Test your knowledge of your duties under the Fair Housing Act and the REALTOR® Code of Ethics. Take the quiz now! Want to learn more...

I recently sold a home that was listed in the MLS and a neighbor called to ask me what the sales price was. Can I tell them? Yes. If you...

A seller received two offers at about the same time. He wants to counter both. May he do so? It's not a good idea to do so because the...

Did you know that the State Bar of Texas offers free legal resources for the public? Learn about liens, probate, landlord/tenant issues,...

See if you understand how these five situations affect the use of the seller’s disclosure notice. Watch the 55-second video. #disclosure...

When there are separate owners for the mineral and surface estate of a piece of land land, how can mineral estate owners extract the oil...

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...