Austin Real Estate CE Online: Complete Your TREC Hours From Home

You're an Austin agent with a renewal coming up. No classroom required. Finishing your Austin real estate CE courses entirely online means no driving across town and no schedule conflicts. You need 18 hours of TREC-approved credit, done on your schedule, with proof it posted before your deadline.

I'm David Offutt, founder of Texas Real Estate Academy. I built TREA for Texas agents who are done with overpriced CE platforms and batch-upload posting delays. In fact, our courses are TREC-approved, 100% online, and your credits post to TREC in 3 seconds - not 3 business days.

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Austin Real Estate CE Requirements: Your 18-Hour Renewal Guide

Texas real estate license renewal requires 18 hours of CE:

• Legal Update I - 4 hours (mandatory)
• Legal Update II - 4 hours (mandatory)
• Contract courses - 3 hours
• Electives - 7 hours

Since October 2023, expired licenses go inactive immediately and terminate your broker affiliation. There is no grace period. As a result, if your CE isn't posted before your renewal date, you're not just late - you're unlicensed.

Why Austin Agents Choose TREA

Specifically, three things make TREA stand out among Austin CE options: posting speed, price, and refund policy.

Instant TREC Credit Posting

TREA posts your CE completion to TREC in approximately 3 seconds. Not next business day. Not 7-10 days. Our custom API integration works 24/7 - including weekends and holidays.

In practice, you can finish a course at 11 PM on a Sunday before your Monday renewal deadline. Your hours appear in TREC before you close the browser.

The major national providers fall short here. The CE Shop states up to 7-10 days. AceableAgent doesn't publish their posting speed. Champions doesn't specify. For Austin agents with a deadline this week, those timelines are a license risk.

You can verify your own hours at TREC.texas.gov right after finishing a course. With TREA, they're already posted.

$75 for Your Full 18-Hour Renewal

TREA's Hall Pass Renewal bundle covers all 18 required hours for $75. Specifically, that includes Legal Update I, Legal Update II, 3 hours of contract courses, and 7 hours of electives.

For context, consider what competitors charge:

• AceableAgent charges $107.40 on sale ($179 list)
• The CE Shop charges $145
• Champions charges $99-$119

Additionally, individual TREA electives run $7.49-$7.95 per hour - the cheapest per-hour rate among major Texas CE providers.

No-Questions-Asked Refund

TREA will refund any student, any time, for any reason. You keep every CE hour you've earned regardless. No restrictions, no time limits, no fine print.

Most competitors offer conditional refunds or only apply them if you haven't completed the course. However, TREA's policy is the most student-friendly in the Texas CE market.

The Austin CE Market: Your Options Compared

Pricing verified April 6, 2026.

Champions has a physical Austin campus. If you specifically want in-person CE, that's their strength. However, for online CE with instant posting, TREA wins on every metric that matters for your deadline.

What's Included in TREA's Austin CE Courses

All TREA courses feature studio-quality video from experienced instructors. For example, there are no PowerPoint slideshows with a voiceover and no walls of text to click through.

Required courses:

• Legal Update I (2026-2027) - 4 hrs - $29.96
• Legal Update II (2026-2027) - 4 hrs - $29.96
• Broker Responsibility (2025-2026) - 6 hrs - $45.00 (brokers only)
• Contract series (Parts 1-3) - 3 hrs - $7.95 each

Elective courses ($7.49 each):

• Realtors Uninsured - insurance pitfalls in transactions
• Uninsured Homes - vendor boundaries and coverage gaps
• 5 Mistakes Inspectors Make - failed inspection causes
• Closing Issues - insurance and claims demystified
• War is Sell - active selling and professional balance
• Time Management - plans from highly rated Realtors
• Get Your Unfair Share of Referrals - autopilot referral system
• Weird, Wild, Whispered and Wired Homes - listing and contract essentials

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How It Works

1. Start with the free class. Take the 2-hour personality types course. No credit card, no commitment. See if the teaching style works for you.
2. Pick your bundle or build your own. Hall Pass Renewal ($75) covers all 18 hours. Or pick individual courses to fill gaps.
3. Complete on your schedule. The platform is 100% online. Pause and resume anytime. Any device, no apps required.
4. Credits post instantly. TREA's API posts your completion to TREC in 3 seconds. Verify it yourself on TREC's website right away.
5. Renew your license. Log into TREC's REALM portal. Your hours are already there.

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Start With the Free Class - No Commitment

TREA's free 2-hour personality course removes all friction from the first try. No credit card. No obligation. Take it, see how the platform works, and if it fits - your full Austin real estate CE renewal is $75.

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