Licensing facts · 2026
Texas real estate license timeline
license_fee $185 = TREC sales agent application ($150 base + $5 online + $20 TAMU + $10 recovery, recovery shown separately but included in $185). Exam $58 per Sep 2026 Pearson handbook (TREC fee page still lists $43). Fingerprint $38.25 IDEMIA. 55% first-time pass rate is TREC staff figure for FY2025 (sales agent + broker combined) reported at Nov 2025 meeting via news summary; TREC provider pass-rate page is JS-rendered and statewide totals could not be read. Broker: 270 qualifying + 630 related hrs (=900; bachelor's offsets 300), 4 yrs active in last 60 months + 720 experience points (eff. 1/1/2026). Broker handbook pass counts unverified against TREC rule. No state E&O mandate for sales agents.
- Required education hours
- 180
- Typical weeks low
- 8
- Typical weeks high
- 20
First-time pass rate: 55% · FY2025
Sources
- https://www.trec.texas.gov/sites/default/files/pdf-forms/TREC%20Fee%20schedule%20for%20website.pdf
- https://www.trec.texas.gov/become-licensed/sales-agent
- https://www.trec.texas.gov/become-licensed/individual-real-estate-broker
- https://www.trec.texas.gov/article/what%E2%80%99s-changed-texas-brokers-2026
- https://www.pearsonvue.com/content/dam/VUE/vue/en/documents/publications/094400.pdf
- https://www.trec.texas.gov/education/education-provider-exam-passage-rates-sales-agents-and-brokers
- https://citizenportal.ai/articles/6746428/texas/executive/boards-commissions/texas-real-estate-commission/pearson-vue-outlines-new-national-exam-content-state-review-and-texas-testing-coverage-trec-reports-55-first-time-pass-rate
Last verified: 2026-10-23