Most people describe New York real estate as a two-rung ladder: you start as a salesperson, and one day you become a broker. In reality, there are three rungs, and the middle one is where most brokers actually stop. As of August 23rd 2026, New York had 77,562 active real estate salespersons and 27,116 individually […]
If you have ever tried to look up a New York real estate agent and come up empty, there is a reason, and it is not you. The Department of State runs two separate license search systems, and the one most people find first does not include real estate agents at all. Its own page […]
Most of what you will read about the New York real estate salesperson exam is confused, and the confusion has one specific cause: there are two exams, and almost nobody separates them. Search “New York real estate exam” and you will be told you need 70% to pass. That number is real — but it […]
Becoming a notary public in New York takes one exam, one form, and $75 in state fees. Most people are commissioned within a few weeks of passing the test. What trips people up is not the process. It is everything that comes after: what you may legally charge, what you are required to write down […]
Search “real estate agent salary New York” and you will get three answers that disagree by more than two to one. Indeed says $103,768. ZipRecruiter says $93,860. Glassdoor says $205,000 for New York City. None of them is lying. They are measuring different things, but none of them measures the thing you actually want to […]
