License guide
How to get an Arkansas real estate license
Arkansas licenses real estate professionals through the Arkansas Real Estate Commission (AREC). Here is the path in plain steps, checked against the official sources in October 2026.
Step by step
Be 18 and take 60 hours
You must be 18. Complete 60 classroom hours of real estate education, with 30 in basic principles, at an accredited postsecondary school or an AREC-licensed school. The salesperson certificate does not expire; exam prep courses generally do not count.
Apply and wait for approval
Submit a salesperson application with the information for state and federal background checks. Arkansas residents should not get fingerprinted until AREC emails authorization.
Pass the exam
After AREC approves you to sit, pass the Pearson VUE licensure exam.
Send forms and fees within 90 days
AREC must receive the proper forms and fees no later than 90 days after you pass.
Keeping your license
- 7 hours of CE every year to renew an active license for the next calendar year.
- Make sure your CE is reported by the deadline; that is your responsibility. One course cannot count for both CE and pre-license education.
Questions
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Official sources
This guide is general information, not legal advice. Rules change, so always confirm with the official source before you pay or file anything.
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City guides
- Benton
- Bentonville
- Blytheville
- Bryant
- Cabot
- Camden
- Clarksville
- Conway
- El Dorado
- Eureka Springs
- Fayetteville
- Fort Smith
- Greers Ferry
- Hardy
- Harrison
- Holiday Island
- Hot Springs
- Hot Springs National Park
- Hot Springs Village
- Imboden
- Jacksonville
- Jonesboro
- Little Rock
- Maumelle
- Mena
- Mountain Home
- Mountain View
- Paragould
- Rogers
- Russellville
- Sheridan
- Siloam Springs
- West Memphis
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