TREC Advisor - December 2017

Know This

Do You Advertise Your Business? Read This!

Texas Real Estate Commission adopted new advertising rules at its November meeting. These rules are effective as of May 15, 2018, which gives license holders 6 months to comply with the updated requirements.

§535.154 lays out alternate, assumed business and team name registration requirements and §535.155 lays out the revised advertising requirements. You can read both rules on our website.

The Commission will soon provide a detailed article about the new rules on our website, including examples of do’s and don’ts, host a live online town hall on December 14th, and update advertising FAQ’s to reflect these changes

To stay up to date on all of these events, be sure to sign up for our newsletter, and follow us on Facebook

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From The Chair...

The Commission met on November 13th for its regular quarterly meeting and it was one of the most productive – and lengthy – that we have had for many years.  Despite its length, we recognized recent accomplishments and achieved some major milestones that we have been working on for over two years.  We began by ratifying a very generous set of accommodations implemented in response to the unprecedented impact of Hurricane Harvey.  Up to six full months of deadline extensions are available to those who really need them in the 60 counties declared as a Disaster Area by Governor Abbott. 

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Commission Appoints Six to Education Standards Advisory Committee

The Texas Real Estate Commission is pleased to announce the recent appointments of six new committee members to the Education Standards Advisory Committee. Sarah Norman of Bryan, Jason Woodward of Amarillo, Felicia Peters of Grandbury, Scott Kesner of El Paso, Rob Cook of Houston, and public member Marcela Gomez of Austin have been appointed as members, with terms set to expire in 2019.

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Additional News


Rule Actions Taken at the November Commission Meeting

You can find the full text of amendments to rules recently proposed and recently adopted at the November 13, 2017 meeting of the Commission under the “Recently Proposed and Adopted Rules” section of the TREC Website. The rules are listed by proposed date, with a column for the adoption date and effective date. Recently adopted rules will be at the top. Instructions for commenting on proposed rules are also on the page. 

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License and Complaint Count Totals

The most recent available numbers of licenses and complaints. These numbers will be updated each month, so check back for the most recent totals.

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Disciplinary Actions

Check out the full list of the latest disciplinary actions taken by the Commission. 

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Important Dates to Remember

  • December 14 - Advertising Town Hall - Join Us! 
  • December 25-26 - Agency Closed - Christmas Holiday
  • January 1 - Agency Closed - New Year's Day
  • January 10 - ESAC Committee Meeting 
  • February 12 - TREC Commission Meeting

Check the TREC website regularly for postings of all of our upcoming meetings.