Arkansas

The Arkansas Real Estate Commission sits at 612 South Summit Street, Little Rock, AR 72201-4740. Phone (501) 683-8010. Fax (501) 683-8020. Office hours Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Statute: Ark. Code Ann. § 17-42-101 et seq. and Commission regulations. Pearson VUE delivers the exam under Candidate Handbook #090400 (rev06/2026; fetched 2026-09-02) at pearsonvue.com/us/en/ar/realestate.html; (800) 274-2606. Live new-applicant page (fetched 2026-09-02): 60 classroom hours of which 30 must be basic principles; AREC Authorization to Test; file within 90 days of passing. Live FAQ: $50 license + $25 Recovery Fund; 18-hour post-license; $60/$80 renewal before September 30.

Pearson seats 80 national scored items and 30 Arkansas law scored items at scaled 70 / scaled 70 for $75 combo. Split papers are $75 each and must both pass within six months. Authorization lasts one year. Residents wait for the AREC email before digital fingerprints ($36.25 to ASP). New salespersons finish 18 named post-license hours by the end of month six after issuance. CE is 7 hours annually starting on the second active renewal.

Broker is 24 months in 48, 45-hour Commission-developed Broker Pre-License inside a 60-hour total, unified Pearson 120 scored at scaled 70, 30-hour post-license. Louisiana's 90, Mississippi's resident-when-applying 60, Oklahoma's 90-hour provisional, and Missouri's 48+MREP are neighbor comparisons, not Arkansas's thesis. This paper cannot be renamed to another state: AREC authorizes before Pearson, the 90-day fuse is calendar days, residents wait for the fingerprint email, and the Recovery Fund is inside the original filing.

Live Education page (fetched 2026-09-02) is the hour bible: salesperson 60 with 30 principles (certificate has no expiration); broker 60 with 45-hour Commission-developed course inside 36 months; post-license 18/30 by end of month six after issuance; CE 7 hours annually starting on the second active renewal. Pearson handbook #090400 (rev06/2026) is the sitting bible: $75 combo, scaled 70, 80+30 salesperson / 120 unified broker. Workforce Expansion Act may waive the initial application fee; military members, veterans, and spouses may qualify for automatic licensure or expedited processing — contact AREC rather than inventing a waiver. Associate broker, Executive broker, and Principal broker are different hangings on the live FAQ: Associate has no statutory supervisory authority; Executive may review/sign contracts and supervise; every office has one Principal Broker.