Licensing facts · 2026

How much does a Alabama real estate license cost?

License $210 active = $150 license + $30 research/education (in license_fee) + $30 recovery fund (AREC application form dated 2023). Exam $73 per Pearson VUE handbook (fees updated 8/1/2025); a secondary source cites $77. Fieldprint fingerprint $48.25 from secondary source citing AREC (AREC page gives no amount). AREC publishes only per-school first-time pass rates monthly (no statewide figure), so pass rates null. Broker: 60-hr course + active license 24 of last 36 months. Deed tax payer by custom (often buyer) not set by statute. 30-hr post-license required within 6 months, excluded from total. E&O not mandated per secondary source.