Frequently Asked Questions
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The Licensing section is responsible for reviewing applications of individuals who are applying to take the Arkansas real estate exam, issuing licenses to persons who enter the profession, annually renewing licenses issued to real estate brokers and salespersons, maintaining current license data and history for each licensee, and maintaining continuing education data for each licensee. Applicants for licensing are examined for competency in the real estate profession by a professional testing company.
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- Existing Agent License Renewal Information
- Education Information
- Education Providers
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Licensing Frequently Asked Questions
The following pages contain additional information about real estate licensing.
Education FAQS
Question:
What are the pre-requisites for taking the 60-hour pre-licensing course?
Answer:
Arkansas license law does not establish prerequisites for completing a 60-hour pre-licensing course. The course provider would impose any such restrictions. For a course to qualify as fulfilling an applicant’s pre-licensing educational requirement, the course must be offered by an accredited post-secondary school or by a school or organization licensed by the Arkansas Real Estate Commission
Question:
How long is the validity of the 60-hour certificate issued for completing a real estate pre-licensing course?
Answer:
For salesperson applicants, the 60-hour certificate has no expiration.
However, broker applicants must complete sixty (60) hours of real estate education, of which forty-five (45) must be the commission developed Broker Pre-License Education course. Broker applicants must have completed their broker pre-license education within 36 months immediately preceding the date they apply to take the broker’s exam.
Question:
When is post-license education required and when must it be completed?
Answer:
A new salesperson must complete the 18-hour AREC post-licensure course within 6 months* after the date the individual was initially licensed. A new broker must complete the 30-hour AREC post-licensure course within 6 months* after the date the individual was initially licensed, unless the applicant wants to become an Executive Broker or Principal Broker. In that case, the brokers’ post-licensure requirement must be met before requesting such status as an Executive or Principal Broker.
*Post-license education due date changed effective January 1, 2018.
Question:
I passed my real estate exam on January 15th. I applied for an active real estate license on March 15th of the same year. When must I complete my post-license education requirement?
Answer:
It is to be completed by the end of September of the same year.
Question:
I passed my real estate exam on January 15th. I applied for an inactive real estate license on March 15th of the same year. I activated my real estate license with a brokerage firm on June 15th of the same year. When must I complete my post-license education requirement?
Answer:
It must be completed by the end of September of the same year.
Question:
I passed my real estate exam on January 15th. I applied for an inactive real estate license on March 15th of the same year. My license has remained inactive for 18 months and I have not completed my post-license education requirement. Can I now activate my license with a real estate brokerage?
Answer:
You can activate your real estate license only after you complete your post-license education requirement.
Question:
I passed my real estate exam on January 15th, which was yesterday. I am not going to activate my license with a brokerage until March 30th. May I go ahead and complete my post-license education now?
Answer:
No. Your post-license education cannot be completed until you are licensed.
Question:
I just completed two years as an active salesperson and want to obtain my brokers license. Can I apply my 18 hours of salespersons post-license education toward my broker’s 30-hour post-license education requirement?
Answer:
No. The salesperson post-license education and broker post-license education are separate courses. The salesperson post-license course cannot be used toward the broker post-license requirement.
Question:
I just obtained my brokers license but have not completed my post-license education. May I become Principal Broker of a real estate firm?
Answer:
No, you must complete your post-license education prior to becoming either an Executive Broker or Principal Broker.
Question:
When is continuing education required and when do I need to complete it?
Answer:
Licensees must obtain seven hours of continuing education annually to renew an active real estate license for the upcoming calendar year. Renewal for the upcoming year must be completed by September 30th of the current year to avoid penalty. After September 30th, renewal can be completed with a penalty assessed. If an active license is not renewed for the upcoming calendar year prior to December 31st of the current year, the license will automatically become expired on January 1st.
Question:
Do I have to complete my post-license education before completing my continuing education?
Answer:
This will depend upon the date which you were first licensed. You will have 6 months from the date you were first licensed to complete your post-license education. Satisfaction of your continuing education requirement will first be required upon your second active license renewal after you are licensed. As an example, if you are licensed on January 15, 2018, your post-license education is due by July 31, 2018. You will not be required to complete continuing education for your 2019 renewal, as it is your first renewal cycle. Therefore, your first required continuing education hours will not be due until 2019, when you are renewing for 2020.
Question:
Do I have to complete both post-license education courses and a continuing education course the first year?
