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TREC to move license management online; portal launch set for Dec. 10, current system frozen Dec. 2–10

Texas Real Estate Commission · November 4, 2025
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Summary

The Texas Real Estate Commission outlined a major migration to a new license-management platform (Realm) that will let license holders upload documents, pay fees by credit card and manage profiles online. Staff warned of a freeze of the existing system starting Dec. 2 at 5 p.m. and urged early renewals to avoid license interruptions.

The Texas Real Estate Commission on Nov. 3 set a timetable to switch its license-management system to a new online portal, called Realm, and warned license holders of a migration window when the existing database will be unavailable.

Executive Director Chelsea Buchholz told commissioners that the agency will pause updates to the current license-management system beginning Dec. 2 at 5 p.m.; staff and license-holder self-service features will resume when the Realm portal launches Dec. 10. ‘‘All of our license holders will receive an email through our current system, VERSA, inviting them to activate this new account in the Realm portal,’’ she said, urging licensees to renew early if their renewal falls near the migration window.

Why it matters: The change moves most application and payment processes online…

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