Rules, Laws, and Guidelines

North Carolina Real Estate Commission Rules can be found in Chapter 58 of the North Carolina Administrative Code, Title 21, Occupational Licensing Boards.

North Carolina Real Estate License Law can be found in Chapter 93A of the General Statutes of North Carolina.

The Commission is committed to promoting fair housing in this state. Licensees and applicants are reminded that any conduct by a broker which violates North Carolina's State Fair Housing Act, Codified as Chapter 41A of the North Carolina General Statutes also constitutes a violation of the Real Estate License Law.

The information in Trust Account Guidelines assists real estate brokers in understanding their duties as trustees for the funds of others. Practicing brokers should evaluate their current procedures in light of this information. It is also important that both licensees and applicants carefully study this material. A list of vendors of software that the Commission has found to be "substantially" compliant with Commission rules and the Trust Account Guidelines can be found by clicking here.

Trust Account Tutorials from the Real Estate Bulletin’s Auditor’s Corner

Open or download for future reference Trust Account Tutorials to understand and learn the process of maintaining trust account records that comply with Real Estate Commission rules. The three one-page tutorials cover Deposits, Disbursements and Monthly Account Reconciliations and are displayed in numbered steps with ledgers and other documents shown as examples.

Study Guide

The Study Guide to the License Law And Commission Rules is intended to assist licensees and applicants increase their knowledge of the North Carolina Real Estate License Law and Real Estate Commission rules. The topics listed here are of particular importance and/or are likely to be frequently encountered in the usual course of real estate practice.

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