Texas Legal Update 2 (2024-2025)

All real estate license holders operating in Texas are required by the Texas Real Estate Commission to complete two four-hour courses on legal updates to state and federal rules, laws, and best practices. This course will explore several areas of real estate practice that saw amendments to legal language, rules, and forms.

Chapter One discusses agency and ethics updates. It begins with an overview of the Canons of Professional Ethics and Conduct, Agency relationships, and ends with practice scenarios for licensees to consider. 

Chapter Two discusses TREC Disclosures. The section starts with explaining the Information About Brokerage Services Form, explaining the Consumer Protection Notice, consumer information, the Real Estate Recovery Trust Account, and ends with some frequently asked questions.

Chapter Three is all about representing Veterans and Military Service Members, including VA loans, the benefits thereof, and the Texas Veterans Land Board Lending Program.

Chapter Four covers the ‘real world’ and looks at enforcement, case studies, and commission priorities. The course will review the top TREC complaints with specific case studies, and then end with commission priorities.

Please note that the information provided in this course is largely assembled by TREC and Texas A&M University’s Real Estate Center with minimal adaptation by AYPO.