Executive Division
R. Chance Bolton
April 2023 Staff Reports
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.
What to expect at Houston May 16 TREC meeting
Submitted by Sierra Pizarro on Thu, 2023-05-04 13:01The Texas Real Estate Commission is stepping out of its Austin headquarters to pay Houston a visit. On May 16, the Commission will meet at 9 a.m. inside the Century Ballroom II of the DoubleTree by Hilton-Houston Greenway Plaza.
Stuart Bernstein
Stuart Bernstein of Austin is Owner and Partner at CapRidge Partners. He is the former Director of the $2B Emerging Manager Program at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (“TRS”) overseeing investments in early stage or middle market opportunities across real estate and private equity. Stuart is the Chairman of the Young Presidents’ Organization and formerly served on the M.D. Anderson Advance Team Board. Stuart is an active member of the Pension Real Estate Association, and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers.
Chance Brown
Chance Brown of Cypress is the owner of CB&A, REALTORS®, which manages more than 500 REALTORS® across six offices in two markets in Texas. He is a former director of the National Association of REALTORS®, Texas Association of REALTORS®, and the Houston Association of REALTORS®. Additionally, he is the executive director of the CB&A Foundation, a director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Houston, a former member of the Sam Houston State Alumni Board of Directors, and a committee member for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
Renee Harvey Lowe
Renee Harvey Lowe of Clarksville is the owner of Century 21 Renee Harvey Properties. She is a member of the REALTORS® Land Institute, the Paris Board of REALTORS®, the Greater Texoma Board of REALTORS®, the Texarkana Board of REALTORS®, the Greater Tyler Board of REALTORS®, and the Tulsa Board of REALTORS®. Additionally, she is the director of the Paris Junior College Memorial Foundation and past chair of the Paris Regional Medical Center. Harvey received a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from North Texas State University.
Appointees officially confirmed to the Texas Real Estate Commission
Submitted by Sierra Pizarro on Wed, 2023-04-26 13:26The Texas Real Estate Commission is pleased to welcome three new members. Chance Brown, Renee Harvey Lowe, and Stuart Bernstein were confirmed by the Texas Senate on April 26, 2023. Texas Governor Greg Abbott appointed them for terms set to expire on January 31, 2029.
Harvey Lowe and Brown will both serve as broker members, Bernstein will serve as a public member of TREC.
New Process to Streamline Advertising Complaints
Submitted by Summer Mandell on Mon, 2023-04-03 11:59Around 1% of Texas Real Estate Commission license holders are the subject of a complaint, and in 2022, slightly more than 5% of all complaints received by TREC were related to advertising issues.
Many advertising-related complaints can be handled easily, from adding missing brokerage information on for sale signs to adding missing required links on a license holder’s website. Because of these simple remedies, TREC is launching the Advertising Compliance Program, which will streamline the processing of complaints that deal only with advertising violations.