Effective July 1, 2013, pursuant to the Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 2012, the 2013-14 information for the Department of Real Estate was merged with the Department of Consumer Affairs Bureaus, Programs, Divisions (Organization Code 1111) and moved from the Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency to the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.
The mission of the Department of Real Estate was to safeguard and promote the public interests in real estate matters through licensure, regulation, education, and enforcement.