Texas brokerage transfer

Change your Texas brokerage without losing track of active work

Change your sponsorship through the TREC REALM Portal. Your new sponsorship takes effect when it appears correctly in REALM. Plan the move around your active clients, then arrange the accounts and records you need at Mayshore.

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TREC sponsorship guidance · Reviewed August 24, 2026

TREC REALM Portal

Change your sponsorship in the TREC REALM Portal

Link your license in REALM
Pin your sales-agent license to the correct REALM account. You need that connection to manage its sponsorship.
Start the sponsorship request
Start a sponsorship request in REALM. Enter the receiving broker’s information in the fields the portal provides.
Complete broker acceptance
Your receiving broker accepts the request through REALM.
Verify the effective status
Check that REALM shows the new sponsorship correctly. The public License Holder Search may reflect the change later.
Activate the rest of the business
Arrange your association and MLS access. Then set up showing services and transaction tools. Finish your email and brokerage setup before you rely on those accounts for client work.

Timing

Plan the account changes around your client work

Your sponsorship record and your business accounts update separately. Confirm MLS access before scheduling client work that needs it. Allow time to test your showing service and transaction tools as well.

Active business

Agree on who handles each active client file

Your active agreements stay with your current broker unless a release or transfer is documented. Work with both brokers to record who handles each file and who contacts the client.

Listings
Read the broker’s name in each listing agreement. Record the property’s status and keep any written release or transfer with that file.
Buyer agreements
Read the term and exclusivity provisions in each buyer agreement. Record the homes or contracts you are working on. Keep any written release or transfer with the agreement.
Pending transactions
Agree on who supervises each pending file and handles the remaining deadlines. Record how compensation will be paid. Tell the client who will guide them through closing.
Database and marketing
Check which contacts and materials you are allowed to take. Keep the written permissions with your export records.

Coverage continuity

Review your E&O policy dates before switching

Mayshore includes E&O coverage. Compare the old and new policy dates before changing brokerages. Keep both sets of policy documents with your transition records.

Transition worksheet

Record each step before your first Mayshore file

List each active agreement and pending file. Add the accounts and records you need to move. Give each item a next action and a completion date.

Workstream	Decision to record	Completion record
Agent economics	Your closing fees, active business and the source of future work	Written terms matching published fees, with separate company work, leases and outside costs
Active representation	Which agreements stay with the current broker and which may transfer or require new documentation	Written disposition and the responsible broker for each file, including who communicates with the client
Data and records	Which records you may export, the format you need, record retention duties and who keeps restricted files	A permitted sample import/export checked for record counts, notes, relationships and attachments before a larger move
Access and production	MLS, association, showing, transaction, email and marketing dependencies, plus any separate charges	Successful access and a representative workflow after the effective sponsorship change, with a named help contact
First closing	Who supervises the file, owns deadlines and reconciles compensation	The completed file, funded-side count and closing fee agree.

Keep originals and export records until the move is complete. Use the inquiry form for a short overview of your business.

After REALM updates

Get help planning your move to Mayshore

Email Jeremy with your current brokerage and the date you hope to move. Describe any active client work that needs a transition plan. Reach him at inquiries@mayshore.com.

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Frequently asked questions

When may I use my new broker in contracts and advertising?

Once REALM shows your new sponsorship correctly, TREC says you may update your IABS and use your new broker in contracts. You may also advertise under the new sponsoring broker. Use the REALM record to confirm that the change has taken effect.

How long does a Texas broker sponsorship change take?

TREC says a completed sponsorship change can take a few hours to appear in REALM and the public License Holder Search. REALM determines when the sponsorship is effective. The public search may update later.

What happens to pending sales and leases when I change brokers?

An active listing or purchase file stays with your current broker unless a release or transfer is documented. Pending leases need the same file review as sales. Record which broker handles the remaining work and how the commission will be paid before moving a file.

What E&O terms do I review for work started before my move?

Review how each policy treats work completed before the switch and files still pending. Check who must report a claim and which policy receives it. Keep those written terms with both policy dates so you can identify the coverage that applies to earlier work.

Mayshore agent pricing

Your business: Keep 100% of your commission. Pay $495 per funded self-generated closing, with no cap.
Company opportunities: 50/50 split, no $495 closing fee
Leases: $150 flat per lease
Included: E&O coverage and transaction coordination are included, with no monthly, technology, franchise or annual fee.

If you represent both sides, that counts as two closings. Each team member pays $495 for each funded self-generated side. MLS, association and other third-party costs are separate.

Agent pricing details

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