Texas Real Estate License Requirements
To get a real estate license in Texas, you must fulfill several requirements and pass an exam. Find out more.
Major Real Estate Markets in Texas
Texas real estate will be hot, hot, hot in 2007. CNN Money predicts it to be the fastest-growing real estate market in the country. Four of the top five real estate markets in the country and seven of the top 10 are in Texas: McAllen-Mission, El Paso, San Antonio, Ft. Worth-Arlington, Houston, Austin, and Dallas-Irving.
How to Get a Texas Real Estate License
Texas real estate agents must be over 18, a citizen of the United States or lawfully admitted alien, and a legal resident of Texas.
Required Education
To become a real estate agent in Texas, you must complete the following courses:
- Principles of Real Estate, 60 classroom hours
- Law of Agency, 30 classroom hours
- Law of Contracts, 30 classroom hours
- Another core real estate course, 30 classroom hours
- Another 60 classroom hours in related courses
A fee of $20.00 is required to evaluate your educational documents and ensure that you have satisfied the requirements. This evaluation is good for one year. After receiving a successful evaluation letter, you may file an application with a non-refundable fee of $69.50. The Texas Real Estate Commission strongly urges you to apply online.
Applying for a Texas Real Estate License
Once your application to become an agent is received, processed, and accepted, you will be sent instructions on how to register. You should not attempt to register without being notified that your application has been accepted. You must pass the Texas real estate exam within six months of filing your application.
Obtaining Sponsorship
Before you can practice as an agent, you must arrange for an active Texas real estate broker to sponsor you.
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Texas Real Estate Requirements
CNN Money
