The Texas Real Estate Commission and Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board will never text you.

The agency has received reports of text and call spoofing—a method where scammers deliberately falsify the caller ID to mimic a real government number. A recent example includes texts to license holders claiming they are being charged with “safety” violations. These scams are intended to obtain details they could use to gain access to your identity or your accounts, like bank account numbers, Social Security numbers, or other important information.

Brokers and sales agents can request and accept sponsorship changes in the REALM Portal. As long as the sponsorship appears correctly in the REALM Portal, it is considered effective—even if it has not yet updated in the License Holder Search on the website. Please note it can take a few hours before the changes appear in the REALM Portal and on the license holder search. 

Once effective, license holders may: 

Business Entity Registration

License holders have the option to register LLCs and S-Corporations (S-Corps) with TREC for the sole purpose of receiving compensation, as long as those entities meet certain requirements.

Pin Your Licenses to Renew, Manage Sponsorships, and More

Brokers and sales agents must pin their license record to their REALM Portal account before managing sponsorships. If you are experiencing issues with renewals, sponsorships, or don't see your license number in your REALM Portal account, this should be your first step.

To ensure proper access:

Start Your Real Estate License Application

• Become a Real Estate Sales Agent
• Become an Individual Real Estate Broker
• Become a Business Entity Real Estate Broker

Get Your REALM Portal Information

When to Renew Your License or Registration

Existing license and registration holders will receive an email from TREC when they are able to initiate the renewal process in the Real Estate and Appraiser License Management Portal. The renewal option will not appear in your REALM Portal until your renewal window opens. 

You are able to renew