Monday, April 13, 2026

Texas Real Estate License Renewal — CE Requirements

Licenses renew every 2 years and require a total of 18 hours of CE.

🎯 Check your TREC status.


Mandatory Hours — 11 Hours

·         Legal Update I — 4 hours (laws, rules, and updated forms)

·         Legal Update II — 4 hours (ethics, agency, and industry updates)

·         Contract-Related Coursework — 3 hours (TREC-approved contracts course)


🔓 Elective Hours — 7 Hours

Choose from any TREC-approved elective courses. Popular topics include:

·         Marketing & technology

·         Negotiations

·         Lead generation

·         Ethics

·         Property management

·         Risk reduction

See the KWNC Free CE class schedule for 2026.


⚠️ Additional Requirement for Brokers & Supervisors

If you are a broker who sponsors agents, a designated broker for a business entity, or have been delegated supervisory authority (team leaders and coaches), you must also complete:

·         Broker Responsibility Course — 6 hours (counts as part of your 18 hours, reducing electives to just 1 hour)


🆕 First-Time Renewal (Sales Apprentice Education — SAE)

If it's your very first renewal, the rules are different:

·         270 total qualifying real estate course hours are required

·         GRI (Graduate Realtor Institute) can be substituted for the SAE requirement (same hours). GRI is the only lifetime designation from NAR.

·         Legal Update I & II must still be completed

·         Broker Responsibility course required if you've been designated a supervisor


📌 Good to Know

·         You cannot repeat the same course for CE credit within the same renewal cycle

·         All courses must be TREC-approved

·         Online CE is fully allowed with no hour limits

·         If you miss your deadline, TREC offers a $200 CE Deferral Fee for a 60-day extension

·         Renewing on inactive status does not require CE completion

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