Continuing Education (CE) Provider
ESAC reviews rule language, recommends 30-hour brokerage course for sales agents
Submitted by Sierra Pizarro on Fri, 2023-05-12 16:02The Texas Real Estate Commission's Education Standards Advisory Committee (ESAC) met April 3.
ESAC addressed comments received regarding proposed changes to 22 §TAC 535.64, Content Requirements for Qualifying Real Estate Courses. TREC staff clarified that the rule proposal simply cleans up the rule language to remove the references to topics required for each course, rather, pointing specifically to each qualifying course approval form to define content.
Become a Continuing Education Provider
Submitted by Crystal Stowell on Thu, 2023-05-11 10:57Approved Continuing Education (CE) Providers can offer courses to Real Estate, Inspector or Easement or Right-of-Way license holders for CE credit.
CE providers must:
- Satisfy Commission requirement to administer courses with competency, honesty, trustworthiness and integrity
- Maintain a fixed office in Texas or designate a resident of Texas to act as attorney-in-fact to accept service of process
- Ensure instructors are qualified to teach specific CE courses
What to expect at Houston May 16 TREC meeting
Submitted by Sierra Pizarro on Thu, 2023-05-04 13:01The Texas Real Estate Commission is stepping out of its Austin headquarters to pay Houston a visit. On May 16, the Commission will meet at 9 a.m. inside the Century Ballroom II of the DoubleTree by Hilton-Houston Greenway Plaza.
Apply to offer Real Estate CE Courses
Submitted by Damon Crisman on Wed, 2023-04-19 15:45Approved CE Providers must:
- Submit a CE course application for each course that they propose to offer
- Not offer a CE course until you have received a course approval letter from the Commission
Inspector CE Secondary Course Application
CE Provider Change of Owner Application
Continuing Education (CE) Provider Reinstatement Application
Continuing Education (CE) Provider Renewal Application
What to Expect at the Next TREC Meeting
Submitted by Summer Mandell on Mon, 2023-02-06 10:46The Texas Real Estate Commission’s advisory committees and working groups have made several recommendations that the Commissioners will discuss and potentially propose or adopt during the TREC Meeting on February 13. Here are the highlights of what will be considered, including inspection report rule changes, proposed SAE requirements, and changes that affect broker responsibility and sales agent oversight of brokerage activity.