Answer:
This also depends on the time of year that you became licensed. The post-license education requirement is separate from and independent of the continuing education requirement. Your post-license education must be completed within 6 months of the date you were initially issued your salesperson or broker license. Your continuing education requirement will begin after your first renewal of an active real estate license so that you will have to have completed your continuing education requirement prior to renewing your license for another year. In the example provided for the previous question, the answer would be no. As another example: if you are licensed on October 15, 2018, your post-license education is due by April 30, 2019. You will not be required to complete continuing education in 2018 for your 2019 renewal, as it is your first renewal cycle. However, you will be required to complete continuing education in 2019 for your 2020 renewal, as it is your second renewal cycle. In this example, the answer is a possible yes, depending on when you schedule your post-license education and continuing education courses.
Question:
How can I determine whether a real estate course I’m considering will fulfill my annual continuing education requirement?
Answer:
Contact the Arkansas Real Estate Commission: 501-683-8010.
Question:
Can continuing education be used for post-license education and vice versa?
Answer:
The AREC salesperson post-license curriculum consists of three 6-hour modules. Only those specific modules will fulfill a new salesperson’s post-license education requirement. Any one of those post-license education modules may also meet a licensee’s annual continuing education requirement, provided an approved instructor offers the module in an approved manner, and as long as the module is not simultaneously being applied to a post-license education requirement. The AREC broker post-license curriculum may not be used as continuing education.
Question:
I just completed a 16-hour course, which was approved for continuing education credit. Since my annual seven hour credit is only 7 classroom hours, can I apply the remaining 9 hours toward my brokers pre-license educational requirement?
Answer:
No, Commission Regulation 11.4 does not allow one course to be used for both continuing education and pre-license education.
Question:
How long is my continuing education valid?
Answer:
Continuing education classes completed on or after October 1st may be used to renew a license for the upcoming two calendar years (i.e., a course taken on October 1, 2017 may be used to renew active for calendar years 2018 or 2019). Additional hours will be required for any time of inactive status.
Question:
I plan to place my real estate license on inactive status for the next six years. If, while I’m inactive, I take continuing education courses annually, can I use that education to reactivate my license at the end of the six years?
Answer:
When transferring a license from inactive to active status, continuing education hours must have been completed in the year in which the license is activated or the preceding calendar year. For example, if your license was continuously inactive for 6 years and you wish to activate that license in 2018, you may only apply continuing education hours you have taken in 2017 and 2018 toward the activation requirement.
Existing Agent FAQS
Question:
How can I determine whether someone holds an Arkansas Real Estate License?
Answer:
For 24/7 service, you can check the searchable roster. During normal business hours you may contact AREC.
Question:
What do I need to do if I want to change my associate broker’s license to an executive broker’s license?
Answer:
Submit a Transfer form, the Executive Broker Designation form, $30.00 processing fee, and if the licensee is active, the signed current license and pocket card.
Question:
Can an Executive Broker sign transfer forms?
Answer:
Although it is possible for Executive Brokers to review and sign contracts and be assigned to supervise Salespersons and Associate Broker, according to AREC Regulation 7.5(b), it is the Principal Broker’s responsibility and duty to sign the application to transfer.
Question:
How can I determine whether someone holds a real estate license in a state other that Arkansas?
Answer:
Most jurisdictions furnish licensee verification information to a website located at www.arello.com.
Question:
What do I need to do to place my license on Inactive status?
Answer:
As a new licensee, furnish AREC an application for licensure as an inactive salesperson after passing the exam. As a currently active licensee, your license and pocket card should be sent to AREC after you and your broker have signed the back of the license.
Question:
What do I need to do transfer my license from inactive to active?
Answer:
If applicable, complete in the year in which the license is activated or the preceding calendar year, six classroom hours of approved continuing education courses for each year that your license has been inactive, up to a maximum of 30 classroom hours, complete an Activation form and $30.00 fee if the renewals are up to date.
Question:
I am leaving the real estate business to go to work in another profession. I have 3 pending sales transactions for which I have earned sales commissions. Must I remain actively licensed in order to receive those sales commissions when the transactions close?
Answer:
No, as long as you were actively licensed while you performed the acts for which you will receive compensation, your Principal Broker may compensate you after you have placed your license on inactive status.
Question:
I am leaving the real estate business for another profession; however, I hope to come back into the real estate business some day. I don’t want to have to take the real estate test again. How long may I keep an inactive license before I have to retest?
