Fundamentals of Agency in Texas
1st Edition by Mettling, Mettling, & Hamilton
Features of Fundamentals of Agency in Texas:
Fundamentals of Texas Agency is one of the five required books in Performance Programs Company's Texas real estate prelicense series. This course provides a practical and comprehensive study of Texas agency law, brokerage relationships, fiduciary duties, ethical obligations, and buyer and seller representation.
Organized across 14 chapters, the course examines the legal foundations of agency, the four agency positions recognized under Texas law, brokerage operations and compliance requirements, and the practical skills needed to represent clients successfully from listing through closing.
Topics include TRELA and the Texas Occupations Code, fiduciary duties, agency creation and termination, intermediary relationships, brokerage policies, fair housing laws, escrow rules, the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, the NAR Code of Ethics including recent updates, and the post-2024 buyer broker compensation framework.
The course also focuses heavily on applied brokerage practice, including servicing listings, managing showings and open houses, qualifying buyers, preparing and presenting offers, negotiating transactions, risk management, and maintaining agency compliance throughout the transaction process.
Each chapter includes learning objectives and concludes with a Snapshot Review summarizing key concepts, definitions, and rules for review and exam preparation.
Features of Fundamentals of Agency in Texas:
• 370 pages of comprehensive coverage of Texas agency topics as required by the Texas Real Estate Commission
• Available in printed, PDF, Word, ePub formats
• PowerPoints & 4 required final exams
• ISBN - 978-1965482575
Can Fundamentals of Agency in Texas be used for an online 30-hour course?
Absolutely. Fundamentals of Agency in Texas and our other books can be used for online courses through our company’s unique licensing agreement. Our material can be used either to develop new courseware or to improve existing online courses. Once we receive a signed agreement, we email all the digital formats (PDF, Word, ePub) of the textbook and supplemental resources that you can use to create or improve your own online courses. The materials can be copied in the screens, used for reading assignments, converted into audio/video/PowerPoint, etc. behind your school’s learning management system. Feel free to ask us for more information regarding licensing and to see our books’ licensing agreements.
I'm interested, what now?
Call or write today for your complimentary copy of Fundamentals of Agency in Texas by Mettling, Mettling and Hamilton. Note: offer only applies to licensed real estate instructors and/or school directors. Find out why more and more schools are switching to Fundamentals of Agency in Texas!
Ryan Mettling
Publisher
Performance Programs Company
[email protected]
941-677-6043
Fundamentals of Texas Agency is one of the five required books in Performance Programs Company's Texas real estate prelicense series. This course provides a practical and comprehensive study of Texas agency law, brokerage relationships, fiduciary duties, ethical obligations, and buyer and seller representation.
Organized across 14 chapters, the course examines the legal foundations of agency, the four agency positions recognized under Texas law, brokerage operations and compliance requirements, and the practical skills needed to represent clients successfully from listing through closing.
Topics include TRELA and the Texas Occupations Code, fiduciary duties, agency creation and termination, intermediary relationships, brokerage policies, fair housing laws, escrow rules, the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, the NAR Code of Ethics including recent updates, and the post-2024 buyer broker compensation framework.
The course also focuses heavily on applied brokerage practice, including servicing listings, managing showings and open houses, qualifying buyers, preparing and presenting offers, negotiating transactions, risk management, and maintaining agency compliance throughout the transaction process.
Each chapter includes learning objectives and concludes with a Snapshot Review summarizing key concepts, definitions, and rules for review and exam preparation.
Features of Fundamentals of Agency in Texas:
• 370 pages of comprehensive coverage of Texas agency topics as required by the Texas Real Estate Commission
• Available in printed, PDF, Word, ePub formats
• PowerPoints & 4 required final exams
• ISBN - 978-1965482575
Can Fundamentals of Agency in Texas be used for an online 30-hour course?
Absolutely. Fundamentals of Agency in Texas and our other books can be used for online courses through our company’s unique licensing agreement. Our material can be used either to develop new courseware or to improve existing online courses. Once we receive a signed agreement, we email all the digital formats (PDF, Word, ePub) of the textbook and supplemental resources that you can use to create or improve your own online courses. The materials can be copied in the screens, used for reading assignments, converted into audio/video/PowerPoint, etc. behind your school’s learning management system. Feel free to ask us for more information regarding licensing and to see our books’ licensing agreements.
