Rules for individual DRE licensees using nicknames

Posted by Giang Hoang-Burdette | Feb 1, 2012 | New Laws, Real Estate | 2

This law clarifies DRE licensee use of nicknames in the practice of real estate.

Calif. Code of Regulations §2731
Effective: September 10, 2011

An individual who is a Department of Real Estate (DRE) licensee may use a nickname in place of his legal first name in his real estate practice, provided the nickname is accompanied by his last name and his DRE license number.

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Giang Hoang-Burdette

is a licensed real estate agent and former first tuesday Journal editor. Giang worked in the mortgage industry before joining the first tuesday staff.

2 Comments

Nathan on April 6, 2017 at 9:28 am
Please help! How is this done?
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tehseen batool on March 30, 2013 at 5:41 pm
is it only for a broker or can be a realtor working under broker who can have a nickname? also what forms needs to be submitted to get the approval for it or we can just start using a nickname?
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