TREC Rule §535.154 Registration and Use of Names This rule defines an alternate name, associated broker, assumed business name and team name. Each type of name must be registered with TREC before the name can be used in an advertisement. This is a change from the existing rule. The most significant change concerns team names.
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TREC Rules The tables below show all of our recently proposed and adopted rules. Written comments on proposed rules are accepted for 30 days after publication in the Texas Register. After that period, comments can be made in …
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TREC Rule §535.155 Advertisements All license holders’ advertisements must include the license holder’s name or team name. It also must include the broker’s name in at least half the size of the largest contact information for any sales agent, associated broker, or team name contained in the advertisement.
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The Texas Real Estate Commission does not specifically address advertising on Facebook. However, Facebook posts may fall under TREC’s advertising rules, which say an advertisement is a statement or communication that induces or attempts to induce a member of the public to use the services of the real estate licensee.
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TREC Advertising Rules – Are You Compliant? Objective: This workshop is to bring more awareness and understanding of how to implement the new TREC rules that will be enforced on May 15, 2018. Expectations: Upon completion of this course you will have an understanding of the advertising rules that all agents are responsible for knowing and
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New and revised advertising rules from the Texas Real Estate Commission take effect May 15, 2018. The rules dictate what information you must include in ads and signs, what you names you can use, and more.
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May 15 is the effective date for the new advertising rules from the Texas Real Estate Commission. If you’re still uncertain what those rules mean for your business, check out the following resources. Note: Some of these reference a …
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You can provide comments about these proposed rule changes for at least 30 days after they are published in the Texas Register by emailing [email protected] Enter “Texas Real Estate Commission” in the Agency Name field on this page to find TREC rules published in the Texas Register.
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TREC proposes a new advertising rule, adopts revisions to existing rule The Texas Real Estate Commission met on Monday and adopted amendments to …
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Furthermore, TREC rules prohibit an advertisement that in any way implies that a salesperson is the person responsible for the operation of a real estate brokerage. The broker's name should also be included in any advertisement, including a REALTOR®'s Web site, to avoid violating this rule.
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TREC Advertising Rule 1260-02-.12 • (1) All advertising, regardless of its nature and the medium in which it appears, which promotes either a licensee or the sale or lease of real property, shall conform to the requirements of this rule. 24 9
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The Texas Real Estate Commission has proposed a rule change to 535.154. The new rule would require any advertising placed by a salesperson to contain the license number of the sponsoring broker. Brokers will be required to place their license number on …
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Texas Real Estate Commission adopted new advertising rules at its November meeting. These rules are effective as of May 15, 2018, which gives license holders 6 months to comply with the updated requirements.
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Rules. The revised 5th edition of the TREC GB British TREC Rulebook, including scoring guidelines and data sheets for PTV obstacles, is available to view below. Click here to view 5th Edition Rulebook. Rule changes 2020 including Winter 2020-2021 update (PDF) Download. Temporary Local TREC Obstacles V3 (Oct-2021) (PDF) Download.
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TREC attorneys can provide general advice about the applicability or interpretation of the provisions of The Real Estate License Act and TREC Rules but cannot, with few exceptions, give advice pertaining to specific matters or transactions, other laws, or civil matters.
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TREC New Anti-Rebating and Marketing Rules The Texas Real Estate Commission recently amended §535.148 (and made conforming changes to §535.220) to strengthen settlement service provider independence and provide clarity about consumer protection issues when a license holder pays funds to or receives funds from another real …
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TREC Rule §535.155 Advertisements. All license holders’ advertisements must include the license holder’s name or team name. It also must include the broker’s name in at least half the size of the largest contact information for any sales agent, associated broker, or team name contained in the advertisement.
Furthermore, TREC rules prohibit an advertisement that in any way implies that a salesperson is the person responsible for the operation of a real estate brokerage. The broker's name should also be included in any advertisement, including a REALTOR®'s Web site, to avoid violating this rule.
[TRELA §1101.155, Rule 537.11, etc.] Some exceptions for when a license holder does not have to use a form are in Rule 537.11(a). A license holder should also be familiar with Rules 537.11(f)-(g). Those rules prohibit a license holder from adding anything except factual matters or business details to a form adopted by TREC for mandatory use.
TREC Legal Update I covers various topics related to changes in regulations, forms and standards of practice in the Real Estate industry including; TREC statute and rule updates, legislative changes affecting property management, disclosures and unauthorized practice of law, and an overview of changes to promulgated contract and addenda forms.