Real Estate Licensing in Galveston 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.
2,003
active sales agents
your future competition
170
licensed in 12 months
new licensees in this county
34
applications pending
from Galveston County in TREC's queue now
493
sponsoring brokers
with at least one active agent here
Who sponsors agents in Galveston County
Every active sales agent practises under a sponsoring broker. Galveston County's 2,003 active agents are spread across 493 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 |
|---|---|---|
| EXP REALTY LLC | 159 | 20 |
| UTR-TEXAS REALTORS, LLC | 131 | 0 |
| KAJ & ASSOCIATES, LLC | 102 | 18 |
| HOMESMART TEXAS, LLC | 61 | 0 |
| REAL BROKER, LLC | 41 | 4 |
| GH III MANAGEMENT, LLC | 39 | 5 |
| PETER B MERRITT, L.L.C. | 32 | 1 |
| CALL IT CLOSED INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 31 | 1 |
| GULF COAST REGION ENTERPRISES LLC | 31 | 3 |
| UNIVERSAL HOME SOLUTIONS LLC | 31 | 2 |
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 Galveston County agents first licensed in the last twelve months and now active, the most-common sponsors were EXP REALTY LLC (20), KAJ & ASSOCIATES, LLC (18), GH III MANAGEMENT, LLC (5), REAL BROKER, LLC (4), GULF COAST REGION ENTERPRISES LLC (3).
Sponsorship is not automatic. Of 126 Galveston County sales agents licensed two to twelve months ago, 16 (13%) 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.