Housing and real estate

Make informed decisions about your home. Find the status of contractors, real estate agents, and appraisers. Maintain your real estate business license. Find help to pay rent or get home insurance estimates.

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CA COVID-19 Rent Relief

by California Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency

Whether it’s a health-related event or a significant financial hardship, COVID-19 has affected us all. As our state continues to recover, we are committed to keeping families housed and recognize that California renters and landlords have enough to worry about. We want to make sure that past due rent isn’t one of them.

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Calculate Your Earthquake Insurance Premium

by California Earthquake Authority

Use the CEA Premium Calculator for a free CEA California residential earthquake insurance premium estimate. To purchase a CEA policy, you must contact a participating residential insurer.

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California Department of Insurance (CDI)

by Department of Insurance

Today, California Department of Insurance, CDI is the largest consumer protection agency in the state. With annual direct premiums of $340 billion, California is the largest insurance market in the United States and the fourth largest insurance market in the world. Nearly 1,400 dedicated employees work at CDI to oversee more than 1,400 insurance companies and license more than 425,000 agents, brokers, adjusters, and business entities. In the normal course of business, All of CDI's functions, including overseeing insurer solvency, licensing agents and brokers, conducting market conduct reviews, resolving consumer complaints, and investigating and prosecuting insurance fraud, are to protect consumers.

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Design and Construction Oversight for Schools

by Department of General Services

Provides design and construction oversight for K-12 schools and community colleges.

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File Complaint Against Contractor

by Contractors State License Board

File a complaint about a construction contractor, conveniently online.

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Get a Veteran Home Loan

by Department of Veterans Affairs

Get a Veteran Home Loan / Help with Veteran Housing.

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Look Up Contractor License

by Contractors State License Board

Look up a contractor license or Home Improvement Salesperson (HIS) registration to verify information, including complaint disclosure.

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Manage Your Real Estate License

by Department of Real Estate

The California Department of Real Estate (DRE) offers expedited processing of license and examination transactions through the easy to use, paperless, interactive eLicensing online system.

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Prepare Your House

by California Earthquake Authority

Learn about the different structural risks and geologic hazards that houses in California face. And, access preparedness resources to learn more about how to prepare your home, including how to apply for a seismic retrofit grant of up to $3,000 from Earthquake Brace + Bolt.

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Renew Appraiser License

by Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers

This renewal system is not for licensees with an out of state address. It is not for those who have a temporary license or those whose license has been suspended, resigned, revoked, or those who have had their right to renew revoked. Those who are subject to Enforcement monitoring are also ineligible to use this system. The existing license must be current and in good standing. Renewal may not occur more than six months prior to the existing license expiration date.

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Search for an Appraiser

by Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers

Search our listing that includes information on current licensees. It also includes prior licensees that have resigned, been revoked, or had the right to renew their license revoked. This information is typically updated on a bi-weekly basis.

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Verify a Real Estate License

by Department of Real Estate

Check the status of a real estate licensee using a name, address, or license ID.

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