Home › For agents › Transfer your license › Alabama
Alabama license transfer
How to transfer your Alabama real estate license to a new brokerage
In Alabama your new qualifying broker files the transfer, not you. It costs $25, and your old company has to release you first.
Process checked against the Alabama Real Estate Commission's own forms and portal on September 19, 2026. Boards change forms, so confirm there before you file.
- Fee
- $25
- Can you work?
- After AREC processes the transfer
01At a glance
The Alabama transfer, at a glance.
Who files, where, and your old broker's part. Fee and timing are up top.
02Step by step
How the Alabama transfer works
The Alabama Real Estate Commission process, step by step.
- 1Tell your current company you are leaving.
AREC will not process the move until your old company releases you, so give notice the same day you decide.
- 2Send your new broker two things.
Your license number and your last day with your current company. That is all they need.
- 3Your new broker files it.
The transfer form sits behind the qualifying broker's own AREC login. They submit it and pay $25.
- 4If your license is inactive, it is a different form.
An inactive license uses the License Activation Form instead. It is also $25.
03Watch out
Where Alabama transfers get stuck
You cannot file this yourself
Alabama keeps the form in the broker's account. If it stalls, the hold-up is with a broker, not with AREC.
04Before you move
What to sort out before you switch
The state filing is the easy part. These are the things that cost agents money when they skip them.
Read your contract with your broker
Your independent contractor agreement sets your notice period, any fees you owe on the way out, and how deals that close after you leave get paid.
Listings stay with the brokerage
A listing agreement is a contract between the seller and the brokerage, not you. You can only take a listing with your old broker's written release and your seller's agreement.
Pending deals
Deals under contract usually close with your old brokerage, and your agreement decides how you are paid on them. Get it in writing before your last day.
MLS and association
Move your MLS and REALTOR® association membership to your new office so your access does not lapse.
Update every ad the same day
Signs, your website, social media and business cards must show your new brokerage once you move. State ad rules require the brokerage name.
CE and E&O
Several states will not complete a transfer while your continuing education is overdue or your errors and omissions cover has lapsed. Check both first.
05If you are looking
What changes if you move to AXEN
No commission split. You keep 100% and pay a flat fee per closing instead.
Every AXEN fee, in fullFile fee, small sales, leases, admin, platform, pendings and rev share.
- File fee: $500 a closing on Pro, capped at $6,000 a year. $1,000 on Elite, capped at $12,000. After the cap it is $0 until your AXEN anniversary.
- Small sales: under $2,500 of commission, the file fee is 10% of it instead.
- Leases, rentals and referrals: 10% of the commission, never more than $500 on Pro or $1,000 on Elite, plus a $50 admin fee.
- $295 admin fee on every sale, even after the cap. Most of it pays your Deal Desk coordinator and state broker.
- Platform fee: $50 a month, $500 a year, or $600 taken from your first closing.
- Released pendings: if your old brokerage releases a pending deal to AXEN, AXEN charges $0 on it.
- Rev share: 5 levels, no quota to unlock one. Not a promise of income.
These are costs, not an earnings claim. Your income depends on your own sales.
See every AXEN fee, compare the math on AXEN vs eXp vs Real fees, or look inside the AXEN portal for free. Our Alabama broker handles the new-broker side of this for agents joining AXEN. See the Alabama guide.
06Straight answers
Alabama license transfer questions
Short answers. Tap a question to open it.
How long does it take to transfer an Alabama real estate license?
You can start working with your new brokerage after AREC processes the transfer. How fast that comes depends mostly on how quickly both brokers act.
How much does it cost to transfer an Alabama real estate license?
The fee is $25.
Does my old broker have to do anything in Alabama?
Yes. Your old broker must release you before AREC will process it.
What happens to my listings when I change brokerages?
Listings belong to the brokerage, not the agent. You can only take one with your old broker's written release and the seller's agreement.
Can I file my own Alabama transfer?
No. The qualifying broker at your new company files it from their AREC login.
Can I transfer my license to AXEN?
Yes. AXEN is licensed in Alabama, and our Alabama broker handles the new-broker side of the transfer. Start at axenrealty.com/join.
Moving your license to AXEN?
Our Alabama broker handles the new-broker side of this for agents joining AXEN. Look inside the portal first. It is free.
AXEN Realty, LLC. Commissions are negotiable and are not set by any brokerage. These are costs, not an earnings claim. Your income depends on your own sales.