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Old 07-28-2016, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by dbussone View Post
bbbbbb - thanks for the info. I knew that MLS agents are licensed. Are they licensed by the state or MLS though? And someone told me that VLS agents, although not MLS, must still take a qualifying state exam.

Does anyone know the status of the two agent types?
Agents outside of VLS are licensed by the state and must take a considerable amount of mandatory training before and after taking the licensing exam to get and keep their license. I have been told (by both a VLS agent and a MLS agent) that VLS agents are also licensed by the state, so are also subject to the education rules to get/keep their license. As a former Realtor in MA, this makes sense to me because they are dealing with a legal contract, whether it is for a new home or a re-sale.