After a decade in Congress, Alger resumed working as a real estate broker. He formed Bruce Alger, Real Estate in 1973. The company had offices in Dallas' One North Park building. He moved for a time to Florida but returned to Dallas in 1976. Alger resided in Carrollton, which is located in three Dallas-area counties. He remained out of the political limelight except for a few occasional public appearances. Alger's congressional papers are located in the archives section of the Dallas Public Library.