Real Estate License from Alabama to Oregon: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Does Oregon accept an Alabama real estate license?
Yes — Oregon has a reciprocity arrangement covering Alabama license holders. Apply to the Oregon Real Estate Agency (OREA) under its reciprocity/endorsement track and complete Oregon's remaining requirements.
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Reciprocity agreement
Alabama is on Oregon's recognition list, which puts this move on the streamlined track: your education and national exam are credited, and the requirements below are what Oregon still insists on — typically its own law exam and a background check. One caution: agreements are directional and revocable. This page's verification date tells you when we last confirmed Alabama on the list; the commission link is the live truth.
What's different between Alabama and Oregon
Computed from both states' verified data rows, in both directions, and from the route every other origin gets into Oregon. Exam notes are our summary of each board's published rules, with sources below.
- Route, each way
Alabama to Oregon (this page): Reciprocity agreement.
Oregon to Alabama (the reverse move): Full reciprocity.
The two directions differ: Alabama and Oregon do not give each other's licensees the same route.
- Does coming from Alabama matter?
Coming from Alabama matters here: only 4 of 50 origins (the other 49 states and DC) get this result for a move into Oregon.
The others get: licensure by endorsement (46).
- Reciprocity agreements
Oregon's reciprocity agreement list names 4 states (Alabama, Georgia, Nebraska, and South Dakota), including Alabama.
- Application fee
Oregon lists $300 for an out-of-state applicant; Alabama has no verified fee figure on file, so the two cannot be compared here.
- Pre-license education
Oregon's first-time-applicant standard is 150 hours of pre-license education; Alabama's is 60.
Oregon's is 90 education hours higher than Alabama's.
- Exam rules on record
Oregon and Alabama carry different exam notes (our summaries, below); any state law or jurisprudence exam is listed with each state's requirements.
- Oregon (this move): No education or examination waivers for applicants from non-reciprocal states - the full 150-hour broker pre-license education and both sections of the broker exam are required. Applicants licensed in the reciprocal jurisdictions follow a separate reciprocal process with specific, agency-determined requirements.
- Alabama (the reverse move): Reciprocal applicants complete a 6-hour Alabama reciprocal salesperson prelicense course, then pass the Alabama reciprocal salesperson examination (state-specific; passing score 70) given by the Commission's testing agency; the national/general exam portion is not retaken.
What changes, Alabama → Oregon
| Alabama (current) | Oregon (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-license education | 60 | 150 |
| Application fee | Reciprocal license fees mirror the original salesperson license fee: a License Fee plus a $25 criminal records search fee, a $30 research and education fee, and a $30 recovery fund fee (recovery fund fee set by Ala. Code 34-27-31). The License Fee is prorated within the two-year cycle (roughly $85 partial to $170 full per the Commission Candidate Handbook). The reciprocal exam fee is paid to the testing agency (Pearson VUE). Exact current total could NOT be confirmed on the official AREC fee page (arec.alabama.gov was unreachable from the research environment) | $300 (Nonrefundable broker license application fee; excludes the PSI exam fee and the fingerprint/background-check fee.) |
| Processing time | AREC does not publish a fixed processing time; the complete application and fees are due within 90 days of the exam date | Agency does not publish a processing-time estimate |
| Licensing authority | Alabama Real Estate Commission (AREC) | Oregon Real Estate Agency (OREA) |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Oregon sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Oregon's current requirements on the Oregon Real Estate Agency (OREA) website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the reciprocity application to the Oregon Real Estate Agency (OREA) (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state.
- Be 18 years old with a high school diploma, GED, or international equivalent.
- Register and apply in the eLicense system and pay the $300 nonrefundable application fee.
- Complete 150 hours of Agency-approved broker pre-license education.
- Pass both sections of the Oregon broker license exam (PSI) - except qualifying reciprocal-jurisdiction applicants.
- Complete a fingerprint-based background check at the PSI test center.
- Pay the fees listed above, and allow for the processing time shown there.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I keep selling in Alabama after I'm licensed in Oregon?
Yes — real estate licenses stack. Keep the Alabama license active (renewals and CE continue separately) and you hold both; many border-market agents do exactly this.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-07-21.
- OREA - Out-of-State Licensees ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- OREA - Broker license (qualifications, 150 hrs, $300 fee, exam) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Ala. Admin. Code r. 790-X-1-.18 - Reciprocal License Requirements (official Alabama Administrative Code text via Cornell LII) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- AREC - Become a Licensed Real Estate Professional (salesperson 60-hour prelicense; retrieved via Internet Archive) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
Reviewed by the License Reciprocity Editorial Team · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21
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