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DFW area guides for real estate agents

What each part of DFW asks of an agent: county lines, school districts, special-district notices and local growth, with sources. Start with a county, then pick a city.

Choosing where to grow? Use these local checks with the brokerage comparison guides and the buyer and seller opportunity guides. The Bauer Group is based in Frisco. Confirm current coverage before relying on opportunity availability in any area.

Counties

  • Collin CountyWhat licensed agents should know about working in Collin County: the cities, the county lines that cross them, and the checks to run on every address.
  • Tarrant CountyWhat licensed agents should know about working in Tarrant County and north and central Fort Worth, and how to pick the right part of a very large market.
  • Denton CountyWhat licensed agents should know about working in Denton County: the university city, the suburbs, and the county lines that run through Frisco, Prosper, Celina and Fort Worth.
  • Rockwall and eastWhat licensed agents should know about working in Rockwall County, the smallest county in Texas by area, and in Sachse, which sits in two other counties.

Cities

  • FriscoWhat licensed agents should check on every Frisco address: the county, the school district and any special district. Written for agents choosing a brokerage.
  • PlanoWhat licensed agents should know about working in Plano: slower growth, large corporate employers and what that means for the kind of business you build.
  • McKinneyWhat licensed agents should know about working in McKinney: the growth numbers, the historic downtown and the mix of new and older homes.
  • Prosper and CelinaThe disclosure notices Texas agents must handle in fast-growing Prosper and Celina: PIDs, MUDs, timing and what happens if a notice is late.
  • DentonWhat licensed agents should know about working in Denton: two universities, a county seat and a housing mix different from nearby suburbs.
  • Fort WorthWhat licensed agents should know about working in Fort Worth: its size, its five counties and why north and central Fort Worth is its own lane.
  • Little ElmWhat licensed agents should check on every Little Elm address: which of the town's seven PIDs applies, and which of four school districts serves the home.
  • SouthlakeWhat licensed agents should know about working in Southlake: Carroll ISD, a small and settled housing stock, and buyers and sellers who arrive well informed.
  • WylieWhat licensed agents should check on every Wylie address: the county, the school district and the roof, after a 2016 hailstorm that hit most of the city.
  • RichardsonWhat licensed agents should know about working in Richardson: the Dallas and Collin county split, two school districts, a university and four rail stations.
  • ArlingtonWhat licensed agents should know about working in Arlington: a very large city, five school districts, a university and the stadium district.
  • Flower MoundWhat licensed agents should check on every Flower Mound address: the county and which of five school districts serves the home.
  • Anna and MelissaWhat licensed agents should know about working in Anna and Melissa, two Collin County cities the Census Bureau ranks among the fastest-growing in the country.
  • RockwallWhat licensed agents should know about working in Rockwall: the county seat, the lakefront and the school district.
  • AllenWhat licensed agents should check on every Allen address: the school district behind the city name and a built-out market. Written for agents choosing a brokerage.
  • CarrolltonWhat licensed agents should check on every Carrollton address: three counties, five school districts and rail stations. Written for agents choosing a brokerage.
  • DallasWhat licensed agents should know about working in Dallas: a city across five counties, a renter-heavy housing stock and where our coverage map starts.

Education only. Not legal, tax or financial advice. The form lists more areas than these pages cover.

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