Real Estate Licensing in Dallas County, Texas
Updated October 16, 2026 from Texas Real Estate Commission records.
From the state's records, updated daily: how many agents already work here, who sponsors them, and how many new ones are on the way.
11,896
active sales agents
your future competition
1,407
licensed in 12 months
new licensees in this county
255
applications pending
from Dallas County in TREC's queue now
2,017
sponsoring brokers
with at least one active agent here
Who sponsors agents in Dallas County
Every active sales agent practises under a sponsoring broker. Dallas County's 11,896 active agents are spread across 2,017 sponsors. The ten brokerage companies sponsoring the most of them:
| Sponsoring brokerage (as registered with TREC) | Active agents here | Of them, licensed in last 12 months |
|---|---|---|
| COMPASS RE TEXAS, LLC | 624 | 31 |
| EBBY HALLIDAY REAL ESTATE, LLC | 608 | 29 |
| EXP REALTY LLC | 421 | 41 |
| ABA MANAGEMENT, LLC | 382 | 17 |
| JUDGE FITE COMPANY, INC | 186 | 22 |
| TEAM BURNS, LLC | 181 | 31 |
| JP PICCININI REAL ESTATE SERVICES, LLC | 165 | 8 |
| URE DALLAS LLC | 164 | 4 |
| REAL BROKER, LLC | 162 | 10 |
| BRIGGS/FREEMAN REAL ESTATE LLC | 155 | 9 |
From TREC's license records, October 16, 2026. A sponsor is a licensed legal entity, not a brand — franchise offices register separately — and each agent is counted under their current sponsor and the county on their own license record. Brokers who sponsor as individuals are counted in the total but not named.
Who took on this county's newest agents: among Dallas County agents first licensed in the last twelve months and now active, the most-common sponsors were EXP REALTY LLC (41), COMPASS RE TEXAS, LLC (31), TEAM BURNS, LLC (31), EBBY HALLIDAY REAL ESTATE, LLC (29), GUILDFORD MANAGEMENT, LLC (25).
Sponsorship is not automatic. Of 993 Dallas County sales agents licensed two to twelve months ago, 210 (21%) are still inactive — licensed, but with no sponsor on record. Statewide the figure is 19%.
How sponsorship works, and what the statewide numbers show
How long licensing takes from here
Statewide, the median successful applicant goes from application to license in 115 days — TREC processes centrally, so your county changes your market, not your wait. See the full timing distribution
Considering the jump? The whole path — courses, exam, fingerprints, sponsorship — is laid out in TREC's order, with the measured numbers, in the requirements guide.
Already past that and choosing a school? The 180 hours are the biggest cost in the process, and the schools differ enormously in how their students actually do: every approved provider's TREC pass rate, with sample sizes and four picks.