TX Broker Responsibility 2025-2026
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
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
TEXAS REAL ESTATE REGULATORY AGENCY
Texas Real Estate Commission
Street Address: Stephen F. Austin Building, 1700 N. Congress Ave., Suite 400, Austin, TX 78701
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 12188 Austin, TX 78711-2188
Telephone: 512.936.3000
Fax: 512.936.3798