August 25th marks the start of the last full week before Labor Day. And for you procrastinators out there, the last week to fulfill your CE requirements before your license expires on August 31st. Fortunately for you, TREC’s new online system rollout has been delayed until [who knows when], so you can rest assured the old system is still up and running.
I like to focus on live courses that are taught remotely. I feel like this is the best of all worlds, with the interaction of live instruction and the versatility to take advantage of classes happening all over the state.
Here’s some classes happening this week you might want to take a look at:
8/26/25, 9 AM - Noon: Understanding a Condominium Contract, for those who need contract CE hours and also could use a refresher on the peculiarities of the Condo contract.
8/27/25, 9 AM - Noon: Agent to Investor: Strategies for Agents Venturing into Real Estate Investment - offered by several boards, the Greater Texoma Association has the lowest registration fee that I can tell.
8/27/25, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM: Seal the Deal: Mastering Buyer Representation - once again the Texoma board is coming in with the best price. Representing buyers is only going to become more important as the real estate market becomes more balanced.
8/28/25, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Texas Property Taxes - this is a crucial area where real estate agents need to be educating their clients. Get educated yourself first!
8/28/25, 1 PM - 4 PM: Commercial Sales Contracts 101 - if you prefer your contracts CE to be of the commercial variety, here’s a great option.
8/29/25, 9 AM - 4 PM: Broker Responsibility - almost literally your last chance to take it before the end of the month (and it’s taught by yours truly!)
Honorable mention this week goes to Being a REALTOR® is not a vocation: Understanding the Trademark being held at the Beaumont Board of Realtors (it’s listed as a remote class on the Texas Realtors website, but when you click through to register it shows as in person). As someone who gets very annoyed when people conflate the terms “Realtor” and “real estate license holder” this one is near and dear to my heart. I hope to see it offered on Zoom soon!
If you see an interesting class that you think deserves a shout-out in a future roundup, please email me at bart@edu.realestate.