TREC Provides Oversight
Tom Brewer Jr. is a Texas real estate professional that holds to a higher standard of excellence, knowledge and experience in every aspect of the real estate industry. Fortunately, there is an agency that makes sure all real estate professionals maintain at least a certain level of quality.
The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) is an agency that was established to act as a recognized, statewide organization dedicated to the licensing of real estate professionals and the protection of consumers “through programs of education, licensing and industry regulation”.
Texas real estate brokers, inspectors and salespeople may apply for and renew their licenses through the TREC. A new requirement is that they must also submit fingerprint information. This change is a result of the new law HB 1530, 80th Legislature, Regular Session. The law states that, “any person applying for or renewing a broker or salesperson license on or after January 1, 2008 to provide their fingerprints, in a specified format, in order to enable an FBI criminal history check to be performed. These new fingerprint requirements apply only to brokers and salespersons. They do not apply to other TREC licensees, such as home inspectors. Once fingerprints are on file with DPS for a TREC license, a licensee will not need to be fingerprinted for subsequent renewals”.
Consumers can refer their complaints to TREC in an effort to resolve issues. All Texas real estate agents must be licensed through TREC to sell homes in the state. TREC can also facilitate a broker’s ability to sell homes in other states. All in all, this agency is a great resource for both industry professionals and consumers. TREC provides agents with the latest information regarding laws and regulations, provides testing as well as useful industry information.
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