Licensing facts · 2026
Alabama real estate license timeline
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.
- Required education hours
- 60
- Typical weeks low
- 4
- Typical weeks high
- 12
Sources
- https://www.pearsonvue.com/content/dam/VUE/vue/en/documents/publications/093300.pdf
- https://arec.alabama.gov/docs/forms/general/licensing-app-2023.pdf
- https://arec.alabama.gov/pages/professionals/licensing/app_instructions.aspx
- https://realestateu.com/real-estate/guides/alabama-real-estate-license-cost
- https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/?p=56784
- https://www.alabamarealtors.com/posts/2026/07/14/arec-releases-latest-pre-license-school-pass-fail-rates
Last verified: 2026-10-23