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Scam Alert! Make Sure You Know If A Message Is From Us

UPDATE: Due to a recent resurgence of SPAM messages being sent out to our license holders, we wanted to remind you of these tips to help keep your information secure!

Scammers or Spammers sometimes try to copy and email and text from messages from TREC or TALCB to trick you into providing personal information. We know this can be confusing and frustrating, and we want to help make sure you don't fall victim to these schemes.

Progress Report from Our Agency to Texas:

In early April, the Texas Real Estate Commission publicly apologized to Texans for the unacceptable quality of our customer service efforts and we promised to take a number of steps to do better. This is a progress report on what we have done so far and what additional steps remain to be implemented to restore and improve our service.

The Sunset Review of the Texas Real Estate Commission and Texas Appraiser Licensing & Certification Board

The mission and performance of the Texas Real Estate Commission and Texas Appraiser Licensing & Certification Board are under review by the Legislature as required under the Texas Sunset Act.  The Act provides that the Sunset Commission, composed of legislators and public members, periodically evaluate a state agency to determine if the agency is still needed and to explore ways to ensure that the agency's funds are well spent.  Based on the recommendations of the Sunset Commission, the Texas Legislature ultimately decides whether an agency continues to operate into the future.

Scam Notice!!!

TREC has been made aware of a scam requesting information from license holders. The request is sent by email by someone posing as the Texas Real Estate Commission and asks that information be provided to them and provides a link to follow (see example emails).

Please disregard emails asking you to provide information to TREC, especially anything linking to a third party website.  If you have a question about a request for payment from TREC, you can contact us at: information@trec.texas.gov with “SCAM Notice” in the subject line.

2017 Legislative Update from TREC

Memorial Day was the last day of the 85th Legislative session. Several bills were filed this session relating to the agency and its license holders but not all of those bills made it through the process.  Following is a summary of bills that passed both houses of the Legislature and have direct effect on license holders.

TREC Inspector Committee Reviews Education Rule and SOPs Updates

The Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee (TREIC) met January 20, 2026, to welcome new members, elect officers, make subcommittee appointments, and consider rule changes related to inspector education requirements and the Standards of Practice (SOPs).

New Members and Officer Elections

The committee welcomed three new members:

  • Public members (two-year terms) Natalie Manzanares and Peter Charles
  • Inspector member (six-year term) Greg House

The committee also elected officers for the year:

TREC Elects Officers, Proposes Contract Updates at February Meeting

The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) met February 9, 2026, to elect officers, make appointments, adopt and propose rule changes, and receive updates on the agency’s new online license management system.

Officer Elections, Appointments

Commissioner Chance Brown was elected as vice chair and Commissioner Kristi Davis as secretary.

Commissioner Ben Peña was appointed to serve as ex officio on the Executive Committee.

Chair Mark Woodroof also announced the following committee appointments:

Broker Resources: REALM Portal

This page provides brokers with guidance specific to managing brokerage operations in the REALM Portal, including delegation tools and supervision functions.

If you are not a broker, please visit the main REALM Portal updates page for general information.

Changing the Designated Broker for a Business Entity

Use the REALM Portal to complete a Change of Designated Broker for a Business Entity.