Can You Take Your Listings With You When You Switch Brokerages in Texas?

By Rise Realty Texas · Reviewed by Kelly Bishop, Broker Published October 30, 2026 Not automatically. In Texas, listing agreements and buyer representation agreements are contracts with the brokerage, not with the agent, so they stay with your current broker unless it agrees to release them. Your li

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