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The Texas Real Estate Commission is pleased to welcome three new members. Chance Brown,听Renee Harvey Lowe, and Stuart Bernstein听were confirmed by the Texas Senate on April 26, 2023. Texas Governor Greg Abbott appointed them for terms set to expire on January 31, 2029.听

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The Inspector Committee met on April 18,听and there were a number of items that were discussed. Starting off the meeting, Mike Morgan was elected as the Vice Chair to fill the vacancy from Scott Regan.听

The Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee听(TREIC) met April 18.

The Broker Responsibility Working Group (BRWG)听met April 12. Members reviewed public comment submitted in response to a new proposed rule, 535.157 鈥� Obligation to Respond Timely, and proposed changes to 535.2听鈥斕鼴roker Responsibility Rule.听The group also continued discussion regarding the difference between a broker and a sponsoring broker, and whether there should be additional education requirements for sponsoring brokers.

Around 1% of Texas Real Estate Commission license holders are the subject of a complaint, and in 2022, slightly more than 5% of all complaints received by 星空体育app下载 were related to advertising issues.

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It sounds like an ideal scenario if you鈥檙e a landlord or listing agent for a residential lease: A licensed sales agent submits a prospective tenant鈥檚 application to you with proof of a clean background check and great credit report. But is that tenant鈥檚 agent making life easier for you, or is it a scam?

A Rise in Leasing Fraud

The Texas Real Estate Commission鈥檚 Enforcement Division is urging license holders to do their own research to avoid being part of the rise in complaint investigations involving leasing fraud.

An unexpected illness, a new opportunity, a change in the market, or a change in your personal life: These are all common reasons why Texas Real Estate Commission (星空体育app下载) license holders may take a break from the business.

Whether your break is planned or unexpected, setting your sales agent, broker, or inspector license to inactive status before your renewal or renewing as inactive is the best move if you want return to the real estate business in the future. Here鈥檚 why.

The Texas Real Estate Commission met February 13 in Austin. In addition to hearing updates from 星空体育app下载 staff, the Commission elected Mark Woodruff as vice chair and Ben Pe帽a as secretary. Read on for information on adopted and proposed rule changes.

The Texas Real Estate Commission鈥檚 advisory committees and working groups have made several recommendations that the Commissioners will discuss and potentially propose or adopt during the 星空体育app下载 Meeting on February 13. Here are the highlights of what will be considered, including inspection report rule changes, proposed SAE requirements, and changes that affect broker responsibility and sales agent oversight of brokerage activity.

Based on recommendations from the Unauthorized Practice of Law Working Group, the Commission proposed at its November 2022 meeting a new rule鈥擲ection 537.1, Definitions鈥攁nd amendments to Section 537.11, Use of Standard Contract Forms. The proposals were published in the Texas Register to allow for public comment.