Answer:
You may retain an inactive real estate license indefinitely as long as you pay the applicable renewal fees each year. There will be a maximum educational requirement of 30 classroom hours to activate your real estate license.
Question:
I inactivated my real estate license ten years ago and have moved four times since. The real estate commission didn’t track me down to let me know I had to pay an annual fee each year. As a result, my license expired nine years ago. How can I get my real estate license back?
Answer:
You will have to re-apply for your real estate license; however, you will apply under the reinstatement guidelines in Commission Regulation 4.1, which is an abbreviated application process.
Question:
How long can I renew my real estate license after it expires without having to take the exam over?
Answer:
You should always contact the licensing section of AREC for your specific situation. However, as a general rule, Commission Regulation 6.3(c) allows reinstatement within one (1) year of the last calendar year in which the license was renewed. For example, if your license expires on December 31, 2017, you may renew it up until December 31, 2018, without being regarded as an original application. After that time, you would have to submit to the application process under the reinstatement guidelines.
Question:
My Principal Broker and I got into an argument and I left. I want to go to work for a competitor but my former Principal Broker refuses to sign and return my license to the Arkansas Real Estate Commission. What can I do?
Answer:
Write a letter to your former Principal Broker with a copy to the Executive Director of the Arkansas Real Estate Commission. State in your letter that you are terminating your relationship with that firm and request that the Principal Broker return your license and pocket card to AREC in accordance with Commission Regulation 7.5(a).
Existing Firm FAQS
Question:
May I be licensed as the Principal Broker of both my main real estate office and my branch office?
Answer:
Only if there are no licensed agents assigned to the branch office. A Designated Executive Broker will be required for the branch office to have licensees operate in that office.
Question:
Can I download AREC forms from the AREC website?
Answer:
Yes, the following forms are available for print from the AREC website: Complaint Form, Transfer, Firm Change, Trust Account, Personal Name/Address Change, License Renewal, Executive Broker information, Firm Name Approval, Activation, Branch Office Application, Executive Broker form(s) or Request for Licensure.
Question:
What is needed to open a branch office?
Answer:
If you are the only person to be licensed for the branch, complete an Application For Duplicate License For A Branch Office Form, submit $30.00 application fee, trust account form and photo of office sign. If other licensed agents are assigned, a separate Broker will be required and must complete an Branch Office Executive Broker Form, which is to be signed by the Principal Broker of the main office. The principal broker for the main office will need to complete an Application For Duplicate License For A Branch Office Form.
Question:
What is needed to change Principal Brokers for my Company?
Answer:
If there is an existing active broker that will take on the responsibility of the Principal Broker, that broker will need to submit their current license and pocket card, trust account form, photograph of the office sign, $30 processing fee, a Principal Broker form. The outgoing Principal Broker will need to submit current license and pocket card and a Principal Broker form terminating the association.
Question:
Where do I obtain forms/contracts to sell real estate?
Answer:
No specific form or contract is required to be used by a licensed agent, however, Commission Regulation 10.10(c) does require that real estate forms used by licensees in the regular course of business be approved by a licensed Arkansas attorney prior to use. Therefore, you may have an attorney draft forms for you. The Arkansas Realtors Association (ARA) designs and sells forms to its members and to non-member licensees as well. More information is available by contacting ARA at 501 225-2020.
Question:
Can I work for more than one real estate Company?
Answer:
You cannot be licensed with more than one real estate company; therefore, you cannot perform real estate activities that require a license for more than one real estate company.
Question:
What is needed to change my home address?
Answer:
You can download or request the AREC form for changing your address or mail, fax or email the change to AREC.
Question:
What is needed to change my company’s business address?
Answer:
If you move to a different city, you will submit a firm name approval form so as not to conflict with an existing company. If not, send the Firm Change form, $30.00 processing fee, and current License and Pocket card for each licensee in the company and a photograph of the company’s sign in it’s new location.
Question:
What is needed to transfer to another company?
Answer:
In accordance to Regulation 7.5, the Principal Broker is responsible for returning your license and pocket card to AREC. You are to complete a Transfer form, secure your new broker’s signature and submit with $30.00 processing fee. If completed correctly, this form serves as a 30-day temporary license.
Question:
What is needed to close my company?
Answer:
Return all licenses and pocket cards associated with your company to AREC. You will need to furnish a statement as to the location of the office records. These records will need to be available for review for three years.
