Texas Real Estate Teachers Association

What Texas Real Estate Teachers Association does

Texas Real Estate Teachers Association (TRETA), doing business as TRETA, is a Texas-based nonprofit professional membership association founded in 1976 that serves real estate education professionals — primarily in Texas, with members also drawn from Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Canada. Its mission is to act as a network and vehicle for the exchange of ideas among real estate teachers, serve as a collective voice for industry concerns, and provide professional development across subjects including mortgage, appraisal, surveying, and real estate economics.

TRETA's core products are organized around a professional development ecosystem. The flagship is the CREI (Certified Real Estate Instructor) designation, in operation for over 20 years, which requires completion of two 15-hour Instructor Development Workshops (Basic and Advanced, with at least one hosted by TRETA) and a non-refundable $75 application fee, plus triennial renewal via a 4-hour Update Workshop held at the annual conference. Adjacent offerings include an Annual Conference held every April in a rotating Texas city, a quarterly TRETA Talk newsletter featuring member-authored teaching content, and an annual $1,000 scholarship for real estate students (applications due May 1).

The business model is a subscription-style nonprofit association funded by membership dues (pricing not publicly disclosed), the CREI application fee, and event registrations, with members receiving a $100 discount on conference fees. The go-to-market is community-led: members are acquired through networking at local and annual events, and the organization leverages event sponsors who provide course materials and resources. There is no proprietary technology platform, no mobile app, no public API, and no disclosed AI capabilities; the technology footprint is limited to a WordPress-based website.

Name

Texas Real Estate Teachers Association

Legal name

Texas Real Estate Teachers Association

Website

https://treta.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Short description

TRETA is a Texas-based nonprofit professional association, founded in 1976, that supports real estate educators through membership, the CREI instructor certification, workshops, and an annual conference.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate, Appraisal & Mortgage (Agent/Broker CE, Appraiser CE) (EDAAALAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Career & Technical Education (CTE) Standards Authorities (EDADAEAE)

Keywords

• Professional association services
• Instructor certification programs
• Real estate education
• Membership organization
• Professional development workshops

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees provide access to professional development, networking, CREI designation program, quarterly TRETA Talk newsletter, and discounted conference registration.
2. CREI Application Fee: Non-refundable application fee of $75 for the Certified Real Estate Instructor designation.
3. Event Registration: Revenue from annual conferences and CREI workshops. Members receive discounted registration rates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Texas Real Estate Teachers Association (TRETA) is a nonprofit professional membership association that serves real estate educators through annual memberships, the Certified Real Estate Instructor (CREI) designation program, Instructor Development Workshops (Basic, Advanced, and triennial Renewal), an annual conference, a quarterly newsletter, and a $1,000 annual scholarship for real estate students. The CREI designation has existed for over 20 years and is the organization's flagship professional credential.

Product overview

Texas Real Estate Teachers Association (TRETA) offers a membership-based professional development ecosystem for real estate educators. The core offerings center on the CREI (Certified Real Estate Instructor) designation program, which requires completion of Basic and Advanced Instructor Development Workshops, plus an annual Update Workshop for renewal. TRETA also hosts an Annual Conference in April and publishes the TRETA Talk quarterly newsletter. Additionally, TRETA administers a $1000 annual scholarship for real estate students. The portfolio includes the CREI designation as the flagship professional certification, supported by structured workshop modules and networking events, designed to help real estate teachers improve their instructional effectiveness and business.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CREI Designation: Certified Real Estate Instructor designation program offering professional certification for real estate educators through completion of Basic and Advanced Instructor Development Workshops.

Products and services

• TRETA Membership Annual professional membership for real estate educators providing access to networking opportunities, professional development resources, discounted event registration, the CREI designation program, and the quarterly TRETA Talk newsletter. Target buyer is individual real estate teachers and instructors in Texas and surrounding states.
• CREI Designation (Certified Real Estate Instructor) Professional certification program for real estate instructors requiring completion of two 15-hour Instructor Development Workshops (Basic and Advanced, with at least one hosted by TRETA CREI Program), submission of an application with a non-refundable $75 fee, and triennial renewal via the CREI Update Workshop. Provides increased marketing exposure and credibility for certified instructors.
• Annual TRETA Conference Annual educator conference held each April in rotating Texas cities, featuring guest speakers presenting topics on education processes, business insights, and new information for real estate educators teaching in live and online classrooms. Members receive discounted registration.
• TRETA Scholarship Program

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Conference SponsorsminorOthersConference sponsors provide access to course materials and other resources that help educators build their businesses. These sponsors attend conferences and local events, offering networking opportunities with state and local educators.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC): Texas state regulator overseeing real estate licensing and education provider approval. Not a peer in commercial terms but the regulatory counterpart whose standards shape TRETA's instructor certification relevance.
• Texas Association of REALTORS®: State-level trade association for Texas real estate practitioners; comparable in structure (statewide nonprofit membership body serving real estate professionals) but serves licensees rather than instructors.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of REALTORS® (NAR): Largest U.S. trade association for real estate professionals; comparable as a membership-association model in the real estate industry but vastly larger in scale and focused on practitioners rather than educators.

Direct peers

• Real Estate Educators Association (REEA): National professional association for real estate educators offering conferences, instructor credentials, and professional development — the most directly comparable organization to TRETA, operating at the national level rather than Texas-specific.
• Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO): International association of real estate licensing regulators and educators; comparable as a membership/community organization serving the real estate education ecosystem at a broader geographic scope than TRETA.

Emerging players

• Kaplan Real Estate Education: National provider of real estate licensing and continuing education, including instructor training programs; competes for the same CE instructor customer base but as a commercial school rather than a nonprofit association.
• 360training (a Kaplan company): Online real estate CE provider with regulated courses across multiple states; overlaps with TRETA's domain in serving real estate continuing education, including instructor training materials.
• OnCourse Learning (Real Estate): Provider of real estate licensing and CE courses for schools and brokerages; an indirect competitor in the broader real estate education supply chain that TRETA's members teach into.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

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Investors

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