2025 AREC Required Course on Agency Representation and Compensation

This is a three hour course for real estate professionals in the state of Arkansas. The focus of this course is agency representation and compensation. The following are the topic areas that will be covered: 

• The Arkansas Real Estate Commission 
  • A segment of this course will address the Arkansas Real Estate Commission and its powers and duties. 
• General requirements of real estate professionals 
  • A segment of this course will look at laws and rules that are broadly applicable to real estate professionals in Arkansas. 
• Buyer-broker agreements 
  • A segment of this course talks about buyer agency and the way that kind of relationship is formed. 
• Listing agreements and seller agency 
  • A segment of will discuss listing agreements and the requirements of real estate professionals who represent sellers. 
• Transparency and compensation 
  • A segment of this course will examine ethical and professional requirements especially with regard to transparency and compensation. 
• Broker’s price opinions 
  • A segment of this course deals with broker’s price opinions and the proper formation of these products. 
• Zoning ordinances 
  • A segment of this course explores the concepts of planning and zoning. This segment also examines the laws and rules that govern planning and the zoning process. 
• The Arkansas Real Estate Commission’s disciplinary procedures 
  • The last segment of this course addresses AREC’s disciplinary system from the initial complaint to the final ruling on a hearing. This segment also discusses real world hearings that were held before AREC. 

This course is broken up into three modules. After finishing the first module, students will read a short scenario and answer five questions based on the scenario. The second module is followed by a five question quiz designed to promote comprehension and retention of the lessons in Module 2.