Licensing Renewal FAQS
Question:
When does the fee I’m paying take effect?
Answer:
The renewal fee you are paying is for the next calendar year (i.e. if this is 2018, you are paying for 2019).
Question:
If I plan to place my license on inactive status for the next calendar year, do I pay a fee?
Answer:
Yes, if you want your license to remain current. Otherwise, your license will expire.
Question:
Do I need to complete continuing education if I plan to be inactive?
Answer:
No, continuing education is not required to renew your license on inactive status.
Question:
When is the deadline to renew my license?
Answer:
The deadline to renew all licenses is September 30 to avoid paying an additional penalty payment.
Question:
My personal name has changed. What must I do to correct my name on my license?
Answer:
We cannot change your name without legal proof. You will need to supply that proof along with a personal name change document that you can find on our web site under Forms & Publications.
Question:
How can I tell my license has been renewed?
Answer:
AREC offers a searchable online roster at the AREC website. You may search for real estate licensees by name, city or firm. Once you have an individual record on screen you will have determined that the licensee is active because this on-line roster only shows active licensees. If the licensee’s expiration date is December 31 of the current calendar year, that licensee has not renewed for the next calendar year. Once a licensee renews for the upcoming license year, their expiration date will change to December 31 of the next calendar year. Updates to the on-line roster occur nightly.
Question:
I’m a Principal Broker. How can I check on all of my firm’s licensees?
Answer:
As September 30th approaches you can use the Roster Search to determine which licensees in your firm have or have not renewed. Do this by entering the name of your firm and selecting the Expiration Year at the bottom of the screen. If you want to see all licensees who have not renewed for the upcoming year, select the current calendar year for Expiration Date. If you want to see all licensees who have renewed in your office, select the upcoming calendar year for Expiration Date.
Question:
I’ll be renewing my license on inactive status. How will I be able to tell if my license has been renewed?
Answer:
The online tool you can use to determine whether or how a person is licensed in Arkansas is at www.arello.com; provided by the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials, a professional association of 96 real estate licensing and regulatory jurisdictions in the United States, Canada, and other countries. Several of these jurisdictions and NAR populate this database. This search screen will display active and inactive licensees in Arkansas for the current calendar year only. Inactive licensees will be able to confirm their license renewal by checking this roster after the first of the year.
Question:
When should I receive my new license?
Answer:
All renewed licenses will be mailed by the end of December.
Question:
I just became licensed. Do I need to renew?
Answer:
If you were licensed in the current calendar year, you need to renew for the next calendar year.
Question:
Do I have to complete both post-licensure courses and a continuing education course the first year?
Answer:
This depends on the time of year that you became licensed. Your continuing education requirement begins after the first renewal of your license. This means you will have to have completed your continuing education requirement prior to the second renewal of your real estate license. The post-licensure requirement is separate from and independent of the continuing education requirement. Your post-licensure education must be completed within 6 months of the date you applied for your real estate license.
Question:
Can post-license courses be taken for continuing education credit?
Answer:
While salesperson post-license modules can be used for continuing education, a licensee may not receive credit for both post-license and continuing education requirements. It can only be used for one or the other.
Question:
What is the deadline date for license renewal?
Answer:
The deadline to renew your license for the upcoming calendar year is September 30 of the current year without the expense of a penalty payment.
Question:
What is the expiration date of my license?
Answer:
Licenses are issued per calendar year; therefore, your license will expire December 31st of the current year.
New Applicant FAQS
Question:
Is there a minimum age limit to hold a real estate license in Arkansas?
Answer:
Yes, the age of majority which is currently 18 years in Arkansas.
Question:
What are the differences in Associate Brokers, Executive Brokers and Principal Brokers?
Answer:
The real estate license law does not assign to or recognize supervisory authority for an Associate Broker. Executive Brokers may review and sign contracts and be assigned to supervise Salespersons and Associate Brokers. Every office must have a Principal Broker who is responsible for all activities of those persons licensed with their firm.
Question:
How long will it take to process my application once received by AREC?
Answer:
If there are no delays in the completion of the application, the usual turnaround time is seven to fourteen business workdays.
Question:
Why does the Arkansas Real Estate Commission (AREC) require a background check?
Answer:
As part of AREC’s legislative charge to protect the public, background checks are considered a reasonable and viable tool with which to screen applicants for real estate licenses.
