Members sometimes call the hotline when a seller is under contract but wants to accept a second offer that is higher. However, accepting...

When you’re marketing a property for lease that had previous flooding from a property condition, REALTORS® should consider the Code of...

No. TREC Rule 535.4(c) states that a person must be licensed as a broker or sales agent to show a property. “Show” includes causing or...

If a drone you were using in conjunction with your real estate business does damage that results in a lawsuit, the plaintiff will...

I’m a principal REALTOR® member of my local board, but I also want access to MLS services from a neighboring board. Do I need to become a...

The Texas Supreme Court recently decided that a landlord still maintains the right to evict a tenant even if that tenant paid rent late...

If your buyers have a backup contract with a termination option, Paragraph D of the Addendum for “Back-Up” Contract (TAR 1909, TREC 11-7)...

My client submitted an offer for a commercial property using the Commercial Contract—Improved Property (TAR 1801) with a request for a...

How are mineral and royalty interests addressed in the TREC contract forms and the TAR commercial contract forms? The TREC residential...

Though the real estate industry is built on cooperation, it’s possible to go too far. See if you know how to avoid potential antitrust...

The residential and property management forms task forces, led by your fellow REALTORS®, have been working with the Texas REALTORS® Legal...

The landlord for the property I manage wants all potential tenants to submit a photo ID with their lease application. Can I require that?...

If you used a paper form to register a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) designated agent for your website, you must re-register...

What’s the difference between the Buyer Approval and Property Approval paragraphs in the Third Party Financing Addendum (TAR 1901)? If a...

True or false? You must have a real estate license to use the forms posted on the Texas Real Estate Commission’s website. False. TREC’s...

Many homeowners now have technology devices in their house that can hear audio or capture video, such as baby monitors or security...

A patent owned by Uber Technologies Inc. that had been used to bring patent-infringement lawsuits against Texas real estate firms has...

Landowners who lease their private property for hunting in return for any type of compensation are required to obtain a hunting lease...

Some homeowners associations charge fees for transferring the ownership of property from a seller to a buyer. Paragraph C, Fees, of the...

The New Home Contract (Incomplete Construction) (TAR 1603, TREC 23-14) and New Home Contract (Complete Construction) (TAR 1604, TREC...