Texas Real Estate CE Courses Online (TX License Renewal)
Prepare for easy license renewal with convenient courses developed by industry experts. With comprehensive education to renew Texas real estate licenses, you can meet full state requirements – all in one place.
Post-License Course package provides the essential tools to complete this education requirement when and how you want to. With self-paced online courses, complete coursework from anywhere, on your own time, at your own speed.
Fulfill the state-required Post-License course hours with this approved, mandatory course experience.
Work directly with expert local instructors whom you can email or call with questions.
RISMedia Premier Membership:
Unlock a world of unlimited access to best-in-class journalism, reports, educational tools, and exclusive events to fuel your professional growth with RISMedia Premier! A Premier annual membership is valued at $249.00. Here’s a snapshot of the benefits you can enjoy as a Premier member:
Unlimited access to RISMedia’s Premier contact catalog.
Exclusive access to our monthly Premier Reports, offering invaluable market analysis and trends.
Free admission to our engaging webinars and virtual events, including RISMedia’s Annual Real Estate’s Rocking in the New Year.
Special discounted rates for all of RISMedia’s in-person events, including the highly anticipated RISMedia’s Annual CEO & Leadership Exchange.
Narrating Audio for Coursework:
Learn how you want – listen to all of your course materials with our narrating audio learning option. With this new learning option, learn how, when, and where you want to stay compliant in Texas.
Post-License Course package provides the essential tools to complete this education requirement when and how you want to. With self-paced online courses, complete coursework from anywhere, on your own time, at your own speed.
Fulfill the state-required Post-License course hours with this approved, mandatory course experience.
Work directly with expert local instructors whom you can email or call with questions.
RISMedia Premier Membership:
Unlock a world of unlimited access to best-in-class journalism, reports, educational tools, and exclusive events to fuel your professional growth with RISMedia Premier! A Premier annual membership is valued at $249.00. Here’s a snapshot of the benefits you can enjoy as a Premier member:
Unlimited access to RISMedia’s Premier contact catalog.
Exclusive access to our monthly Premier Reports, offering invaluable market analysis and trends.
Free admission to our engaging webinars and virtual events, including RISMedia’s Annual Real Estate’s Rocking in the New Year.
Special discounted rates for all of RISMedia’s in-person events, including the highly anticipated RISMedia’s Annual CEO & Leadership Exchange.
Narrating Audio for Coursework:
Learn how you want – listen to all of your course materials with our narrating audio learning option. With this new learning option, learn how, when, and where you want to stay compliant in Texas.
Learn how you want – listen to all of your course materials with our narrating audio learning option. With this new learning option, learn how, when, and where you want to stay compliant in Texas.
Courses:
2024-2025 Texas Legal Update Part 1: This course offers an in-depth exploration of various laws, regulations, and guidelines that directly impact the daily operations of license holders. Real-world scenarios and case studies are incorporated throughout the course to demonstrate practical applications of key concepts and highlight the potential consequences when license holders fail to adhere to these standards.
2024-2025 Texas Legal Update Part 2: This course delves into three main topics: the Canons of Professional Ethics and Conduct, water and mineral rights in Texas, and ad valorem tax best practices and guidelines. Within this four-hour course, the focus is on reinforcing the ethical and fiduciary responsibilities that license holders have towards their clients. It also highlights the legal constraints that come with a real estate license and the importance of referring clients to licensed and experienced professionals when dealing with subjects outside one’s expertise.
A New Look at Contract Law: In this course, expect to gain valuable insights on real estate contract history, evolution, and definitions and how to apply these learnings to the various forms and formats. Additionally, you’ll cover the legal angles including contract breach and Statute of Frauds.
Ethics in the Age of Disruption: This course trains and instructs REALTORS® on the practical application of the REALTOR® Code of Ethics and fulfills the REALTOR® Triennial Ethics Requirement. Every three years, the National Association of REALTORS® requires members to complete a REALTOR® Code of Ethics course to stay in good standing with their local, state, and national associations.