Question:
What type of previous legal problems would prevent a person from getting an Arkansas Real Estate License?
Answer:
When considering previous legal problems, the Commission has to consider whether the granting of a real estate license to the individual could be detrimental to the public. Circumstances differ so each situation has to be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Question:
What do I need to schedule for the real estate exam?
Answer:
You will receive an email from Pearson Vue regarding on-line exam registration. Please check your email (including spam and junk folders) frequently after submitting an application. You will need to show valid identification when you enter the testing location. Review the “What to Bring” section of the Candidate Handbook for additional information.
Question:
How soon after I apply for the real estate exam can I take it?
Answer:
Once you have received an email from Pearson Vue and followed the steps for on-line registration, you may schedule a time that is convenient for you to take the exam. You do not have to wait for your background check to be completed unless you choose to do so.
Question:
How often is the exam given and What is the cost of the exam?
Answer:
Exams are given every week depending on the location. The exam fee, payable to the testing service, costs $75. Please note that you may opt to take the Salesperson exam in two components: Salesperson General Exam and Salesperson- Arkansas Law Exam. If you take the two Salesperson exam components together at the same time and location, the cost will be $75. If you elect to take the two exam components separately, the cost is $75 for each component. Consult the Pearson Vue web site for test locations.
Question:
After I apply to take the real estate exam, how long is my application valid without reapplying?
Answer:
One year after the date of application as per Commission Regulation 4.1(h).
Question:
How can I qualify to sit for the real estate broker’s exam?
Answer:
Broker applicants must complete the broker pre-license education, submit a complete application, FBI fingerprint card and appropriate fee, and meet the broker experience requirements as per Commission Regulation 4.1.
Question:
What is required for a new salesperson’s license to be issued?
Answer:
For salesperson, you must submit all pages of a successful score report from the test, a license fee of $50.00, recovery fund fee of $25.00, and a signed post-license requirement notice. The score report and fees must be received within ninety (90) days of the examination date. If you fail to pay the prescribed fee and submit all pages of the score report within ninety (90) days, your examination will be null and void and you will be required to make a new application and retake the examination, as an original applicant.
Question:
What is required for a new broker’s license to be issued?
Answer:
If the licensee is a currently active salesperson, the current license and pocket card are to be returned along with your successful score report from the test, license fee of $70.00 and signed post-license requirement notice. The score report and fees must be received within ninety (90) days of the examination date. If you fail to pay the prescribed fee and submit all pages of the score report within ninety (90) days, your examination will be null and void and you will be required to make a new application and retake the examination, as an original applicant.
Question:
How much are the license renewal fees and penalties?
Answer:
A Salesperson pays $60.00 and a Broker pays $80.00 if the license is renewed before September 30 of the current year. After September 30, a penalty payment is applied for sales of $20.00 and brokers pay $30.00
New Firm FAQS
Question:
What is the first thing I must do with AREC to start my own real estate firm?
Answer:
You must first have your firm name approved. Forms are available 24/7 for this from the agency’s website or by contacting AREC during normal business hours at (501) 683-8010. Once AREC reviews your choice of firm name, you will receive a letter of confirmation that will include a list of actions to take according to the licensee’s situation. Assuming there are no problems with the firm name you have requested, approval of firm name should be received within 5-7 business days.
Question:
Now that I have had my firm name approved, what should I do?
Answer:
Before your firm can begin operation, a licensed real estate broker must agree to assume the responsibilities of Principal Broker for the firm. The Principal Broker is responsible for all real estate activities of those persons licensed under him/her. Each firm will have only one Principal Broker. As owner or part owner of the firm, you can be the Principal Broker, but that is not required.
Question:
We have a broker willing to assume the duties of a Principal Broker. What must we do next to begin operation?
Answer:
You must furnish the following information and documents to AREC if the broker is currently an active Associate or Executive Broker: A firm name approval form. Once the name is approved, you are to submit your current license and pocket card making sure the license has a signature on the back, photograph of your permanently attached office sign with the name as approved by AREC, $30 processing fee, trust account form if applicable, Principal Broker form, statement of ownership of the firm.
Question:
OK, Do I Need A Trust Account?
