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Intermediary relationships - what you need to know

Intermediary relationships have been part of The Texas Real Estate License Act (TRELA) for well over a decade. Even though these relationships have been well established, there is still confusion about how it works.

An intermediary is a broker who negotiates a real estate transaction between two parties when a broker, or a sales agent sponsored by the broker, has obtained written consent from the parties to represent both the buyer and the seller. A broker acting as an intermediary can make appointments in some circumstances.

2020 Census, What You Need to Know

Did you know聽the聽data collected from the census is used all around you?聽For聽Texas聽to get an accurate level of funding and representation in the future, all Texans should fill out a survey.聽

The US constitution requires a census to be conducted every ten years to count everyone living. After each census, the information is used for the following:聽聽

    Customer Service Team Hard at Work, From Home

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    Tips on Rebates, Referrals,聽and other Promotions聽

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    Licensing Exam Sites Re-Opening

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    The Texas Real Estate Commission is pleased to announce the launch of our Approved Course Search聽tool.聽 Anyone can use this tool to search for currently approved qualifying or continuing education (CE) courses for real estate or inspector license holders.聽 The tools allows individuals to search for a specific provider or type of course using one or more search functions.聽 Locate a provider by searching their provider name, license number or all providers in the same city.聽 Search for courses by delivery method or the type of course, for example Legal Update I or Legal Update II.聽 This is an

    Broker Responsibility Working Group Accepting Applications for Members

    The Texas Real Estate Commission is soliciting interest for membership of the 2020 Broker Responsibility Working Group (BRWG).聽 The BRWG will make recommendations to the Commission based on the scope of its charge and will likely meet four or five times over the 2020 calendar year.聽 The Commission is charging the BRWG to examine experience requirements for potential substitution of education requirements to become a broker.聽 The BRWG will review broker licensing requirements, minimum competency requirements, broker mentorship programs, minimum service requirements in rela

    星空体育app下载 Eliminates Certain Fees for License Holders

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    Rule Actions Taken at the November Meeting

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