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TX Broker Responsibility 2025-2026

$69

This product includes:

LICENSE RENEWAL PERIOD: 2 YEARS Elective Hours: 0 Mandatory Hours: 6 Total Hours: 6

Description

State Requirements

This required course addresses the regulatory aspects of managing, operating, and supervising a real estate brokerage firm in Texas. It provides an understanding and working knowledge of a broker's responsibilities and obligations under TREC Rule §535.2, which sets out specific requirements and best practices for brokers.

Topics include delegated supervisors and teams, ensuring agent competency and training, practical application related to required documentation, and TREC enforcement.

Course highlights include:

Delegated supervisors
Teams
Coaching and training of sponsored licensees
Brokerage structure
Maintaining policies and procedures
Recordkeeping compliance
Property management and trust accounts
Licensing requirements for business entity brokers
Replacing designated brokers
Recordkeeping and timely response requirements
Geographic competency
Subject matter expert competency
TREC contract form usage
Naming criteria, DBA, and team name registration
Advertising rules and compliance
TREC enforcement and disciplinary actions
Artificial Intelligence and broker responsibility
BPOs, CMAs, and Appraisals
Broker complaint involvement

Package Content:

State Requirements For Texas

Texas State Requirement Details for Real Estate Continuing Education

Renewal Date: Every two years by the end of the month in which the license was initially issued

Hours Required: 18 hours

4 hours – Legal Update I
4 hours – Legal Update II
6 hours - Broker Responsibility Course
1 hour - Elective
3 hours - Contracts-related course

The CE Shop’s Offering: 18 hours

The CE Shop is an approved provider in Texas.

Provider Approval Number: 0505

Reporting: The state requires course completions to be reported to the state. We will report your course to the state upon completion.

Expiration Date of Course: Course expiration dates vary by course. Each individual course will have an expiration date listed in your account. See Terms & Conditions for more details.

Certificates: Immediately upon course completions, The CE Shop will provide students with an electronic copy of the course certificate of completion. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies at a later time. Please refer to your application to determine if you need to submit your certificate(s) of completion. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date on your certificate of completion will reflect this.

Final Exams: Passing a final exam is not required to receive continuing education credit in Texas, therefore our system is set up so that final exams can be passed with a 0% passing score.

License Renewal Process: The process to renew in this state is to log in to the licensing system online and follow the prompts to renew. If TREC records do not reflect completion of CE requirements at the time you submit your renewal application, you must pay a $200 CE Deferral Fee, or renew in inactive status. Payment of the CE Deferral Fee allows you to remain active for an additional 60 days from your expiration date to complete CE requirements.

Repeat Course in Back-to-Back Renewals: According to Texas Rule Chapter 535, Subchapter I, Section 535.92 (3h), credit will not be given for attendance of the same course more than once during the term of the current license or during the two?year period preceding the filing of an application for late renewal or return to active status.

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