Education and Examinations Division
Important Announcement! - The REALM Portal activation email started going out at 8:30 a.m. CT today. Because of the volume of email messages and the personalization of each it will take some time for them to reach your inboxes. If you don’t receive it by tomorrow, please reach out to us.
Renew Your Sales Agent License
As a Real Estate Sales Agent, you must renew your license every two years. A renewal notice will be sent out about 90 days before your expiration date. Until you receive this notice of renewal, you cannot renew your license. As part of the renewal process, you must complete certain continuing education courses to help you deliver competent and quality real estate services. After completing your course work, you are welcome to submit a course and instructor evaluation.
Renew Your Real Estate Broker License
As a Real Estate Broker, you must renew your license every two years. A renewal notice will be sent out about 90 days before your expiration date. Until you receive this notice of renewal, you cannot renew your license. As part of the renewal process, you must complete certain continuing education courses to help you deliver competent and quality real estate services. After completing your course work, you are welcome to submit a course and instructor evaluation.
Become a Business Entity Real Estate Broker
A licensed business entity real estate broker is an organization that can act as a real estate broker and is qualified to conduct business in Texas.
Qualifications
- Be authorized to transact business in Texas
- Designate an active Texas real estate broker to act on behalf of the organization
Additional Qualifications for Foreign Business Entities
A business entity created or chartered under the laws of another state may apply for a license in Texas if the business entity:
Become a Real Estate Sales Agent
A sales agent is a person who is licensed by the Real Estate Commission to act as an agent on behalf of a real estate broker and their clients. A sales agent must be sponsored by a licensed Broker in order to perform any act of real estate services.
Contracts
Renew Your Business Entity Real Estate Broker License
As a Business Entity Real Estate Broker, you must renew your license every two years. A renewal notice will be sent out about 90 days before your expiration date. Until you receive this notice of renewal, you cannot renew your license.
Requirements for renewing your Business Entity Broker License:
The Business Entity’s designated broker must be individually licensed as an active Texas real estate broker in good standing with TREC.
Become an Individual Real Estate Broker
A Licensed Real Estate Broker is a person who provides real estate services to another person in exchange for a commission. Brokers can also sponsor and supervise real estate sales agents.