Texas Real Estate CE > Keeping it Honest: Understanding Real Estate and Mortgage Fraud

INDIVIDUAL COURSE

Keeping it Honest: Understanding Real Estate and Mortgage Fraud

Education Provider #10662   Course Approval #43926

Fraud is a major issue that has hit the real estate industry hard. Scammers use real estate as a vehicle to wipe out the life savings of unsuspecting homeowners and defraud lenders out of millions. As a real estate professional, you need to stay up to date on the latest fraudulent schemes and remain aware of what is being done to protect consumers. This three-hour course will give you a solid understanding regarding the need to help protect yourself and your clients from being defrauded.

Course Facts

Documentation Provided
Certificate of Completion

Credit
3 Elective Hours

Course Type
100% Online

Regulatory Agency
Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC)

Course Schedule
Self-Paced & Available 24/7

Proctoring
Not Required

Course Outline

Topic Duration
Unit 1: Fraud in Real Estate 30 minutes
Unit 2: Fraud for Property 47.5 minutes
Unit 3: Fraud for Profit 45 minutes
Unit 4: Fraud Prevention and Reporting 27.5 minutes
FINAL EXAM 10 minutes

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 

All of our courses are completely online and self-paced. Our courses are a combination of text and interactive elements which consist of videos, audio, true/false matching, vocabulary matching, scenario based learning and much more. This format makes our courses both interesting and engaging.

By keeping our operating costs low and only offering online courses, we’re able to save on overhead costs that other brands can’t and pass the savings along to you!

Yes, we are a TREC approved course provider!  Our provider number for TREC pre-license & SAE courses is 701075 and our provider number for TREC continuing education courses is 10662.

Your satisfaction is our top priority. We take our commitment to providing quality real estate education seriously.

If you are not satisfied with our courses for any reason, we will offer you a full refund if the request is submitted within 30 days of purchase and the course is not more than 50% completed. You can sign up for our courses with confidence!

If you would like to request a refund, please send us an email requesting a refund along with a copy of your purchase receipt or order number to support@licenseclassroom.com.

Our courses are self-paced, so you can complete them as quickly as you would like!

You are able to take your CE courses anytime between your last license renewal date and your upcoming license expiration date.  We will report your course completion credits to TREC on your behalf. We typically report course credits to TREC within 1-2 business days of your completion, but processing times may vary.

Completing your courses at least 10 days before submitting your renewal application ensures a smooth renewal process and avoids the $200 TREC CE Deferral Fee.  

If you are late to renew your license, TREC offers a six month grace period. Renewing after the six month grace period will require reinstatement proceedings. Waiting more than two years after your license expiration will require you to reapply for a new license.

Yes. Both of our Texas CE packages contain all of the required coursework for your license renewal, including the new contracts requirement.

We automatically report your CE course completions to TREC typically within 1-2 business days.