We often receive questions about the proper way to establish an intermediary relationship. If a broker plans to represent both the...

I’m sending a farming letter to a neighborhood where I’ve sold a home. Can I include the MLS sale price information of properties in the...

My seller client disagrees with the buyer’s inspector’s finding that an item needs to be repaired. Does a seller have to make the repairs...

An agency relationship between a broker and a client can legally exist without a written document. However, there are four good reasons...

Can a broker solicit new sales agents by promising to provide them leads in exchange for a required payment? Yes. However, this activity...

CRES Insurance, a Texas REALTORS® errors and omissions risk management partner, recommends that your brokerage’s policy cover the...

REALTORS sometimes ask if they can “bring a terminated contract back to life.” For example, if a buyer paid her option fee and provided...

As a real estate broker, you should file 1099s for real estate commissions and referral fees or other compensation you pay to cooperating...

A seller isn't required to disclose if a suicide occurred in a home or that a sex offender lives nearby. However, a seller might want to...

Now when you call the Texas REALTORS® Legal Hotline (512-480-8200), you don’t have to wait for a call back. Enter your TREC license...

If you and another REALTOR® disagree about who earned the commission in a sale, the decision of an arbitration panel will turn on which...

Can an agent accept a bonus directly from a client without the approval of their broker? No. A sales agent can only receive compensation,...

Is the contract automatically terminated if the closing date has passed? No. Generally, once the closing date has passed, there are two...

Are you starting the new year as a new license holder? Or have you added a few agents to your brokerage who you need to train? These are...

At its November meeting, the Texas Real Estate Commission shortened the time span that determines whether a broker must designate someone...

What type of locks are required for rental property? How often do those locks need to be rekeyed? What’s the liability for property...

Assistance animal is a blanket term that covers service animals and emotional support animals. When someone requests that you allow an...

Who Pays the Electric Bill? Paragraph 11 in the Residential Lease (TAR 2001) covers the landlord’s and tenant’s obligations regarding a...

The Texas REALTORS® Legal Department created model addenda and model policies to help you reduce your risk of being subject to copyright...

An assistance animal can be a service animal or an emotional support animal for a person with a disability. Landlords and property...