5 Easy Steps to Obtaining a Texas Real Estate Broker License
Basic Requirements to Apply for a Texas Real Estate License
- Citizen of the United States or lawfully admitted alien
- 18 years of age or older
- Meet TREC's qualifications for honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity (TREC recommends submitting an optional 'Fitness Determination' form if you have any criminal offenses, unpaid judgments, etc.) The Fitness Determination process is cheaper than paying for an application, examination, and education necessary to receive a license if you do not meet the qualifications for honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity. Please do not submit a Fitness Determination form if you do not have any criminal offenses or already have a pending application with TREC. Please refer to the TREC website for more information on the topic of fitness determination.
Detailed Steps to a Broker License
Step 1: Satisfy the TREC Experience and Broker Education Requirements
With a TREC-Approved college Bachelor degree and four years of active experience in the Real Estate industry, you may only need one more 30-hour course to meet the Texas Broker license education requirements.
360 Experience Points in 4 years of the last 5 years
- 30 Points for each closed purchase or sale of a residential property (single-family, condo, multi-family, apartment unit lease)
- 30 Points for each closed purchase or sale of a farm and ranch property (with residence, improved, or unimproved)
- 50 Points for each closed purchase or sale of a commercial property (apartment with 5+ units, office, retail space, hotel, etc)
- Other Broker point opportunities available - View Qualifying Experience Report Form
900 Total Education Hours
- 270 Hours of core real estate courses
- All approved QE, SAE, and MCE courses taken to date
- A college Bachelor’s degree will count for 630 hours towards your Broker’s license
- One Texas Real Estate Brokerage (30-Hours) course
- Need more hours? Visit our Real Estate Broker Education page.
Without TREC-Approved college bachelor’s degree, you need to have a total of 900 course hours. All previous Texas Real Estate courses will count towards your 900 hours. Our 30-hour Texas Real Estate Brokers courses are available via our Blended Classroom, Correspondence, and Online-Correspondence formats. Discounted program pricing is also available.
Estimated Time:
1 week - 2 months
Estimated Cost:
$165 - $2260
Step 2: Submit your Broker License Application and all of the Required Educational Documents to the TREC "MyLicense" System
Once you have completed your courses at Champions, you will now need to submit your education and brokers application to TREC in the "My License" system on the Texas Real Estate Commission’s website at www.trec.texas.gov. Click on "Begin Here for Sign-Up" and follow the steps to create an account. Once an account is created you will apply for a new license. The application fee for a Real Estate Brokers license is $235.
If you have college credit or a college degree, you will need to scan and send in your education documents via email to documents@trec.texas.gov or fax copies to 512-936-3864.
Please Note - TREC has set up the following page to communicate the current TREC processing times to license applicants. If you have submitted an application and are wondering about the status, this page is a good place to start. - TREC Processing Times
Check Application Status - TREC has set up the following page to allow applicants to check the status of their existing license application. If you have submitted an application and are wondering about the status, this is a good place to start. - Check Application Status.
Estimated Time:
7 - 14 Business Days
Estimated Cost:
$235 Application Fee
Step 3: Take the State Exam Prep Class at Champions School of Real Estate®
Once you have submitted your application to TREC, it can take them as long as four weeks to review your application and education. During this review period, we highly recommend that you complete the Real Estate Exam Prep course to ensure that you are prepared for the State and National Exam. This class will take the guesswork and stress out of testing. You may repeat the course as many times as you want for a full year at no additional cost to you! We recommend taking the Prep class at least two times and passing with an 80% or better before taking the actual exam.
Estimated Time:
2 - 4 Days
Estimated Cost:
$120
Step 4: Receive Your Letter from the State and Take the State Broker License Exam at Pearson VUE
Once you receive your exam eligibility letter and instructions to access the "Candidate Handbook" from TREC, you must schedule to take your exam with Pearson Vue. Appointments can be made by calling (800) 997-1248 or visiting ww.pearsonvue.com/tx/realestate/. The cost is $39 payable to Pearson Vue. You must pass the exam with a 75% or higher and you will know if you have passed the exam before you leave the testing center.
About the Exam - Similar to the Sales Agent exam, the Texas Real Estate Broker state exam is divided into two sections, National and State, and will consist of 145 questions (85 National / 60 State) which include pretest questions that are not scored and do not affect a candidate's score). You have a total of 4 hours to complete the exam. You will know if you have passed the exam before you leave the testing center.
Please Note - You must pass the state exam within 12 months of the application approval.
Estimated Time:
7 - 10 Business Days
Estimated Cost:
$39 Exam Fee
Step 5: Wait for your License to Arrive
You cannot practice real estate as a Texas Real Estate Broker until you have received a physical copy of your brokers license.
Get Your Fingerprints Taken and Pass Background Check if Not Previously Done - If you do not have fingerprints on file with TREC it is recommended that you have your fingerprinting done while taking the State Exam Prep course. Pursuant to §1101.3521 of the Texas Real Estate License Act, any person applying for a broker or salesperson license must be fingerprinted specifically for TREC and pass a background history check before a license will issue. If you schedule your fingerprinting after passing your state exam, your license will not issue until TREC receives your criminal history report from the DPS and the FBI clears your background history check.
Estimated Time:
7 - 10 Business Days
Estimated Cost:
N/A
For More Information...
For more information about the Real Estate Broker licensing program at Champions School of Real Estate, please visit the following pages to learn more about the licensing process, class schedules, and the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC).
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