Alabama Real Estate Practice Exam
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An applicant's real estate license was revoked in Tennessee 18 months before she applies for an Alabama license. Under Ala. Code 34-27-32, what is her status?
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Alabama real estate exam at a glance
| National questions | 80 scoredsource |
|---|---|
| State-law questions | 40 scoredsource |
| Passing score | 70%source |
| Time limit | 3 hours 30 minutessource |
| Exam fee | $73.00 per attemptsource |
| Test provider | Pearson VUEsource |
| Pre-licence education | 60 hourssource |
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10 sample questions, with answers explained
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1. An applicant's real estate license was revoked in Tennessee 18 months before she applies for an Alabama license. Under Ala. Code 34-27-32, what is her status?
Why: Section 34-27-32(a)(3) requires a person "whose real estate license has not been revoked in any state within the two years prior to application." Eighteen months is inside that window. If the revocation is more than two years old, a license may issue only "with the approval of the commissioners." The words "in any state" defeat the Alabama-only answer.
2. A grateful Alabama seller offers to write a $1,000 bonus check directly to the salesperson who sold his house. Under Ala. Code 34-27-36, what is correct?
Why: Ala. Code 34-27-36(b)(14) prohibits a salesperson or associate broker from "accepting a commission or other valuable consideration for performing any act for which a license is required from any person or company except his or her qualifying broker." The bonus is consideration for the sale, so calling it a gift or getting the broker's consent does not change who may pay her.
3. Under RECAD, what must an Alabama qualifying broker do with the company's agency disclosure office policy?
Why: Rule 790-X-3-.14(2) and (3): the qualifying broker "shall provide all of his or her licensees with a copy of the office policy," "shall explain the office policy to all of his or her licensees at least once a year," and shall have each licensee sign a form acknowledging receipt and "a satisfactory explanation" of it.
4. To speed up sales in a new Alabama subdivision, a broker plans a drawing in which every buyer who signs a contract this month is entered to win a free vacation lot. How does Alabama license law treat this?
Why: Ala. Code 34-27-36(b)(23) lists "Offering free lots or conducting lotteries for the purpose of influencing a party to purchase or lease real estate" as prohibited conduct. A free-lot drawing tied to signing a contract is exactly that; the statute provides no disclosure or advance-approval exception.
5. A new Alabama salesperson finished the 30-hour post-license course and received her original license last month. Her qualifying broker says she needs no further CE for her first renewal. Is the broker right?
Why: AREC: "The 30 Hour Post License course that you completed in order to receive your Original Salesperson License meets the requirement of 15 hours of CE for the first renewal of your salesperson's license." The exemption covers only that first renewal, not two.
6. To obtain a listing, an Alabama licensee falsely promises a guaranteed purchase by an investor who has made no such commitment. Which rule applies?
Why: Ala. Code 34-27-36(b)(4) prohibits false promises likely to induce a contract.
7. Under the Real Estate Consumers Agency and Disclosure Act (RECAD), which brokerage services may an Alabama qualifying broker choose to offer?
Why: Rule 790-X-3-.14(4), amended effective February 14, 2026: "Under RECAD a qualifying broker may choose to offer the following services to the public: single agency, dual agency, and transaction facilitator," and is "not limited to offering only one of these services and is not required to offer all of these services." Some states bar dual agency; Alabama does not.
8. An Alabama qualifying broker wants to serve as qualifying broker for a second company as well. Which conditions must she meet?
Why: Ala. Code 34-27-32(i): no one may be qualifying broker for more than one company unless all the companies "consent in writing," a copy of the consent is filed "with the commission," and all the companies "share the same company address." Separate counties is the reverse of the shared-address rule.
9. A newly licensed Alabama salesperson asks the Commission to mail her license certificate to her home. What will happen?
Why: AREC: "Since a licensee must be supervised by a qualifying broker, the license is only issued to the qualifying broker, it will not be mailed to salespersons or associate brokers or available for them to print." Only the qualifying broker can print it online.
10. An Alabama licensee is asked to act as agent for both the buyer and the seller of the same home. Under Rule 790-X-3-.14, when is this permitted?
Why: Rule 790-X-3-.14(4)(b) defines a dual agent as a licensee acting as agent for both buyer and seller and says "This may only be done with the written, informed consent of all parties." The dual agent must be loyal and faithful to each client except where their duties conflict. Broker approval alone is not enough.