Educating Sellers: In this course, we will provide you with tools and information to help you educate sellers so that you can secure listings and smoothly guide your sellers to successful closings. Course topics will help you guide clients on the importance of staging, strategies for when homes have yet to sell, evaluation of multiple offers, and contract negotiations.
Educating Homebuyers: This course provides the tools, techniques, and insights needed to guide buyers through the homebuying process. Help buyers find homes in the current market, prepare finances, negotiate, and more.
Learn how you want – listen to all of your course materials with our narrating audio learning option. With this new learning option, learn how, when, and where you want to stay compliant in Texas.
Courses:
2024-2025 Texas Legal Update Part 1: This course offers an in-depth exploration of various laws, regulations, and guidelines that directly impact the daily operations of license holders. Real-world scenarios and case studies are incorporated throughout the course to demonstrate practical applications of key concepts and highlight the potential consequences when license holders fail to adhere to these standards.
2024-2025 Texas Legal Update Part 2: This course delves into three main topics: the Canons of Professional Ethics and Conduct, water and mineral rights in Texas, and ad valorem tax best practices and guidelines. Within this four-hour course, the focus is on reinforcing the ethical and fiduciary responsibilities that license holders have towards their clients. It also highlights the legal constraints that come with a real estate license and the importance of referring clients to licensed and experienced professionals when dealing with subjects outside one’s expertise.
A New Look at Contract Law: In this course, expect to gain valuable insights on real estate contract history, evolution, and definitions and how to apply these learnings to the various forms and formats. Additionally, you’ll cover the legal angles including contract breach and Statute of Frauds.
Ethics in the Age of Disruption: This course trains and instructs REALTORS® on the practical application of the REALTOR® Code of Ethics and fulfills the REALTOR® Triennial Ethics Requirement. Every three years, the National Association of REALTORS® requires members to complete a REALTOR® Code of Ethics course to stay in good standing with their local, state, and national associations.
Educating Sellers: In this course, we will provide you with tools and information to help you educate sellers so that you can secure listings and smoothly guide your sellers to successful closings. Course topics will help you guide clients on the importance of staging, strategies for when homes have yet to sell, evaluation of multiple offers, and contract negotiations.
Educating Homebuyers: This course provides the tools, techniques, and insights needed to guide buyers through the homebuying process. Help buyers find homes in the current market, prepare finances, negotiate, and more.
Learn how you want – listen to all of your course materials with our narrating audio learning option. With this new learning option, learn how, when, and where you want to stay compliant in Texas.
Courses:
Broker Responsibility Course 2023-2024: The purpose of this course is to address the regulatory aspects of the management, operation, and supervision of a real estate brokerage firm in Texas. The course provides an understanding and working knowledge of a broker’s responsibilities and obligations under Title 22 of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC), TRECRule §535.2, which sets out specific requirements and best practices for brokers.
2024-2025 Texas Legal Update Part 1: This course offers an in-depth exploration of various laws, regulations, and guidelines that directly impact the daily operations of license holders. Real-world scenarios and case studies are incorporated throughout the course to demonstrate practical applications of key concepts and highlight the potential consequences when license holders fail to adhere to these standards.
2024-2025 Texas Legal Update Part 2: This course delves into three main topics: the Canons of Professional Ethics and Conduct, water and mineral rights in Texas, and ad valorem tax best practices and guidelines. Within this four-hour course, the focus is on reinforcing the ethical and fiduciary responsibilities that license holders have towards their clients. It also highlights the legal constraints that come with a real estate license and the importance of referring clients to licensed and experienced professionals when dealing with subjects outside one’s expertise.
A New Look at Contract Law: In this course, expect to gain valuable insights on real estate contract history, evolution, and definitions and how to apply these learnings to the various forms and formats. Additionally, you’ll cover the legal angles including contract breach and Statute of Frauds.
