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How do I get a real estate license in Alaska?

If you have never held a real estate license, you take the required classes and pass the salesperson exam. You must be at least 19 and carry the required insurance. Brokers have other rules.

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The rule, fact by fact

Course hours
40 hours of commission-approved educationThe statute asks for these hours before you can be licensed. The Commission decides which courses count.
Verified. Alaska Legislature · Alaska Statutes 08.88.091, education of applicants (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Who needs it
At least 19 years of age, with proof of errors and omissions insuranceThe statute sets the age. It also asks for proof of coverage.
Verified. Alaska Legislature · Alaska Statutes 08.88.171, eligibility for license (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Agency
A Real Estate CommissionThe steps below refer to this body.
Verified. Alaska Legislature · Alaska Statutes 08.88.011, Real Estate Commission (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026

How to get it done

  1. Step 1. Check the basic rules. You must be at least 19 years of age and show proof of errors and omissions coverage.

  2. Step 2. Check your record. You don't qualify for a license while you are under indictment for a felony or another crime that the Commission judges affects safe, competent work, or for forgery, theft, extortion, conspiracy to defraud creditors or fraud. If you were convicted of one of these, seven years must pass after you finish the sentence.

  3. Step 3. Take the coursework. The statute asks for 40 hours that the Commission has accepted. Ask the school whether its course counts toward your license before you pay.

  4. Step 4. Pass the salesperson exam, then apply for the license within six months after you pass.

  5. Step 5. Plan for renewal. A licensed person must finish 20 hours of renewal classes before the license may be renewed.

Before you pay

This page rests on the Alaska statute. We haven't confirmed a course price, a fee, how the Commission's own pages describe the process, or whether a course can be taken online.

Before you pay a school, ask how long your access lasts. Ask whether the course counts toward your license, and check that on its own pages.

Questions

Can I be held back from finishing renewal classes fast?

The Commission may not set limits that prevent you from finishing the 20 hours of renewal classes within a two-day period.

Must the renewal classes cover a set subject?

Yes. The Commission sets core curricula in four areas, from real estate sales to commercial sales. A licensee finishes at least one of the four in each biennial licensing period.

What if my job changes after I am licensed?

Tell the Commission promptly about a change in business association that affects the status of your license.

What to do next

Start with the Alaska statute on who qualifies for a license. Then look for the Commission's own pages on courses and fees.

www.akleg.gov

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