Real Estate Licensing in Hays 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.
1,471
active sales agents
your future competition
185
licensed in 12 months
new licensees in this county
19
applications pending
from Hays County in TREC's queue now
473
sponsoring brokers
with at least one active agent here
Who sponsors agents in Hays County
Every active sales agent practises under a sponsoring broker. Hays County's 1,471 active agents are spread across 473 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KW ATX BROKER, LLC | 144 | 14 |
| COMPASS RE TEXAS, LLC | 93 | 4 |
| EXP REALTY LLC | 79 | 8 |
| ALL CITY REAL ESTATE, LTD. CO. | 40 | 3 |
| REAL BROKER, LLC | 36 | 4 |
| GLOBAL CAPITAL LEGACY VENTURES LLC | 34 | 1 |
| JBGOODWIN REALTORS, INC. | 32 | 7 |
| SIDE, INC. | 25 | 2 |
| LPT REALTY LLC | 23 | 3 |
| SKY REALTY, INC. | 23 | 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 Hays County agents first licensed in the last twelve months and now active, the most-common sponsors were KW ATX BROKER, LLC (14), EXP REALTY LLC (8), JBGOODWIN REALTORS, INC. (7), COMPASS RE TEXAS, LLC (4), REAL BROKER, LLC (4).
Sponsorship is not automatic. Of 124 Hays County sales agents licensed two to twelve months ago, 23 (19%) 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.