Texas real estate continuing education.
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Every two years, TREC asks for 18 hours of CE: 8 hours of Legal Update I and II, 3 hours of contract coursework, and electives (brokers take the 6-hour Broker Responsibility course). Our 18-Hour Sales Agent and Broker packages cover all of it for $79 right now ($129 regular, no code needed), fully online, and we report every course to TREC for you, with a live team on the phone every day if anything trips you up.
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Both packages cover the full 18 hours of Texas real estate continuing education TREC requires, including both Legal Updates. Brokers need the Broker package, since it includes the 6-hour Broker Responsibility course TREC requires of every broker. Sales agents can take either one: for a sales agent, the Broker package is simply a different set of electives. Not sure which fits? Call us and we'll check.
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Take exactly what your TREC record says you're missing, from a 1-hour top-off to a 10-hour deep dive. Every real estate course here counts toward your CE renewal and comes with the same live daily support.
What the Texas Real Estate Commission requires to renew
Every Texas real estate license holder renews every two years, and each renewal after your first requires 18 hours of TREC-approved continuing education, for real estate agents and brokers alike. How those 18 hours break down depends on your license:
- Sales agents: 8 hours of TREC Legal Update I and II, 3 hours of contract-related coursework, and 7 hours of electives.
- Brokers: 8 hours of Legal Update I and II, the 6-hour Broker Responsibility course, 3 hours of contract-related coursework, and 1 hour of electives.
- Delegated supervisors: a sales agent their sponsoring broker has made a supervisor also needs the 6-hour Broker Responsibility course as part of their 18 hours.
Your elective hours can be any combination of approved CE courses that adds up to the hours you need, so pick topics that help your business. Our packages include electives already, and if you'd rather take different ones, enroll in either package and call or email us: we'll swap the electives at no cost. You can also build your own from the single courses above.
Every course you finish earns CE credit toward your renewal. You receive credit once School Estate reports the course to TREC, and you can confirm it anytime in the education history on your license record; here's how to use the TREC license lookup.
How to keep your license on active status
You can complete your CE anytime during the two-year cycle. Finish at least 10 days before your license expiration date: a CE provider has up to 10 days to report your completed hours to TREC, and School Estate reports every course you finish for you. If you're not going to make it, paying TREC's $200 CE Deferral Fee before your expiration date keeps your license active and gives you 60 more days to finish. Once your hours are in, you file your renewal application with TREC online and pay the renewal fee ($110 for a sales agent license).
For the full breakdown of renewal rules, deadlines, and choosing electives, read Texas real estate CE requirements explained.
Questions people ask about CE renewal.
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Call before you spend a dollar. We'll pull up your TREC record with you, count what you've already got, and tell you exactly which package or course closes the gap. Seven days a week, a real person answers.
Looking for your first-renewal SAE hours instead of standard CE? See Sales Agent Apprentice Education.
Courses provided under TREC Provider IDs: CE Provider #31-CEP and QE Provider #4546QP.