredited Residential Manager (ARM) designations, which serve as secondary qualification markers within this category.

3. Inspection and assessment

Encompasses licensed home inspectors, commercial property inspectors, and appraisers. Appraisers are governed under Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA), administered through the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC). Home inspectors are regulated at the state level, with licensing required in 34 states as of the most recent ASHI (American Society of Home Inspectors) legislative tracking data.

4. Title and settlement services

Includes title insurance underwriters, title agents, escrow officers, and closing attorneys. These providers are subject to RESPA Section 8 prohibitions on unearned fees and kickbacks, enforced by the CFPB.

5. Maintenance, restoration, and specialty trades

Covers licensed contractors across plumbing, electrical, HVAC, roofing, and restoration disciplines. State contractor licensing boards govern this segment, and licensing reciprocity across state lines varies substantially by trade.

How currency is maintained

Listings across all five categories are subject to a structured refresh cycle rather than a static publication date. The primary mechanism is automated polling of state commission public license lookup databases, which are updated on timelines that vary by state — 29 states update their online license databases on a rolling real-time basis, while the remainder operate on weekly or monthly batch schedules.

Secondary currency mechanisms include:

Credential expiration monitoring: License renewal intervals set by state commissions (typically 2-year cycles) trigger re-verification requests at the 60-day pre-expiration mark.
Complaint and disciplinary record flags: Public disciplinary actions published by state commissions, the CFPB enforcement database, and HUD's Fair Housing complaint records are reviewed quarterly and reflected in listing status.
Practitioner-initiated updates: Listed professionals and firms may submit documentation through the Property Services Listings update pathway to correct or supplement information between scheduled verification cycles.

The governing principle for currency decisions is alignment with the publicly verifiable record — not practitioner self-representation alone. Where a discrepancy exists between a self-reported credential and a state commission's public record, the state commission record controls.

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