The information contained below is designed to provide a summary of the minimum education, experience, and examination requirements established by the Alaska Real Estate Commission.

The information provided below can be found on the Commission's website. However, we recommend you contact the Real Estate Commission for more detailed information and for any changes which may have occurred.

Sales Prelicense

• Be at least 19 years of age and work for a licensed broker
• Not be under indictment for forgery, theft, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or fraud.
• If convicted of any of the specified felony charges, a license will not be granted until seven years have elapsed since the sentence is completed that was imposed upon conviction
• Complete 40 classroom hours approved pre-licensing education and pass the course exam
• Pass the appropriate state licensing exam
• Apply for licensure within six months after passing the exam.
• Pay the appropriate fees

Associate Broker Prelicense

• Complete 15 classroom hours of approved broker training
• Complete 24 consecutive months within the last 36 as a real estate licensee, and real estate must have been his/her principle
• Pass the appropriate state exam
• Be affiliated with a licensed broker
• Not be under indictment for conspiracy to defraud, or fraud.
• Apply for licensure within six months after passing the exam.
• Pay the appropriate fees
• If a broker no longer meets the conditions of ownership or corporate employment, his/her broker license is suspended until such time as that status is resumed; alternatively, he/she may become an associate broker in another broker's office
• A person who has been convicted of a felony of one of the types listed above may not be granted a broker's license until seven years after the complete sentence has been served.

Broker Prelicense

• Complete 15 classroom hours of approved broker training
• Complete 24 consecutive months within the last 36 as a real estate licensee, and real estate must have been his/her principle occupation (must either own a real estate business or work as the broker for a corporation or partnership)
• Pass the appropriate state exam
• Not be under indictment for conspiracy to defraud, or fraud.
• Apply for licensure within six months after passing the exam.
• Pay the appropriate fees
• If a broker no longer meets the conditions of ownership or corporate employment, his/her broker license is suspended until such time as that status is resumed; alternatively, he/she may become an associate broker in another broker's office
• A person who has been convicted of a felony of one of the types listed above may not be granted a broker's license until seven years after the complete sentence has been served.

Continuing Education

• Complete an 8-hour continuing education core curriculum, identified by the Commission, that stresses current trends in real estate practices and changes in state, federal and case law in the areas of real estate sales, property management, community association management or commercial sales
• Complete 12 contact hours of continuing education in elective topics
• All Real Estate Licenses expire on January 31 of even-numbered years regardless of when first issued, except new licenses issued within 90 days of the expiration date will be issued to the next biennium.
• Licensees who receive their original license within 12 months of the expiration date pay the full license fee and then at their first renewal pay a prorated renewal fee (half of the current license fee).
• You must renew your license on or before the expiration date to continue practice in Alaska. There is no grace period to practice on a lapsed license. Renewal forms will be mailed at least 60 days before the expiration date to the last address you provided to the board. You must report all new addresses to the Board in writing.