When should I file my license application with the AR Commission?

You must be at least 18 years of age to apply for an Arkansas real estate license. While you don’t need to complete the pre-license education before you apply, you must send proof of education before the AREC will issue a Certificate of Testing Eligibility. You do need to complete your FBI fingerprint card.

You’ll need to complete the application and send it to the Arkansas Real Estate Commission at least 30 days before you want to take the state licensing exam.

No, the Arkansas Real Estate Commission does not have an online application option for new salesperson licensees. You’ll need to print out the license application and send it to the AREC.

The total cost is $86.25 due to the Arkansas Real Estate Commission. The fee is $50 for the application, $22 for the Arkansas criminal background check, and $14.25 for the FBI criminal background check.

Include with your application proof of age, pre-license course completion certificate, and the FBI fingerprint card. After you pass the test, you need to send in the official state exam score port and the signed post-license education requirement notice.

The ideal time to file your salesperson license application is after finishing your pre-license course. However, Arkansas is now accepting license applications before you have finished your course. You will need to send in proof you have completed the education before they will approve your testing eligibility.

All Arkansas real estate salespersons must work under the supervision of a licensed real estate broker. You will need to have a broker for your license.

If you have an inactive license, you cannot engage in any real estate brokerage activities. An active license means you can work as a real estate agent, perform real estate brokerage activities, and be compensated for work as a real estate professional.

To go on inactive status with your Arkansas real estate license, you must return your signed license and pocket card to your principal broker, who returns these to the Arkansas Real Estate Commission.

An Arkansas inactive salesperson license can be reactivated by submitting proof of completing seven classroom hours or equivalent continuing education units for each year the individual renewed as inactive. The activation fee is $30.

Both licenses certify you to work in the business of real estate. Holding an Arkansas broker license enables you to run your own real estate business and hire employees to work under you. Your salesperson license authorizes you to work under the supervision of a broker.

A license and pocket card will be sent to your principal broker once the Arkansas Real Estate Commission issues your license.