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Alabama Real Estate Salesperson Exam Cram Sheet (2026)

The highest-yield points on the Alabama Real Estate Salespersonexam, grouped by the exam's real content areas. Print it, review the ones you keep missing, then drill them with free practice questions.

15content areas

Property Ownership

8% of the exam
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  • Real vs. Personal Property and the Bundle of Rights
  • Estates in Land
  • Forms of Co-Ownership

Land Use Controls and Regulations

5% of the exam
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  • Government Powers Over Land
  • Zoning and Public Land-Use Tools
  • Private Land-Use Controls

Valuation and Market Analysis

8% of the exam
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  • Value, Price, and Cost
  • The Three Approaches to Value
  • Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)

Financing

9% of the exam
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  • Notes and Security Instruments
  • Loan Types and Common Clauses
  • Federal Lending Laws

Contracts

17% of the exam
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  • Essential Elements and Validity
  • Offer, Acceptance, and Counteroffers
  • Common Real Estate Contracts
  • Performance, Breach, and Remedies

Agency

13% of the exam
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  • Creating Agency and Fiduciary Duties
  • Clients vs. Customers
  • Types of Agency

Property Disclosures

8% of the exam
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  • The Duty to Disclose Material Facts
  • Latent vs. Patent Defects
  • Federally Required Disclosures

Transfer of Title

6% of the exam
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  • How Title Transfers
  • Types of Deeds
  • Recording and Title Assurance

Practice of Real Estate

12% of the exam
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  • Fair Housing
  • Advertising and Antitrust
  • Trust Funds and License Law

Property Management

6% of the exam
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  • The Management Relationship
  • Leasehold Estates and Lease Types
  • Landlord and Tenant Rights

Real Estate Calculations

8% of the exam
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  • The Basic Percentage Formula
  • Area, Volume, and Land Measurement
  • Finance and Proration Calculations

Alabama License Law and the Real Estate Commission

40% of the exam
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  • The Alabama Real Estate Commission
  • Temporary and Permanent Salesperson Licenses
  • The Qualifying Broker

Alabama Agency Relationships and RECAD

25% of the exam
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  • The Real Estate Consumers Agency and Disclosure Act
  • Required Brokerage Services Disclosure
  • Duties Owed to Consumers

Alabama Brokerage Practice and Consumer Protection

20% of the exam
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  • Trust and Escrow Accounts
  • Advertising and Supervision
  • The Alabama Real Estate Recovery Fund

Alabama Licensing Requirements and Renewal

15% of the exam
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  • Pre-License Education and Exam
  • Post-License Course and Permanent Licensing
  • Continuing Education and Renewal

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