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Broker Assumed Business Name (DBA) is another name for the broker鈥檚 business that can be used by all sponsored sales agents and brokers associated with this broker. Another name that indicates a broker鈥檚 line of business, e.g.聽 property management or commercial is also a DBA.

The mission and performance of the Texas Real Estate Commission and Texas Appraiser Licensing & Certification Board are under review by the Legislature as required under the Texas Sunset Act.聽 The Act provides that the Sunset Commission, composed of legislators and public members, periodically evaluate a state agency to determine if the agency is still needed and to explore ways to ensure that the agency's funds are well spent.聽 Based on the recommendations of the Sunset Commission, the T

星空体育app下载聽has been made aware of a scam requesting information聽from license聽holders. The request is sent by email by someone posing as the Texas Real Estate Commission and asks that information聽be provided to them聽and provides a link to follow (see example emails).

The Texas Real Estate Commission takes pride in providing high quality education and licensing services, and effective consumer protection across Texas. In recent months, there have been significant issues with the quality of customer service we are providing to consumers and to our license holders. I take personal responsibility for addressing these issues.

It鈥檚 been a busy start of the year for the Commission. I traveled around the state in March as part of our Agency鈥檚 biennial strategic planning listening tour. This allowed me to receive input first hand from license holders across the state about issues that impact them directly. Tony Slagle, the agency鈥檚 inspector staff liaison visited a local chapter of an inspector trade association to discuss concerns and answer their questions. This is something staff is committed to doing more often.

After postponing consideration of proposed changes to inspector insurance requirements at their November 2017 meeting, 星空体育app下载聽took no action on the proposed rule amendments and remanded the matter to the Real Estate Inspector Committee at the Commission鈥檚 February 2018 meeting.

The Texas Real Estate Commission is pleased to announce the appointment of members to the Broker Responsibility Working Group (BRWG). The BRWG reviews experience requirements and role responsibilities for brokers and makes recommendations to the Commission based on its findings. Members will meet four or five times in the next 10 months to complete the charge given to them by the Commission. 聽

The Inspector Committee met on Monday, February 26 at the agency headquarters in Austin.

The Commission held its regular quarterly business meeting on Monday February 12^th during the Texas Association of REALTORS Winter meeting in Austin, and we offered real estate continuing education (CE) hours for attendance, so we had a number of extra license holders join us that day.聽 The Commissioners re-elected Commissioner Arriaga as Vice-Chair and Commissioner TJ Turner as Secretary for the next 12 months.

Monday, April 2 in Austin from 10 AM to 3 PM.

Join us for our Agency鈥檚 2nd annual Texas Residential Realty Summit. This annual conference focuses on current issues affecting the successful closing of single family residential transactions transaction from an interdisciplinary perspective.