Texas Real Estate Commission

06/17/2026

What’s your take on what it means to be a real estate broker in Texas? Whether you are a broker, an aspiring broker, a sales agent sponsored by a broker, or even a consumer, we want to hear what you consider the essentials of broker responsibility. Comment here or email us at [email protected].

Your responses may be used in the forthcoming 2027-2028 Broker Responsibility Course, which as of January 1, 2026, is a required course for all brokers—regardless of if the broker sponsors sales agents.

06/12/2026

📢 Contract Form Updates

Several TREC contract forms have been updated. Changes include a new Water Disclosure, updates to the Seller’s Disclosure Notice, revisions to contract language, and a new form related to back-up contracts.

Forms adopted for voluntary use (like the Seller’s Disclosure Notice, the Lead-Based Paint Addendum, and the new Seller’s Notice to Buyer of Removal of Contingency) may now be used. The remaining forms are also available for voluntary use until July 1, 2026, when their use becomes mandatory.

Review the updated forms: https://www.trec.texas.gov/agency-information/contracts

06/01/2026

The 89th Texas Legislature established the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, part of the Office of the Governor. TREO is tasked with reviewing Texas state agency rules to reduce regulatory burdens and increase transparency for Texans.

TREO has recently worked with TREC and identified rules it recommends be modified or repealed.

Stakeholders have until Sunday, June 14, to provide comments to TREC about these recommendations. TREC will share the feedback with TREO as part of TREC’s evaluation.

This is a process separate from TREC’s rulemaking process and does not replace or augment the existing rule changes and proposals currently out for public comment.

https://www.trec.texas.gov/article/treo-soliciting-feedback-several-trec-rules

05/12/2026

Today’s REALM Portal webinar focused on broker tools, sponsorship workflows, amendments, agent visibility, and some of the most common questions we’ve been hearing from brokers and brokerage staff.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and participated in the Q&A. Your feedback and questions continue to help shape future training resources.

We covered:
• Logging into the REALM Portal.
• Sponsorship requests and terminations.
• Common amendment workflows.
• Agent visibility and account structure.

Catch up on both webinar recordings: https://www.trec.texas.gov/article/new-webinar-series-learn-how-use-realm-portal

The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) launched a webinar series to help license holders and applicants better understand how to use the Real Estate and Appraiser License Management (REALM) Portal. This session covered how to manage sponsorships and navigate broker-specific tools. We also reviewed....

05/12/2026

📣 Public Comments Now Open: Recently Proposed Rule Changes

The Commission has published several proposed rule changes that are now open for public comment. These updates would impact broker advisory committees, inspector standards of practice, and education/REALM Portal-related processes.

If you are a license holder, education provider, inspector, or consumer, this is your opportunity to review and share feedback before potential adoption.

https://www.trec.texas.gov/proposed-rules-comment-period-522-621

05/11/2026

TREC’s May 2026 meeting recap is available.

The meeting in Houston included major updates on the REALM Portal, proposed inspector rule changes, revisions to contract forms, and more.

Some highlights:
• Progress on reducing REALM Portal processing delays and hold times.
• Proposed changes to inspector standards of practice.
• Adoption of updated contract forms and new disclosure requirements.
• Proposed education rule updates designed to streamline reporting through the REALM Portal.

Read the full recap here: https://www.trec.texas.gov/article/trec%E2%80%99s-houston-meeting-recap

The next TREC Meeting is scheduled for August 10 at 10 a.m. CT in Austin: https://www.trec.texas.gov/apps/meetings/view.php?meeting_id=811

05/11/2026

Trying to onboard agents, manage sponsorships, or figure out amendments in the REALM Portal?

Our next live webinar is focused specifically on brokers and the questions we’re hearing most often.

Tomorrow from noon to 1 p.m. CT, join REALM Portal: Broker Tools & Management for a walkthrough of common workflows and tips to help you avoid mistakes in the system.

We’ll discuss:
• Sponsorship requests and terminations.
• Delegates and broker permissions.
• Business entities, DBAs, and team names.
• Why some updates are not immediate.

You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions during a live Q&A with TREC staff.

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05/04/2026

TREC’s Houston May meeting is now live.
Watch and download Meeting Materials here: https://www.trec.texas.gov/apps/meetings/view.php?meeting_id=797

04/28/2026

Brokers—Need help with the REALM Portal?

Join our upcoming webinar, REALM Portal: Broker Tools & Management, at noon on May 12 for a live walkthrough of broker-specific tools and workflows.

We’ll cover:
✔ Sponsorships and managing agents.
✔ Delegates and permissions.
✔ Business entities, DBAs, and team names.
✔ Common issues and how to resolve them.

You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions during a live Q&A.

Missed our first session? You can watch the recording before you join.

👉 Register here: https://bit.ly/RPBrokerTools
👉 Watch the previous session: https://vimeo.com/1187471396

The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) is launching a new webinar series to help license holders and applicants better understand how to use the Real Estate and Appraiser License Management (REALM) Portal. These live sessions will provide step-by-step guidance on common tasks in the portal, highlig...

04/24/2026

📣 PSA: We will never text you.

💬 License holders are receiving text messages and phone calls spoofing our main line to inform them of a "safety" violation. We don't regulate "safety," and we don't text you as an official method of communications.

🧑🏾‍💻One more tip for our Facebook folks: This is the official account TREC uses to communicate. Any individual who claims to be affiliated with TREC and offers to help you is a scam. Staffers do not use personal profiles to assist consumers or license holders.

https://www.trec.texas.gov/article/alert-scammers-spoofing-trec-and-talcb-phone-numbers-fake-texts-calls