Can an aggrieved consumer collect from the real estate recovery trust account if

the person posing as a sales agent or broker was not actually licensed to practice

real estate nor affiliated with real estate? related business?

No

Yes, the fund is to compensate for misdeeds in all real estate transactions.

Yes, TREC has wide discretion on the awarding of funds, including to victims

who were not directly involved in the transaction.

Yes, the Commission may award funds from the trust account even if a real

estate transaction was only a small part of the overall transgression.