Houston Real Estate CE Online - Complete Your TREC Hours From Home

You're a Houston agent with a renewal coming up. You don't need to sit in a classroom. You don't need to fight I-10 traffic to get there. Houston real estate CE doesn't have to be painful. You need 18 hours of TREC-approved coursework done on your schedule. You need 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. Our courses are TREC-approved, 100% online, and your credits post to TREC in 3 seconds - not 3 business days.

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What Houston Agents Need for License Renewal

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. If your CE isn't posted before your renewal date, you're not just late - you're unlicensed.

Why Houston Agents Choose TREA

Instant TREC Credit Posting

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

Finish a course at 11 PM on a Sunday night before your Monday renewal deadline. Your hours are posted before you close the browser.

The major national providers? The CE Shop states up to 7-10 days. AceableAgent doesn't publish their posting speed. Champions doesn't specify. If your renewal is this week, those timelines are a license risk.

$75 for Your Full 18-Hour Renewal

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

For context:

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

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. Additionally, you keep every CE hour you've earned regardless. No restrictions, no time limits, no fine print.

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

Houston Real Estate CE: Your Options Compared

Champions School of Real Estate was founded in Houston by Rita Santamaria in 1983 and still operates two Houston campuses. This is their home turf. If you want in-person CE with a classroom experience, Champions is the established local option.

However, if you want online CE with instant TREC posting and a better price, TREA wins. It beats Champions on every metric that matters for your renewal deadline.

Pricing verified April 6, 2026.

For online CE with instant TREC posting, the best refund policy, and the lowest price, TREA wins. It leads on every metric that matters before your renewal deadline.

What's Included in TREA's Houston CE Courses

All TREA courses are studio-quality video taught by experienced instructors. No PowerPoint slideshows with a voiceover. No reading walls of text and clicking "next."

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

Free: Who Do You Think You Are? Personality Types - 2 hours, no credit card required. Start here.

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.
3. Complete on your schedule. 100% online. Pause and resume. Any device, no apps required.
4. Credits post instantly. TREA's API posts your completion to TREC in 3 seconds. Verify it yourself on the TREC website immediately.
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. No credit card. No obligation. Plus, if it fits, your 18-hour renewal is $75.

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