Alabama Real Estate Salesperson Exam — All Questions
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Under the Alabama Real Estate Consumers Agency and Disclosure Act (RECAD), when must a licensee provide the required written brokerage services disclosure?
- a.Only at closing
- b.At the time of first substantive contact (the first meeting or communication about a specific property or the consumer's needs)✓
- c.Only when the consumer signs a purchase contract
- d.Never, because Alabama does not require agency disclosure
RECAD requires the licensee to provide a written disclosure of brokerage services (the 'Real Estate Brokerage Services Disclosure') at the first substantive contact with a consumer, describing the types of brokerage relationships available before confidential information is shared.
Under Alabama's RECAD, which brokerage relationship allows a licensee to assist a buyer and a seller in a transaction as customers without being the agent, fiduciary, or advocate of either, provided it is disclosed?
- a.Single agency
- b.Subagency
- c.Designated single agency
- d.Transaction facilitator✓
Under Alabama's RECAD, as amended effective October 1, 2025 (Act 2025-380 / HB 382), the recognized brokerage relationships are single agency, dual agency, designated single agency, and transaction facilitator. A transaction facilitator (formerly called a 'transaction broker') assists one or more parties as customers without being the agent, fiduciary, or advocate of either party. Subagency is no longer recognized in Alabama.