Answer:
Now is the time to make one of your first decisions regarding your operating procedures. The Principal Broker of your firm will be receiving monies that are considered “trust funds” as defined in Commission Regulation 10.8 (a). Commission Regulation 10.8 (c) allows the Principal Broker to maintain a separate trust account or to have an escrow agent for such funds. If you determine that you will hold trust funds, you will need to open a trust account in compliance with Commission Regulation 10.8 and furnish the trust account information to AREC on the appropriate form, which is available from the AREC website or by contacting AREC.
Question:
I’m now ready to staff my firm. Does everyone in my firm have to have a real estate license?
Answer:
Only those persons who will be performing activities listed in A.C.A 17-42-103(10) are required to hold a real estate license. You will want to instruct unlicensed personnel that they are NOT to perform any activities on that list.
Question:
I’m the Principal Broker. Until I get the business off the ground, I plan to work at the local grocery to aid my cash flow and make some contacts. Is that OK?
Answer:
Commission regulation 10.4(e) will not allow the Principal Broker to be engaged in a non-real estate related field if that Principal Broker is going to have persons licensed under him/her. If there are no other associates licensed with the Principal Broker, the Principal Broker may engage in a non-real estate related field.
Question:
While I am a licensed salesperson and owner of the real estate firm, I am not the Principal Broker. Can I be licensed under a Principal Broker who reports to me?
Answer:
Business owners can be licensed under the Principal Broker. License Law holds the Principal Broker responsible for all real estate activities of all persons licensed under him/her, including those real estate activities of the business owner. The Principal Broker is not absolved of that responsibility because the person licensed with him/her owns the real estate firm or is considered the Principal Broker’s boss.
Question:
I don’t have a real estate license. Can I be the owner or part owner of the business?
Answer:
License law only requires those persons who perform those activities listed in A.C.A. 17-42-103(10) to be licensed. A person who does not perform those activities and who is not licensed can have an ownership interest in the firm.
Question:
As my business grows, one Principal Broker may not be able to adequately supervise all the real estate activities of my firm. What can I do about that?
Answer:
While the Principal Broker will always be ultimately responsible for all real estate activities of those persons license under him/her, licensed brokers may be designated through AREC as Executive Brokers, who can be assigned supervisory authority over other licensees. Executive Brokers may review and sign real estate contracts on behalf of the Principal Broker.
Other License FAQS
Question:
I am a licensed agent. Can my unlicensed personal assistant conduct my open houses?
Answer:
This is not advisable especially if you are not present. A compensated unlicensed person may not perform those activities, which require a license. In an open house setting, it may be difficult to avoid such activities, which are listed in A.C.A 17-42-103(10).
Question:
I am a salesperson, associate broker or executive broker. I employ a licensed personal assistant who helps me with my transactions. May I compensate my personal assistant directly?
Answer:
A.C.A. 17-42-311(8) only allows a licensee to receive compensation for performing licensed activities from the Principal Broker under whom he or she is licensed.
Question:
I am unlicensed and own a real estate business. My Principal Broker just got mad and left. What do I have to do to keep my business operating?
Answer:
Locate a person willing to operate as Principal Broker and/or contact the Executive Director of the Arkansas Real Estate Commission immediately to determine how your firm may temporarily continue to operate under Commission Regulation 7.7.
Question:
I do not have a real estate license but I’m an attorney. I want to sell real estate part time for a local real estate firm. Do I have to have a real estate license?
Answer:
Attorneys have to have a real estate license to practice real estate, unless the attorney is exempt under A.C.A 17-42-104.
Question:
I do not have a real estate license. I am acting as an executor/administrator of an estate. Do I have to obtain a real estate license in order to sell the land that is part of the deceased’s estate?
Answer:
There is an exemption to licensure under the provisions of A.C.A 17-42-104 for administrators and/or executors while acting under a court order or under the authority of a will or of a trust instrument.
Question:
I do not have a real estate license. An elderly friend of mine needs me to help sell some of his real estate. I am doing this strictly as a favor to a friend with no expectation of compensation. Do I have to obtain a real estate license in order to help my friend?
Answer:
As long as no form of fee, consideration or commission is expected or paid for helping your friend, a real estate license is not required.
Question:
I do not have a real estate license. In my worldwide travels, I meet a lot of important people who ask about lakefront property in Arkansas. If I refer one of these persons to an Arkansas real estate broker, may the broker pay me a fee?
Answer:
This would not be advisable since the Arkansas broker could be in violation of A.C.A 17-42-311(a)(12) and you could be found guilty of a Class D felony in accordance with A.C.A 17-42-105(a).