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• TREC and TALCB have launched a new online services tool featuring faster registration, easy to understand menus and more online tools to help licensees manage their licenses. . . . read more
• New TREC Advisor / TALCB Bulletin/ Inspector Insight Available Online . . . read more
• Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board Adopts AMC Rules . . . read more
• Reinstatement Notice to All Real Estate Brokers . . . read more
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FAQs

If you do not see an answer to your question here, check the more detailed Education and Licensing FAQs before you send an email message to or call (512) 936-3000.

• Which online services are currently available?
  • Salesperson Renewal - active & inactive; MCE only; timely or expired less than six months
  • Indiv. Broker Renewal - active & inactive; timely or expired less than six months
  • Business Entity Broker Renewal - active & inactive; timely or expired less than six months
  • Professional, Real Estate or Apprentice Inspector Renewal - active & inactive;
  • Easement Right-of-Way Agent (indiv. or business) Renewal
  • Salesperson initial application - note: if you submitted an Education Evaluation Request before 9/1/2010, you must submit your application via paper form, NOT online
  • Indiv. Broker initial application - note: if you submitted an Education Evaluation Request before 9/1/2010, you must submit your application via paper form, NOT online
  • Business Entity initial application.
  • All the above mentioned license type holders may also manage their contact information online.
• I am ready to renew my license but have not received my security token number. How do I obtain one?
  An email message containing your security token will be sent to your email address 60-90 days prior to your license expiration date. If you have not received your token and your license is set to expire, please check your spam filter before sending an email.
• How do I know if I owe the $34.25 fingerprint background check fee?
  If you have previously submitted your fingerprints through a fingerprint provider, you will owe the $34.25 background check fee for every subsequent renewal. It is a background check, not a fingerprinting fee.
• I renewed on paper and my check has cleared, so why does the TREC website indicate that my license has expired?
  If you timely renewed your license, paid all fees and took all the required MCE before your license expiration date, you may continue to practice under your existing license. We will send your new license once all the paperwork is processed. The website will also be updated once the paperwork as been processed.
• What are my continuing education requirements?
  Check the TREC website for continuing education for each type of license. You can find a listing of the continuing education courses that you have completed in the TREC Licensee Info Search.
• I (or my broker) submitted a Notice of Salesperson Sponsorship Termination form but I am still showing up as active. When will the change be made?
  We are making every effort to process these requests as quickly as possible. Please be aware that the termination will be effective from the date it was mailed.
• I submitted an application and have passed the exam. When will my license issue?
  Once the Commission has been notified of the exam results and the background check has been cleared, and all other paperwork processed, a license will issue, the new licensee will show up on the Licensee Info Search, and the license will be mailed to your broker within two business days. If your license issues inactive, an inactive acknowledgment letter will be mailed to you.

If you have received a letter requesting additional information to complete your application, you must fax the information to the licensing department at (512) 936-3864 or email it to .