Welcome
The District of Columbia Real Estate Commission (Commission) regulates the licenses of professional real estate agents and protects consumers by upholding the District of Columbia real estate license law (pdf). The real estate license law is defined by the District of Columbia Second Omnibus Regulatory Act of 1998 (Omnibus), which took effect on April 20, 1999.
The Commission consists of nine members appointed by the Mayor. All members must be residents of the District of Columbia throughout their tenure on the Commission. Three members must each hold a Broker’s license; two members must hold a Salesperson’s license; two members must hold a Property Manager’s license; one member must be a licensed attorney; and one member must be a consumer member who does not hold a real estate license. Five members of the Commission constitute a quorum.
The Commission meets on the second Tuesday each month at 10:30 a.m. at the DCRA headquarters, located at 1100 4th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024. August is a recess month. The Commission can be reached by phone: (202) 442-4320 or fax: (202) 442-9445.
Program Liaison: Leon Lewis, Leon.Lewis@dc.gov
Education Liaison; Kevin Cyrus, Kevin.Cyrus@dc.gov
Commission Assistant: Stephanie Johnston, Stephanie.Johnston@dc.gov
Current Commission Members
| Alton E. Duncanson Chairperson, Salesperson |
Edward D. Collier Property Manager |
Monique Owens Salesperson |
| Kenneth D. Smith Property Manager |
one vacancy | Henry Terrell Vice Chair, Attorney |
| Shari Barton Legal Committee Chair, Broker |
Richard Gersten Broker |
Josephine Ricks Broker |
2012 Meeting Dates:
| January 10 | February 14 | March 13 |
| April 10 | May 8 | June 12 |
| July 10 | August - Recess | September 11 |
| October 9 | November 13 | December 11 |