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  • Fraud Alert! - TREC has recently learned about a scam in which a person pretending to be an agency employee may call a licensee with a story about a problem with the licensee's license status. The caller then offers to resolve the problem by asking for the licensee's credit card number to make a payment by phone. . . . read more
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  • 9/04/2009 - Abolition of TRCC Leads to Revised Contract Forms for New Construction .... At its August 17, 2009, meeting, TREC took emergency action to update the New Home Contract forms for incomplete construction and completed construction to reflect these changes. . . . read more
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  • 9/04/2009 - New Requirements for Instructors of required MCE Legal Update and Ethics courses effective for courses offered on or after January 1, 2010 – adopted by the Commission on 8/17/09. . . . read more
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  • 7/09/2009 - TREC ENCOURAGES APPLICANTS TO BROKER-LAWYER COMMITTEE - The Texas Real Estate Commission invites applicants to serve on the Texas Real Estate Broker-Lawyer Committee for a six year term. . . . read more
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  • Fee Increases for all Broker and Salesperson late renewals and renewal of licenses expiring after November 1, 2009 - adopted by the Commission on 8/17/09. . . . read more
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  • Part of Real Estate Broker and Salesperson Exams to Change - Effective October 1, 2009, the National portion of the Real Estate Broker and Salesperson exams will change. . . . read more
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  • Fee Increase for Salesperson Licenses, effective June 2, 2009 - New legislation increases fees by $2.50 per year per salesperson license or renewal to benefit the Real Estate Center. . . . read more
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  • Background Check Fee - All licensees who have been fingerprinted for TREC will eventually have to pay an additional fee for a subsequent background check when renewing their licenses or applying for a broker license. Licensees who were fingerprinted for a 2008 renewal, application or late renewal, and whose current license expiration is March 31, 2009 or thereafter, must pay the renewal or application fee and an additional fee (currently $19.25) for a subsequent background check. Fees will be returned to licensees who submit incorrect fee amounts (and, for renewals: the license will expire if the correct amount is not timely received.)
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  • LATE MCE Penalties have been revised. Also see the new MCE F.A.Q.
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  • 11/4/2008 - New Standards of Practice and Report Form for Inspectors - , adopted by the Commission on 10/27/2008.
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      TREC Housekeeping and Sunset Bills Signed by Governor -
    Read summaries and the text of the bills.
     
      Find former "new" items in the What's New Archive  
     



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