Providing Exam Proctoring Information to Your Students
Submitted by Christine Anderson on Mon, 2017-10-16 21:16Many education providers have opted for live and in-person proctoring for final exams.
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TREC Complaints and Education Providers
Submitted by Christine Anderson on Mon, 2017-10-16 21:09What methods do you have in place to ensure continued compliance with Commission rules? Do you, or someone on your staff, regularly review your advertising materials and website content? Do you know what you are advertising? Familiarizing yourself and your staff with TREC rules is the key to staying in compliance. TREC investigates complaints directed to the agency. Sources of such complaints may come from students, your competitors or other agency stakeholders. Remember, as an agency charged with consumer protection, it is our responsibility to notify the public of their right to file a f
License Exams Now Available On Military Installations
Submitted by Christine Anderson on Fri, 2017-05-05 12:08The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) is pleased to announce that the Texas real estate sales agent, broker, and inspector licensure exams are now conveniently available at over 200 Pearson VUE test centers as well as on military installations across the globe for service members, spouses, dependents, and contractors with authorized base access.
ESAC Recap: Principles I & II Updates, Law of Agency Course Review
Submitted by Sierra Pizarro on Thu, 2024-04-04 14:53The Texas Real Estate Commission’s Education Standards Advisory Committee (ESAC) met virtually on April 1. Discussion opened with the Principles of Real Estate I & II courses.
ESAC is moving forward with a recommendation to revise these course approval forms.
The Committee then reviewed changes to the Law of Agency course approval form which were made based on recommendations from ESAC’s last meeting.
ESAC’s First Meeting of Year: New Members, Principles I & II Recommendation
Submitted by Sierra Pizarro on Tue, 2024-01-09 10:57The Texas Real Estate Commission’s Education Standards Advisory Committee (ESAC) opened its first meeting of the year with a welcome to four new members. The new license holder members are Amanda Nichols and Thomas Carl Leatherman. The new education provider member is Cynthia Baas. The new public member is Rita Blevins.
Officers Election
ESAC held elections and selected Bill Steddum, Jr. as chair, Byron Underwood as vice chair, and Michael Crowley as secretary.
88th Texas Legislative Session Update, and the Impact on License Holders
Submitted by Sierra Pizarro on Sat, 2023-05-27 10:24The 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, began January 10, 2023, and ends May 29, 2023. This session opened with the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) and Texas Appraiser Licensing Board (TALCB) following 358 bills relevant to the administration of the agency. A much smaller number will become law, one of relevance to Texas real estate license holders.
TREC's Houston Highlights: Changes to Broker Responsibility & Inspection Reports, 'Lookback Period' Soon to End, Comment Now on Proposed Changes
Submitted by Sierra Pizarro on Tue, 2023-05-23 11:24To reach more license holders, the Texas Real Estate Commission broke away from its Austin headquarters for the first time ever to meet in Houston on May 16. It was TREC’s second meeting of 2023. There were more than 80 attendees.
Welcoming New Commissioners, Thanking the Outgoing
TREC’s Chair, Scott Kesner, opened the meeting with a welcome to TREC’s newest Commissioners: Chance Brown, Renee Harvey Lowe, and Stuart Bernstein.
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.
TREIC April Meeting Recap: New Evaluation Form, Licensing Rule
Submitted by Sierra Pizarro on Tue, 2023-04-18 17:10The Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee (TREIC) met April 18.
Broker Responsibility Working Group April meeting recap includes proposed rule changes
Submitted by Sierra Pizarro on Wed, 2023-04-12 14:39The Broker Responsibility Working Group (BRWG) met April 12. Members reviewed public comment submitted in response to a new proposed rule, 535.157 — Obligation to Respond Timely, and proposed changes to 535.2 — Broker Responsibility Rule. The group also continued discussion regarding the difference between a broker and a sponsoring broker, and whether there should be additional education requirements for sponsoring brokers.
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