Renewing and Applying Online

The Texas Real Estate Commission and The Texas Appraiser Licensing & Certification Board would like to make several important points about registering for online services, and completing your license renewal, followed by some helpful FAQs on these topics.

1. There is a "Registration Help Guide" found on the first page reached after selecting the "My License Online Services" link. Please read it and use it, as not all steps in the process are self-evident.
2. To register, click the “Register here” link to set up a User ID at the bottom of the “My License Online Services” homepage. Once you have registered, an email with your temporary password will be sent to your email address of record. You may verify your email address by using the licensee look-up feature on the TREC website at http://www.trec.state.tx.us/newsandpublic/licenseeLookup/ You may then enter your email address and temporary password and click on the “Log On” button. For step by step instructions, please use the Registration Help Guide. If you have already registered and need to renew the license or update your contact information, please enter the email address you registered with along with your password and click the log on button at http://www.trec.state.tx.us/onlineservices_status.asp. If you have forgotten your password, you may click the "Reset Your Password Here" link to obtain a new password.
3. Around 8,000 license holders renew online each month, so please do not wait until the last 2-3 days of the month to attempt an online renewal. Due to mandated budget cuts, we have only a single T-1 line to access our webserver, which means it only takes 100 or so concurrent users to slow these services down significantly, and more can even overload it. Thanks for helping us to get the word out to your fellow license holders.

We appreciate your patience and understanding.

FAQs

These FAQs address most of the questions that we have received. If you do not see an answer to the question you submitted, please send an email message to or call (512) 936-3001.

• Which online services are currently available?
  • Certified Residential Appraiser renewals
  • Certified General Appraiser renewals
  • Holders of the above certifications may also manage their contact information: address, telephone number, and email address through online service.
• The online system is not accepting my temporary password. What do I do? You may select & copy the temporary password in the email message you received when you registered, then paste it into the "Online Services - Login and Registration" web page when you log in. Then, you will be prompted to create a new password of your own. Keep in mind that we will never send you the password that you have created, only a temporary password. So write down your new password once you create it. If you continue to have problems, you may click the "Reset your password here" link to get another temporary password. When you log in with it, you will again be prompted to create a new password of your own.
• If you have received a letter requesting additional information to complete your application, you must fax the information to the licensing section at (512) 936-3863 or email it to .