Current Texas Real Estate Income, Sales, and Trends

Graphic of TX Residential Statistics showing various housing data for Texas including a homeownership rate of 62.5%, total housing units at 11,589,324, and a median gross rent of $1,290, along with a breakdown of housing value percentages in different price ranges.

On average, Texas real estate agents can expect to make almost $84,000/year. It is important to remember with commission-based careers such as this that the sky’s the limit, and many agents have much more than this.

What’s the Usual Earning Level for Real Estate Agents in Texas?

Some of the most lucrative markets for Texas include:

  • Haslett
  • McKinney
  • Dallas
  • Fort Worth
  • Austin
  • San Antonio
  • Southlake
  • Houston
  • New Braunfels

Real Estate License Renewal and Reciprocity With Texas

Texas does not have real estate license reciprocity with any other state. You must complete all the same requirements as a new agent.

Continuing Education Requirements

Licenses renew every two years. When renewing for the first time, you must complete 270 course hours to keep your license active.

These hours include the 180-hour pre-licensing education. The remaining 90 hours are divided between three 30-hour courses.

For subsequent renewals, you only need 18 hours of CE every two years.1

Becoming a licensed real estate agent in Texas is a fairly straightforward process provided you fulfill all the requirements properly.


References

1Texas Real Estate Commission. (2023). Become a Continuing Education Provider | TREC. TREC. Retrieved November 15, 2023, from <https://www.trec.texas.gov/become-licensed/continuing-education-provider>