Real estate agents in Killeen

Anyone acting as a real estate broker or sales agent in Texas needs a TREC license. A sales agent must work for a licensed broker, who is responsible for all brokerage activity, including the agent's. Search a Killeen agent on TREC's License Holder Lookup to see license status, any discipline, completed education and the broker who sponsors them.

Texas brokers and agents must put the client's interests above everyone else's, including their own. At the first substantive conversation about a specific property, they must give you the Information About Brokerage Services notice; the current form is IABS 1-2, effective January 1, 2026. They must also provide TREC's Consumer Protection Notice, CN 1-5.

Buyer agreements for Killeen home tours

If you only want to see a house without representation, a broker may use a non-exclusive showing agreement of no more than 14 days. TREC can't make a broker release you from a buyer representation agreement; that is a private contract matter, so read the term and termination clause. TREC doesn't regulate commissions.

Complaints against a Texas license holder go to TREC in writing through its REALM Portal within four years of the incident, and can't be anonymous. If a court judgment against a license holder goes unpaid, TREC's Real Estate Recovery Trust Account can pay up to $125,000 per transaction.

Texas agents must use TREC's promulgated contract forms. The most-used is the One to Four Family Residential Contract (Resale), form 20-19, effective July 1, 2026. Under it, you pay an option fee for an unrestricted right to terminate within a negotiated number of days; if you terminate in time, you lose the option fee but get the earnest money back. Both go to the escrow agent within 3 days after the effective date.

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 the seller signs without providing it, you may terminate for any reason within seven days after receiving it. Pair the disclosure with a termite report from a licensed inspector; see Killeen pest control.

Killeen prices and the Texas market

Texas appraisal districts describe the state as non-disclosure: sale prices aren't reported to them. The Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M put the statewide median sale price at $339,000 in July 2026, unchanged from a year earlier, after about 336,000 Texas homes sold in 2025. December 2025's statewide median was $330,000, down 2.9 percent from a year earlier. Those are statewide figures, and because sale prices aren't reported to Bell CAD, ask your agent which sources a Killeen comparable comes from and get the list in writing.

Texas has no state property tax. The Bell County Appraisal District values Killeen homes as of January 1 each year and has a Killeen office at 301 Priest Dr. (254-634-9752); the main office is in Belton. Protest by May 15 or 30 days after the notice is delivered, whichever is later, online or in person.

Homestead exemptions for Killeen buyers

Under Tax Code amendments effective November 4, 2025, school districts must give a $140,000 residence homestead exemption, and owners 65 or older or disabled get an additional $60,000. Apply at Bell CAD, generally before May 1, and confirm with the district what applies to your home. Tax bills are generally due by January 31 of the following year. The Texas Constitution also bars a state tax on individuals' net incomes and any new transfer tax on home sales.

Tax and contract rules change; confirm your situation with a licensed Texas real estate broker or tax adviser. See the Texas real estate hub, the Killeen hub, movers in Killeen for moving day, and real estate agents in Waco nearby.