How to become a real estate agent in Texas
Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) licenses agents here. The entry license is called the Sales Agent. Texas calls its entry-level license the Sales Agent license, issued by the Texas Real Estate Commission with licensing exams administered by Pearson VUE.
- Entry license
- Sales Agent
- Exam vendor
- Pearson VUE
- Verified
- Official source
Start at the source
Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) is the authority. Its site, www.trec.texas.gov, carries the current candidate handbook, approved education list, and application. Hours, fees and requirements change; the commission's version is the one that counts.
The path in Texas
- Pull the candidate handbook from the commission above; it names the education hours, the application steps.
- Complete pre-licensing education with an approved provider.
- Pass the exam, administered by Pearson VUE: typically a national portion plus the state-law portion that catches candidates who studied only national material. The exam guide covers how to split your prep.
- Choose your sponsoring brokerage deliberately: the questions to ask matter more than the recruiting pitch.
- Before any of it, read the honest decision guide. The license is easy; the career is the decision.
Other states
| Utah | Utah Division of Real Estate (Department of Commerce) |
| Vermont | Vermont Real Estate Commission (Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State) |
| Virginia | Virginia Real Estate Board (Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation) |
| Washington | Washington State Department of Licensing |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Real Estate Commission |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (Real Estate Examining Board) |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Real Estate Commission |
| Alabama | Alabama Real Estate Commission |
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