Ethics in the Age of Disruption: This course trains and instructs REALTORS® on the practical application of the REALTOR® Code of Ethics and fulfills the REALTOR® Triennial Ethics Requirement. Every three years, the National Association of REALTORS® requires members to complete a REALTOR® Code of Ethics course to stay in good standing with their local, state, and national associations.
*Note: If this is your FIRST license renewal, post-licensing education is the required education you need. Get to the right place by visiting our Texas post-licensing page.
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How to renew a Real Estate License in Texas
Real estate agents need to renew their licenses at regular intervals as a requirement by the Texas Real Estate Commission. The process of renewing your real estate license in Texas is fairly simple and includes the following steps:
01 Complete your Texas Real Estate CE Course
The first step towards your Texas real estate license renewal is completing the required state-approved Texas Continuing Education course.
02 Complete your Texas real estate license renewal application
Once you have completed your continuing education course and course exam, you need to go to the Texas Real Estate Commission website and update your course completion numbers.
03 Pay the Texas real estate license renewal fees
Lastly, you need to pay the renewal fees to complete the renewal process.
The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) requires real estate license holders take two legal update courses as part of their continuing education requirements for the current license period. This first course, 2024-2025 Texas Legal Update I, delves into TREC rules, updates, and legislative changes and updated promulgated contract forms and addenda in the first two chapters. Chapters 3 and 4 review fair housing laws in the country and in Texas, discuss protected classes under U.S. and Texas law, and explain about the different types of biases. This four-hour course was developed by TREC and includes several YouTube videos that explain the topics in an easy-to-understand manner.
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
Describe TREC’s advisory committees that examine different areas of the real estate industry.
Explain how an idea becomes a TREC rule.
Describe why TREC’s quadrennial rule review is important to license holders and consumers.
Identify recent TREC rule changes that affect license holders.
Understand legislation passed by the 88th Texas Legislature relating to the practice of real estate.
Summarize the purpose and practice of the Broker-Lawyer Committee.
Explain why TREC contract forms change.
Identify recent changes to the One to Four Family Residential Contract (Resale) and other contract forms.
Analyze possible consequences of loan assumptions and the importance of a license holder’s familiarity with the Loan Assumption Addendum form.
Distinguish between mandatory and voluntary use of TREC contract forms.
Understand the impact of discrimination in real estate given the history of civil rights laws, current investigations, and trends.
Identify federal, state, and local fair housing laws.
Distinguish between the protected classes found in the Fair Housing Act, Texas Real Estate Commission’s Canons of Professional Ethics and Conduct, TREC Rule Se
The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) requires real estate license holders take two legal update courses, which TREC developed, as part of their continuing education requirements for the current license period. This second four-hour course, 2024-2025 Texas Legal Update II, begins with a review of agency relationships and how to avoid violating antitrust laws in Chapter 1. Chapter 2 delves into TREC disclosures and when a license holder convicted of a crime must notify TREC. Chapters 3 explains the VA loan program, dispels some common myths about VA loans, and discusses the Texas Veteran Land Board loan program. Chapter 4 focuses on real-world topics, including TREC enforcement, TREC’s advertising compliance program, and several case studies.
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
Define the three Canons of Professional Ethics and Canons under Chapter 531 of the TREC rules.
Explain how types of agency relationships are created in Texas.
Summarize how license holder-to-license holder communications about commissions can be a violation of antitrust laws.
Understand the specific information contained in each section of the IABS.
Explain the mechanisms for acceptable delivery and posting of the Consumer Protection Notice.
Given a criminal incident, assess if or when a license holder must disclose it as part of their criminal history.
Recall the name of the program TREC uses during the license renewal process to check criminal related activity.
Understand the requirements of the VA loan program.
Describe how VA loans are different than conventional home loans.
Identify differences between the VA loan program and the Texas Veteran Land Board loan program.
Paraphrase the TREC complaint process.
Identify the top five TREC complaint categories.
