Realtors in Carrollton

Carrollton property is appraised by the Dallas Central, Denton Central or Collin Central Appraisal District, depending on the county. Look up the parcel on the right district's site before you make an offer, and budget property tax from that district's value.

• Homestead exemption. File with the appraisal district for your county, generally before May 1. School districts must give a $140,000 homestead exemption under the law in effect since November 4, 2025, plus $60,000 more for owners 65 or older or disabled. For the Dallas County part, DCAD charges nothing to file, so skip paid filing services. Confirm the current amounts with your appraisal district.
• Protests. A protest is generally due by May 15 or 30 days after the appraisal notice, whichever is later. DCAD's 2026 residential deadline was May 15, 2026.
• Sale prices. Texas is a non-disclosure state: sale prices aren't reported to appraisal districts, and districts can't release privately obtained sales data except in a protest. Ask your agent where their comparable sales come from.

Confirm tax questions with the appraisal district or a Texas tax adviser.

Anyone acting as a real estate broker or sales agent in Texas needs a TREC license, and a sales agent must work under a sponsoring broker who is responsible for their work. Before you sign with a Carrollton agent, run the name through TREC's License Holder Lookup for license status, any discipline, education and the sponsoring broker.

At the first real conversation about a specific property, the agent must give you TREC's Information About Brokerage Services notice. The current form is IABS 1-2, effective January 1, 2026, and every broker's website homepage must link to it. Agents also owe you the Consumer Protection Notice, version CN 1-5.

Carrollton buyer agreements since 2026

Since January 1, 2026, an agent working for a buyer must sign a written agreement before showing a home. It must state the broker's pay and say that compensation isn't set by law and is fully negotiable. A broker can instead show a home under a non-exclusive showing agreement of up to 14 days. TREC doesn't regulate commissions, so the fee is whatever you and the broker agree.

Texas agents must use TREC's promulgated forms. For most resale homes that's the One to Four Family Residential Contract, form 20-19, effective July 1, 2026.

1. Option fee and earnest money. Both go to the escrow agent within 3 days after the effective date. The option fee buys an unrestricted right to end the contract within the days you negotiate; if you terminate in time you lose the option fee but get the earnest money back.
2. Seller's Disclosure Notice. A seller of a single-family home must give it on or before the effective date. If it arrives late, the buyer may terminate for any reason within seven days.
3. Price context. The Texas statewide median sale price was $339,000 in July 2026, flat on a year earlier, per Texas A&M's Real Estate Research Center. That's a state figure, so ask your agent for Carrollton comparables.

This is how the process works, not legal advice: confirm contract questions with a licensed Texas real estate broker or lawyer.

Complaints against a Texas license holder go to TREC in writing through its REALM Portal within four years and can't be anonymous. If you're also booking a move, see Carrollton movers for the TxDMV registration check, and Carrollton cleaning services for a move-out clean. The full statewide guide is on Texas real estate agents, and the ranking method is in our terms of service. If you're also looking across the Collin County line, compare realtors in Plano.

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