Eligibility for an Alabama Real Estate License:

• Be 19 years of age or older
• Be a U.S. citizen (Any state within the U.S.)
• Never convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral injustice
• If you have a conviction, you may submit an “Application for Determination of Licensing Eligibility” to the AREC
• The AREC will review your conviction and your form and will determine if you are eligible for a Alabama real estate license
• Have not had a rejected application or revoked license from any other state within the past 2 years

Becoming a Real Estate Sales Associate:

•  Complete AREC approved pre-licensing course
  • 60 hours in a classroom/online
• Pass the course with a minimum grade of 70
• Approved course available through Real Estate Express
• Pass the Alabama state examination
  • Must pass the exam within 12 months of completing the 60 hour course otherwise you must retake the course
• Secure a qualifying broker within 90 days of passing the exam
  • Broker will sign and submit a sworn statement including:
    • The applicant is honest, trustworthy, and of good reputation
    • Broker must accept responsibility for the salesperson’s actions
    • Broker must be licensed in Alabama
• Obtain a temporary license certificate
  • Issued after you pass the exam
  • You are not licensed until your qualifying broker receives the temporary license certificate
  • Temporary license certificate is valid for one year following the first day of the month after it was issued

Post License Course:

•  During 6 months of obtaining a temporary license or being issued an original license:
• Complete 30 hour post license course
• If you fail to complete the 30 hour course within 6 months, your license will become inactive
• If, in the next 6 months when the temporary license is still valid, you take the 30 hour course, the original license can be issued
• If you do not take the course within the year of obtaining a temporary license, your license will expire and may not be renewed
• To have a temporary license be made active, you must pay a Recovery Fund fee and the original license fee
• Pay license renewal fee
• You must renew your license every 2 years by September 30th
• Education Requirements:
• Complete 15 hours of continuing education
• 9 hours of elective credit
• 6 hours of core credit – minimum
• For first license renewal:
• If you have received your original license and completed the 30 hour post license – you do not have to complete the 15 hours of continuing education

Becoming a Real Estate Broker:

• Have held an Alabama salesperson license for 24 of the last 36 months prior to applying for a broker’s license

AND

• Complete AREC approved pre-licensing course
• 60 hours in a classroom/online
• Pass the course with a minimum grade of 70
• If you became an Alabama salesperson before 1/1/97, you must take also take a 15 hour broker’s course
• Prior to that date the course requirement was 45 hours instead of the current 60 hours
• Pass the Alabama state broker’s examination

Any questions, check with the AREC before scheduling your examination. Contact the AREC at (334) 242-5544 or visit their website - Alabama Real Estate Commission.

Step 5 (After You Obtain a Broker’s License):

• You must renew your license every 2 years by September 30th
• Education Requirements:
  • Complete 15 hours of continuing education
• 9 hours of elective credit
• 6 hours of core credit – minimum
• Pay license renewal fee