Licences and credentials Every licence behind the Gregory James Group, with a link to its public record.
The Gregory James Group is a trade name of Montana Real Estate Inc, California DRE #01822046. Its broker, Greg Toussieng, holds California real estate broker licence #01495415, current through March 22, 2029. You can check both records yourself on the Department of Real Estate's free public licence lookup, using the links below.
Updated October 28, 2026
Every licence behind the Gregory James Group is a public record, and this page lists each one with a link to it. The company is Montana Real Estate Inc, a California real estate corporation, DRE #01822046. Gregory James Group is one of its trade names on the DRE record, and Choice Home Mortgage is another. Greg Toussieng is the corporation's designated officer and holds California real estate broker licence #01495415, which showed as licensed through March 22, 2029 at our last check.
Esther Buede holds a California broker licence, #02144679, and works as a broker associate under the same company. The status and expiry dates in the table come from the DRE's public lookup on October 28, 2026. We re-check them every 90 days and at every renewal, and the DRE lookup itself is always the live record.
Is Greg Toussieng's licence current?
Yes: Greg Toussieng's broker licence, #01495415, showed as licensed with an expiry date of March 22, 2029 when we last checked. His DRE record shows him first licensed in California in 2005, with the broker licence first issued in 2009. The table below lists every licence the business holds.
| Licensee | Licence | Number | Status | Expires | Public record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Real Estate Inc. Trade names on the DRE record: Gregory James Group, Choice Home Mortgage, Mortgage Man | Real estate corporation | DRE #01822046 | Licensed | Shown on the DRE record | Check it on the DRE |
| Greg Toussieng, broker and the corporation's designated officer | Real estate broker | DRE #01495415 | Licensed | March 22, 2029 | Check it on the DRE |
| Esther Buede, broker associate with Montana Real Estate Inc | Real estate broker | DRE #02144679 | Licensed | May 29, 2030 | Check it on the DRE |
The DRE notes that its lookup may not yet show changes it is still processing, such as a renewal filed but not yet posted.
Which NMLS numbers go with the business?
Three NMLS numbers appear on the DRE records above: one for the company and one for each broker. NMLS Consumer Access, the national registry, shows the current status of each.
| Who | What the DRE record shows | NMLS number |
|---|---|---|
| Montana Real Estate Inc, trading as Choice Home Mortgage | Mortgage loan originator endorsement on the corporate licence | NMLS #2629064 |
| Greg Toussieng | Mortgage loan originator endorsement listed on his broker licence | NMLS #1099370 |
| Esther Buede | Mortgage loan originator endorsement listed on her broker licence | NMLS #2003644 |
How do I check any California agent's licence?
Search the agent's licence number or last name on the DRE's free public lookup. These steps work for any agent you are thinking of hiring, ours included, and each takes about a minute.
Open the DRE lookup
Go to the California Department of Real Estate's public licence lookup. It is free and needs no account.
Search the agent
Use the licence number, which California agents must show on their ads and business cards, or the last name.
Read the record
Check the licence type, that the status reads "licensed", the expiry date and, for a salesperson or broker associate, the broker they work under.
Loan officers: check NMLS too
For a mortgage company or loan officer, search the name or NMLS number on NMLS Consumer Access, the national registry.
A salesperson in California must work under a licensed broker. A broker has passed a separate exam after meeting the DRE's experience and education rules: two years of full-time licensed salesperson experience within the last five years (or a qualifying degree or equivalent experience) and eight college-level real estate courses.
Who is behind the Gregory James Group and Choice Home Mortgage?
One company, Montana Real Estate Inc, holds both trade names. The Gregory James Group lists and sells homes and represents buyers. Choice Home Mortgage arranges home loans for clients who want one, and nobody has to use it.
The Gregory James Group follows federal and California fair housing law and is an Equal Housing Opportunity business. Our fair housing statement explains how to report discrimination. For more on the people named here, see Greg Toussieng's profile, Esther Buede's profile and the page about the Gregory James Group.
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Common questions
How do I check a California real estate agent's licence?
Search the agent's name or licence number on the California Department of Real Estate's public licence lookup at dre.ca.gov. The record shows the licence type, whether it is current, the expiry date and, for a salesperson or broker associate, the broker they work under. The lookup is free and needs no account.
Is Greg Toussieng's broker licence current?
Greg Toussieng's California broker licence, #01495415, showed as licensed with an expiry date of March 22, 2029 when we last checked the DRE record on October 28, 2026. The DRE lookup is the live record, so anyone can confirm the status there at any time.
What is a DBA?
A DBA, short for doing business as, is a trade name a company uses in place of its legal name. The Gregory James Group and Choice Home Mortgage are both trade names of Montana Real Estate Inc, and both names appear on the corporation's DRE record.
- California DRE public licence lookup: Greg Toussieng, #01495415 · checked 2026-10-28
- California DRE public licence lookup: Montana Real Estate Inc, #01822046 · checked 2026-10-28
- California DRE public licence lookup: Esther Buede, #02144679 · checked 2026-10-28
- NMLS Consumer Access (federal registry of mortgage companies and loan originators) · checked 2026-10-28
- California DRE: broker licence requirements · checked 2026-10-28
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