Real estate agents in Dripping Springs

Acting as a Texas real estate agent or broker requires a TREC license. Search the agent on TREC's lookup for license status, discipline, education and, for a sales agent, the sponsoring broker, who is responsible for the agent's work. Agents and brokers owe their clients a duty to put the client's interests above their own.

The buyer agreement must state the broker's pay and say that compensation isn't set by law and is fully negotiable. A broker can instead show you a home without representing you under a non-exclusive showing agreement of no more than 14 days. TREC doesn't regulate commissions.

Trees. The city prohibits removing Heritage Trees, 18 inches or larger of listed species, on residential property. If you plan a pool, addition or driveway, ask where the protected trees sit before you make an offer.

Water. City of Dripping Springs water customers are on a once-a-week Stage 2 watering schedule from October 15, 2026. Other providers may serve nearby addresses, so ask which one serves the home.

Wells. Parts of Hays County fall under the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, in Stage 3 Exceptional Drought since October 1, 2025. Ask which district regulates a property's well.

Disclosure. A seller of a single-dwelling home must give you a written Seller's Disclosure Notice on or before the contract's effective date. If it arrives late, you can terminate within seven days of receiving it.

Option period. In TREC's resale contract you pay an option fee for an unrestricted right to terminate within the agreed days. Terminate in time and you get the earnest money back, though not the option fee.

Hays Central Appraisal District values property as of January 1 and takes protests online. Under Tax Code amendments effective November 4, 2025, Texas school districts must give a $140,000 residence homestead exemption, plus $60,000 more for owners 65 or older or disabled; apply at the appraisal district, generally before May 1, and confirm the amounts that apply to your home there. Protests are generally due by May 15 or 30 days after the appraisal notice, whichever is later.

For a statewide benchmark, the Texas Real Estate Research Center put the median sale price at $339,000 in July 2026, unchanged from a year earlier. This is general information; confirm contract and tax questions with a licensed Texas real estate broker or tax adviser.

The Texas real estate guide covers contracts and fees in full. For the move itself, see movers in Dripping Springs; Wimberley realtors cover the next town, and the Dripping Springs page has the utility details.