Homes For Sale in Delray Beach, Florida

Here is a quick five-step process to help you look up your Florida real estate agent license online.

Step 1: Log onto MyFloridaLicense.com -- Run by the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation (DBPR), MyFloridaLicense.com is the easiest way to access all of your Florida real estate license information. It’s available to both the public and to the real estate community to give both colleagues and consumers full transparency when researching real estate agents.

Step 2: Choose Your Search Type -- Once you go to the website, you’ll notice four ways to search: name, license number, city or county, and license type. Choose one. We suggest trying the name option and then clicking “Search."

A new page will come up. All you need to do is enter your first and last name and press “Search,” and your licensing information should show up. On the page where you enter your name, you can also search by organization or establishment name, license type, and category as well. However, your name is usually sufficient enough to get the results you're looking for.

Step 3: Review the Information -- On the search result page, you'll see your license type, license number, and your status. If you’re active, you'll also see the date your active license expires. The results also show the address of the brokerage with which you’re associated.

Step 4: Click on a Name -- You’ll also notice that your name is hyperlinked. Click on it to reveal more information about your licensing status. This new page likely won’t have much more information than what you’ve already seen, but it also has links to view “complaints” and “related license information.”

It’s a good idea to click through these links. If you’re new to the field and have just completed a Florida real estate course, you’ll want to make sure the information is clear and not confused with anyone else.

Step 5: Try a Different Search -- To double-check to make sure your information is accurate and easy to find, it’s a good idea to go back to the home page and try to search by license number, city or county, or license type. This will help you to familiarize yourself with the other ways of finding your information and the site as a whole.

A 6% real estate commission is typically divided 50/50 between the two agents involved in the sale: the listing agent gets 3% and the buyer's agent gets 3%.

Each agent usually splits half their commission with their brokerage, so the agents might walk away with just 1.5% each.

The seller is generally responsible for paying the entire 6% commission fee. This fee usually comes out of the sale proceeds at closing.

On average, the time it takes to get a Florida real estste license is anywhere between 2-5 months. Some students are able to complete the required 63-Hour Pre-License course in just a few weeks while other students may take several months depending on the time they have to spend within their course.

After completing the required class, students should plan to spend an additonal 1-2 months finding a sponsoring broker, going through the license application process, and passing the Florida real estate exam.

In real estate, an agent is an individual who is licensed to sell property in their state. A broker is someone who is licensed to own their own real estate firm. A real estate agent cannot work on their own, they must work under a licensed broker.

Should you need to file a complaint against a broker, you may contact the Florida Real Estate Commission at (850) 487-1395. Additionally, you should file a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office online at www.myfloridalegal.com or by phone toll-free at 1-866-9-NO-SCAM.

You may also file a complaint with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which acts as the State's consumer complaint clearinghouse, at www.floridaconsumerhelp.com.