What You May Not Know About TREC
by TREC Chair Scott Kesner
In recent months, I?ve had the privilege of presenting alongside Texas Real Estate Commission Executive Director Chelsea Buchholtz to license holders around Texas, many who are REALTORS?. ?
As some of you may know, I served as chairman of the Texas Association of REALTORS? in 2015 and have chaired more than a dozen other committees and task forces of the organization on local, state, and national levels.
My past experience in REALTOR? leadership and current role as chair of TREC have given me a unique perspective about Texas real estate. But license holders and consumers don?t have to take the path I?ve taken to become savvy about the industry. I want to share some of the information Chelsea and I have been presenting, because this is information everyone needs to know.
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A Simpler Way to Find a License Holder?s Disciplinary Actions
It is now easier to find whether a license holder has a disciplinary history with the Texas Real Estate Commission. The newly launched Disciplinary Actions button at the top of each license holder?s page will take you to their specific Disciplinary Actions page if a disciplinary history exists.
The 87th Texas Legislature?passed a bill?requiring the Texas Real Estate Commission to collect management certificates and amended management certificates from property owners? associations?also known as homeowners associations (HOAs)?and make the certificates publicly available online.
To meet the requirements of the law, TREC maintains?hoa.texas.gov, which is where HOAs must upload their certificates and the public can?search certificates?based on location or association name.
2 TREC Committees Now Accepting Membership Applications
The Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee (TREIC) and Education Standards Advisory Committee (ESAC) are accepting applications for members who are interesting in volunteering their time and sharing their expertise.
TREIC is?accepting applications for a volunteer public member.?This member represents the public, and cannot be registered, certified, or licensed by an occupational or regulatory agency in the real estate industry.
ESAC is accepting applications to fill two education members who are real estate instructors or owners of real estate schools, accredited by the Commission, that provide qualifying or continuing education. It is also accepting applications to fill four real estate license holder positions. License holders must have been engaged in the practice of real estate for at least five years before the members' appointment and actively engaged in that practice.?
Learn more about the committee selection process.
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