The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) is pleased to announce Chelsea Buchholtz as Executive Director of TREC effective January 1, 2020. She will be the first female executive director in TREC’s history. The Executive Director also serves as the Commissioner of the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB), who participated significantly in the selection process. Ms. Buchholtz currently serves as the Commission’s General Counsel. She will succeed long-serving Executive Director and Commissioner, Douglas Oldmixon, who will remain with the agency for a period of transition through March 2020.

TREC and TALCB exist to safeguard consumers in matters of real estate property transactions and valuation services. More information regarding this transition to follow.