Recall best practices for brokers to prevent complaints against license holders.
Do you feel confident teaching your clients about the homebuying process? This course provides you with tools, techniques, and ideas to educate buyers and guide them through the homebuying process, so they know exactly what to expect and what they need to do to successfully find and purchase the home they want.
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
Gain confidence teaching buyers about the buying process
Learn to show buyers how to get their finances to purchase a home
Know how to help buyers systematically search for a home in in their current market
Understand how to teach buyers how to negotiate like a pro
Being a listing agent is a huge responsibility. Do you feel confident educating your sellers about the process? In this course, we will provide you with tools and information to help you educate sellers so that you can secure listings and smoothly guide your sellers to successful closings.
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
Educate your sellers during the listing presentation.
Teach your clients of the importance of staging to sell.
Help sellers understand strategies when their home hasn’t sold.
Teach sellers how to evaluate and handle multiple offers.
Help sellers better navigate contract negotiations.
This course was created and designed to train and instruct REALTORS® on the practical application of the REALTOR® Code of Ethics and fulfills the REALTOR® Triennial Ethics Requirement. Every three years, the National Association of REALTORS® requires members to complete a REALTOR® Code of Ethics course in order to remain in good standing with their local, state, and national associations.
Multiple offers often happen in a seller’s market when competition for residential property is greatest and there are more buyers than there are properties for sale. However, it can occur in any market and especially for properties within an affordable price range.
This continuing education course addresses the specifics of the National Association of REALTORS® Code of Ethics and ethical practices and decision-making for real estate professionals. Additionally, this course may potentially be approvable for REALTORS® who wish to fulfill Code of Ethics requirement from the National Association of REALTORS®. Check with your local REALTORS® association.
Discover why professionals choose Colibri Real Estate as their preferred partner for CE in Texas.
Fast and efficient way of learning. Good information that stays in the brain and provides examples to share with clients.
Diana C.
Texas
Online real estate continuing education classes offer a convenient and flexible way for real estate professionals to fulfill their continuing education requirements. These courses are typically self-paced and can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection. This makes it easy for busy real estate professionals to fit their education into their schedules.
David C.
Texas
These are great courses for continuing education. I always learn something and the pace works great with my schedule.
Laura S.
Texas
FAQs
Why is real estate continuing education needed in Texas?
Continuing Education or CE courses are required for retaining and renewing your real estate license. Colibri offers a range of accredited real estate CE courses and classes for your real estate license renewal in Texas.
How many hours of continuing education are required for Texas real estate license?
Below are the credit hour requirements to renew your real estate license in Texas:
First-Time Renewal (SAE): 90-98 hours
Sales Agent: 18 hours
Broker: 18 hours
Supervising Broker: 18 hours
How do I renew my real estate license in Texas
Your Texas Real Estate license must be renewed online through the Texas Real Estate Commission after completing your Texas state-approved CE courses.
How much does it cost to renew your real estate license in Texas?
License renewal cost for Texas First-Time license renewal:
Course Fee: $309-419
License Renewal Fee: $110
Late Fee:
< 90 days – $33/$36
> 90 days – $66/$72
License renewal cost for Texas Sales Agent license renewal:
Course Fee: $139
License Renewal Fee: $40 Texas A&M Real Estate Center + $150 TREC Application Fee
Late Fee:
< 90 days – $33/$36
> 90 days – $66/$72
License renewal cost for Texas Broker license renewal:
Course Fee: $139
License Renewal Fee: $140 Texas A&M Real Estate Center + $150 TREC Application Fee
Late Fee:
< 90 days – $33/$36
> 90 days – $66/$72
License renewal cost for Texas Supervising Broker license renewal:
Course Fee: $139
How often do you have to renew your real estate license in Texas?
Here’s how often you need to renew your real estate license in Texas:
First-Time Renewal (SAE): Every 24 months
Sales Agent: 24 months
Broker: 24 months
Supervising Broker: 24 months
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