Alabama Real Estate License Requirements

Get your Alabama real estate license with our comprehensive preparation guide. Understand licensing requirements, exam details, and necessary documentation for both sales associates and brokers.

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What you need to get a real estate license in Alabama

For salespersons:

Be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.
Be at least 19 years old.
Submit evidence of valid residency in any U.S. state.
Submit proof of high school graduation or a GED.
Must not have a felony conviction or a conviction for a crime involving moral turpitude. If an applicant has such a conviction, they can submit an ‘Application for Determination of Licensing Eligibility’ form to the Commission before fulfilling any other licensing requirements.
Must not have had a real estate application or license denied or revoked in any state in the last two years.
Complete an approved 60-hour pre-license course with a minimum passing grade of 70%.
Successfully pass the licensing exam.

For brokers:

Be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.
Be at least 19 years old.
Submit evidence of valid residency in any U.S. state.
Submit proof of high school graduation or a GED.
Must not have a felony conviction or a conviction for a crime involving moral turpitude. If an applicant has such a conviction, they can submit an ‘Application for Determination of Licensing Eligibility’ form to the Commission before fulfilling any other licensing requirements.
No denied or revoked application or license in the last two years in any state.
Complete an approved 60-hour pre-license course with a minimum passing grade of 70%.
Successfully pass the licensing exam.
Hold an active license valid in any state for the past 2 years of the 36 months preceding the application date.

What is the passing score for the Alabama real estate license exam?

You must score at least 70 on all sections to pass the Alabama real estate licensing exam, including national and state-specific questions.

For salespersons:
The exam contains 140 total questions, combining 40 state-specific multiple-choice questions and 100 national multiple-choice questions in a single test.

For brokers:
There are 40 multiple-choice questions for the state section and 10 simulation questions for the national section as separate parts of the exam.

The state and national sections of the exam may also have five ‘pretest’ questions – these are reviewed in case they are ever used in future exams. They are not scored and do not count towards your final grade.

Alabama has multiple versions of each real estate exam, which varies in difficulty. To be fair, AMP/PSI uses a statistical procedure called equating that modifies scores depending on the difficulty of the exam. Scores are listed as scaled scores (0–100), which don’t represent the percentage or number of correct answers. You need 70 points to pass; under 70 points represent how close a candidate came to passing rather than how many or what percentage of answers were correct.

You will obtain your score immediately after you finish the exam.

What is the time limit for the Alabama real estate exam?

For the salesperson exam, you get 210 minutes to pass both sections, and the questions from each section are mixed rather than independent.

In the broker examination, you’ll have 60 minutes for the state section and 150 minutes for the national section.

What to bring for the state of Alabama real estate license exam?

You are required to bring two forms of identification with you to the Test Center for admission. Your primary form of ID should be a current, government-issued identification that contains your name, signature, and photograph. Once you have presented proper identification, you will be asked to sign a roster for further identification.

Acceptable primary IDs include a driver’s license with a photo, a state photo ID card, a passport, or a military ID with a photo.

The secondary ID must show your name and signature for verification purposes (such as a signed credit card, social security card, or employment/student ID with a signature).

If the name on your registration differs from your ID, you’ll need to provide proof of the name change, such as a marriage license, divorce decree, or court order.