TC licensing · State comparisonTransaction coordinator license requirements by state: what an unlicensed TC may and may not do

The regulators in these seven states address transaction coordinators through their rules on unlicensed assistants – lists of which tasks count as brokerage and which don't. The common ground is clear: administrative work under a licensee's direction – tracking documents and deadlines, gathering information, ordering services, scheduling and typing forms a licensee prepared or approved – is allowed, while discussing, explaining or negotiating contract terms, showing property, soliciting business and commission-based pay stay with licensees. The states differ at the edges. Texas says an unlicensed person may not review a contract or facilitate a transaction (TREC guidance). California's DRE lets an unlicensed assistant review files for completeness, with the licensee making the final determination. New Mexico expressly allows a coordinator directed by the broker to gather and follow up on transaction information after a contract is executed, but bars attending a closing without the broker (16.61.21 NMAC). New Jersey bars answering any questions on title, financing or closings (Real Estate Commission guidance). Utah limits an assistant's courier work to delivering documents without discussing or completing them, and requires pay at a predetermined rate not contingent on transactions (Utah Admin. Code R162-2f-401g). South Carolina puts its list in the statute (S.C. Code §40-57-135(K)), and North Carolina's Commission keeps explaining offers and contracts with licensed brokers.