I'm interested, what now?
Call or write today for your complimentary copy of Fundamentals of Agency in Texas by Mettling, Mettling and Hamilton. Note: offer only applies to licensed real estate instructors and/or school directors. Find out why more and more schools are switching to Fundamentals of Agency in Texas!
Ryan Mettling
Publisher
Performance Programs Company
[email protected]
941-677-6043
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Authors - Stephen Mettling, Ryan Mettling & Dan Hamilton
Stephen Mettling and David Cusic have operated one of the nation's most successful custom training organizations specializing in real estate program development. They are perhaps best known for writing Principles of Real Estate Practice, a national real estate principles textbook used by over 50,000 students per year.
Stephen Mettling has been a real estate educator and custom training program developer specializing in real estate over the past forty years. During that time he has written or co-developed over 100 books, professional training programs and texts covering all aspects of residential, commercial, and corporate real estate for national trade organizations and real estate companies. Additionally Steve has directed numerous statewide real estate schools and served as vice president of Dearborn Financial Services where he headed up the country’s largest real estate, securities and insurance license training network.
Ryan Mettling, partner and currently publisher of Performance Programs, is an accomplished online curriculum designer, author and course developer.
Dan Hamilton is an accomplished, nationally and locally recognized real estate author, trainer, educator and broker with an illustrious career in Texas brokerage practice and real estate education spanning over 25 years. As a broker, Mr. Hamilton owned and operated numerous Century 21 offices in Azle, Burleson and Southwest Fort Worth. He was awarded the honor of the National Who’s Who for business for 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Top Office Producer; Certified Relocation Specialist New Agent Trainer; Multi - Million Dollar Club; Top Ten on Board of Realtors, and Member Super Stars Top Producers Group. As an educator and author, Mr. Hamilton operated the Hamilton School of Real Estate and continues to be a certified lead trainer for Licensure and Renewal, certified to teach virtually all real estate CORE and elective courses. Dan has logged over 23,000 teaching hours in SAE courses and over 7,000 hours in MCE courses in virtually all Texas urban markets. Finally, Dan teaches exam prep coursed throughout the state. Mr. Hamilton has written numerous nationally-recognized titles including Real Estate Agency Law (TREC-approved); Real Estate Marketing Steps for Success (TREC-approved); and Texas Promulgated Contracts.
Stephen Mettling and David Cusic have operated one of the nation's most successful custom training organizations specializing in real estate program development. They are perhaps best known for writing Principles of Real Estate Practice, a national real estate principles textbook used by over 50,000 students per year.
Stephen Mettling has been a real estate educator and custom training program developer specializing in real estate over the past forty years. During that time he has written or co-developed over 100 books, professional training programs and texts covering all aspects of residential, commercial, and corporate real estate for national trade organizations and real estate companies. Additionally Steve has directed numerous statewide real estate schools and served as vice president of Dearborn Financial Services where he headed up the country’s largest real estate, securities and insurance license training network.
Ryan Mettling, partner and currently publisher of Performance Programs, is an accomplished online curriculum designer, author and course developer.
Dan Hamilton is an accomplished, nationally and locally recognized real estate author, trainer, educator and broker with an illustrious career in Texas brokerage practice and real estate education spanning over 25 years. As a broker, Mr. Hamilton owned and operated numerous Century 21 offices in Azle, Burleson and Southwest Fort Worth. He was awarded the honor of the National Who’s Who for business for 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Top Office Producer; Certified Relocation Specialist New Agent Trainer; Multi - Million Dollar Club; Top Ten on Board of Realtors, and Member Super Stars Top Producers Group. As an educator and author, Mr. Hamilton operated the Hamilton School of Real Estate and continues to be a certified lead trainer for Licensure and Renewal, certified to teach virtually all real estate CORE and elective courses. Dan has logged over 23,000 teaching hours in SAE courses and over 7,000 hours in MCE courses in virtually all Texas urban markets. Finally, Dan teaches exam prep coursed throughout the state. Mr. Hamilton has written numerous nationally-recognized titles including Real Estate Agency Law (TREC-approved); Real Estate Marketing Steps for Success (TREC-approved); and Texas Promulgated Contracts.