Lofty CRM & AI Tools for Texas Real Estate Agents

Rise Realty · Updated October 2026 Lofty is a CRM and AI platform that helps Texas agents follow up with new leads faster and stay in touch with past clients and their sphere of influence. At Rise Realty it's an optional add-on available through the brokerage for a small fee, separate from your tran

Cloud-Based Real Estate Brokerage in North Texas: A Guide for Agents

A cloud-based real estate brokerage runs online instead of out of an office agents have to work from. At Rise Realty, agents keep 100% of their commission and pay one all-inclusive transaction fee when a deal closes, starting at just $199, with no monthly fees, no yearly fees and a broker on the pho

The Balanced-Market Playbook: How Lower Brokerage Overhead Can Fund Your Own Lead Generation in North Texas

North Texas has shifted to a balanced market, with 4.3 months of inventory and mortgage rates back near 7 percent. When closings slow, fixed brokerage costs hurt more. An agent on a 100% commission plan with no monthly or yearly fees keeps more of each closing and can put that money into lead genera

Subagency Is Gone in Texas — What That Means for How You Work

by Kelly Bishop, Broker, Rise Realty As of January 1, 2026, Texas law requires a written agreement with a buyer before an agent performs any act of real estate brokerage on their behalf, and subagency has been eliminated statewide. For agents, that means the paperwork conversation now has to happen