REALM Portal Update

REALM Portal, CE Posting Delays, and Why We’ve Paused CE

Last updated: January 12, 2026

The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) and the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) have launched the new REALM Portal. This system replaces the old online licensing system and changes how license holders and education providers interact with the agency.

On TREC’s REALM Portal updates page, under Continuing Education (CE), TREC says that CE posting is still “in progress” because of integration issues with education providers. TREC also tells license holders to submit their renewal application and pay the renewal fee on time, even if CE has not yet posted, and that no CE deferral fee will be charged while these issues are being resolved. License holders are allowed to continue practicing during this period.

Latest message to education providers (Jan 9, 2026): In a recent email to approved providers, TREC said they are “very close” to re-opening the Posting System. That means the Posting System is still not open, and providers still do not have a working way to post CE completions into REALM.

Where You Go to Renew Your License

Even with CE posting delays, TREC is directing license holders to renew through the REALM Portal:

From those pages, TREC will direct you to log in or create your REALM Portal account and walk you through the renewal steps.

Why We Have Temporarily Paused CE Courses on This Site

We want to be transparent about why you do not currently see CE courses available for purchase here.

  • TREC has changed license number formats and course approval numbers as part of REALM, and TREC’s own updates say CE posting is still in progress because of integration issues with education providers.
  • As of today, we do not have a fully working, documented, and tested way to post CE completions into the REALM system from our platform.
  • Without a reliable Posting System for providers, we cannot honestly guarantee when or how your completed CE would appear in TREC’s records.
  • Rather than sell CE that we cannot confidently post, we have chosen to temporarily pause CE sales and new CE enrollments on this website until TREC re-opens the Posting System and their provider tools are proven to work.

In plain language: we are not willing to take your money for CE if we do not yet have a dependable way to deliver your completed hours into TREC’s REALM system. The bottleneck right now is the backend CE Posting System, not you and not the classroom.

If Your Renewal Is Coming Up

Even though we have paused CE here for the moment, TREC has made it clear that license holders should still:

  1. Log in to the REALM Portal and submit your renewal application and payment on time.
    Start at https://www.trec.texas.gov/lms and follow TREC’s instructions to access your REALM account and renew.
  2. Understand that, during this REALM transition, TREC has stated that license holders whose education has not yet posted will still be able to renew on time, will not be charged the CE deferral fee, and may continue to practice while the Posting System issues are addressed.
  3. Watch for further guidance from TREC regarding when the Posting System for education providers is actually open and fully functional, and how CE completions will be handled going forward.

What Happens Next

We are monitoring TREC’s REALM updates and provider communications closely. Once:

  • the Posting System for providers in REALM is officially re-opened and clearly documented,
  • we have updated license and course number data in a format we can reliably use, and
  • we can verify that CE completions flow correctly into TREC’s records,

we will reopen CE offerings on this website and update this page with clear next steps and timelines.

Until then, please use the REALM Portal directly to manage your renewal, and know that any delay in CE posting is a result of statewide system changes at TREC—not something you or your provider caused.