Getting your Texas real estate license might seem daunting, but we’re here to guide you through the process.
Read on to learn about the 6 steps you’ll need to complete before starting your career in Texas real estate. To learn about how much it costs to get your real estate license, visit our Texas Pre-Licensing pricing page.
To start:
You must be at least 18 years of age.
You must be either a U.S. citizen or a lawfully admitted alien.
Meet TREC’s qualifications for honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity.
Consider requesting a Fitness Determination before applying for the license.
Successfully complete 270 clock hours of approved Pre-Licensing Affiliate Broker courses. This includes the following six courses: Principles of Real Estate I, Principles of Real Estate II, Law of Agency, Law of Contracts, Promulgated Contract Forms, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Brokerage.
The Real Estate Brokerage course must be completed not more than two years before the application date.
An additional 630 classroom hours in related qualifying courses acceptable to the Commission or approved Continuing Education courses are also required in the topics of Real Estate Appraisal, Real Estate Law, Real Estate Marketing, Real Estate Math, Property Management, Real Estate Investments, or Residential Inspections for Real Estate Agents. Courses taken for credit through a college or university may be accepted in the topics of accounting, advertising, business or management, construction, finance, investments, law, marketing, and real estate.
A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university satisfies all of the related education requirements for a broker license.
After you complete each course, there is a course final exam. The minimum passing score is 70%.
You must take each final in the presence of a proctor. You’ll need to schedule an appointment with a proctor in advance. Find out more about our online proctoring here.
To apply for a broker license, you must also meet the following experience requirements:
Have at least four years of active experience as a licensed real estate agent or broker during the 60-month period preceding the filing of the application.
Your experience must total 360 points and be reported on the Qualifying Experience Report for Broker License. You must also include a transaction identification list for each transaction claimed on the experience report.
Once all education requirements are satisfied, you'll complete an official license application using TREC Online Services.
Next, you'll provide fingerprints to MorphoTrust for the purpose of a background check.
Once the exam application is approved, you will receive instructions for scheduling the exam and obtaining a copy of the Candidate Handbook. Pearson VUE administers the Texas Real Estate Broker Licensing Exam. This 145-question test is comprised of two portions, covering both state and national requirements. For more information, see the Pearson VUE Candidate Information Bulletin.
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