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Guides for the Texas real estate license exam — State and National portion study strategies, TREC rules, and exam-day tips.
You Finished Your 180 Hours — What Happens Between Class and Your License?
Pre-licensing school ends and the exam feels like the next step, but there's an application, an eligibility letter, and a background check in between. Here's the actual sequence.
Texas Real Estate Exam Key Terms: 15 Texas-Only Words to Know for the State Portion
The State portion uses words national courses barely mention: intermediary, appointed license holder, IABS, promulgated forms, homestead and more. Here are 15 Texas terms, each defined in a sentence, with the law behind it.
National vs. State Portion: What's Actually Tested on the Texas Real Estate Exam
A full breakdown of both content outlines — every major topic area and its exact item count, straight from TREC and Pearson VUE's own exam documentation.
Texas Real Estate Law: The Complete Guide
Agency duties, contracts, disclosure, community property, homestead protections, landlord-tenant law, TREC discipline, and the DTPA — how Texas real estate law actually works, with the statute behind each rule.
How Hard Is the Texas Real Estate Exam? What the Numbers Actually Show
The real question count, the real passing score, and a first-attempt pass rate around 56% — the exam's actual structure, sourced from TREC and Pearson VUE's own candidate handbook.
The Texas Law a National Study Guide Won't Teach You
Community property, homestead protections, the Deceptive Trade Practices Act — real State-portion topics a generic national guide has no reason to cover, straight from TREC's own content outline.
The Real Estate Math You Actually Need for the Texas Exam
Only 7 of 80 National questions are math — but which formulas, what you must memorize versus what's given, and the two numbers the exam assumes you already know.
The Texas IABS Notice (Information About Brokerage Services): When It Is Required
Texas license holders must give a written notice about brokerage services at the first substantive communication about specific property. Here is what the notice covers, when it is due, and the three situations where it is not required.
Failed the Florida Real Estate Sales Associate Exam? How Retakes, Question Reviews and Fees Work
After failing the Florida Sales Associate exam you can reschedule with Pearson VUE and pay again; the January 2025 DBPR booklet lists no waiting period. You may review your incorrectly answered questions if you ask within 21 days, and you must pass within 2 years of finishing your course.