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What to Expect at the Next TREC Meeting

The Texas Real Estate Commission’s advisory committees and working groups have made several recommendations that the Commissioners will discuss and potentially propose or adopt during the TREC Meeting on February 13. Here are the highlights of what will be considered, including inspection report rule changes, proposed SAE requirements, and changes that affect broker responsibility and sales agent oversight of brokerage activity.

ESAC Recommends 30-Hour Real Estate Brokerage Course as Part of SAE Requirement and Updates to Property Management Course Outline

The Education Standards Advisory Committee (ESAC) met January 9 and appointed new leadership, discussed the revised property management course outline, and made recommendations for the Commission to propose an amendment to 535.55.

New Committee Officers

The committee appointed three new officers to serve through 2023:

Exam Topic Reports for Inspectors

TREC administers licensing examinations for sales agents, brokers and inspectors applicants through a contract with Pearson Vue.  Each quarter, Pearson Vue publishes reports on the success rates for exam questions grouped by topic.  Education providers and students may find this information helpful in identifying topics where success rate is lower and focusing increased attention to these areas. 

Below are exam topic reports for the last five years.

ERW CE Courses

Effective January 1, 2023, Easement or Right-of-Way (ERW) agents must complete 16 hours of TREC-approved ERW continuing education (CE) for each two-year registration term.

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ERW Qualifying Courses

Effective January 1, 2023, Easement or Right-of-Way (ERW) agent applicants must complete 16 hours of a TREC-approved ERW qualifying education (QE) course.

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