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Who should be the point of contact for notices?
Whose contact information should be written in Paragraph 21 of TREC contracts to receive notices? There isn’t one correct answer to that...
Ernest Enriquez
Aug 2, 20171 min read
Has it happened to you? Tell us if you’ve been a victim of online scams
If you, your clients, or agents in your brokerage have been targeted in a wire fraud scam, Texas REALTORS® staff members want to hear...
Ernest Enriquez
Jul 24, 20171 min read
From the Legal Hotline: What happens when a buyer doesn’t pay the earnest money or option fee?
What happens when a buyer doesn’t pay the earnest money and/or termination option fee in a residential contract? If the contract has been...
Ernest Enriquez
Jul 20, 20171 min read
How well do you know your TAR forms?
There are 126 forms available exclusively to members of the Texas REALTORS®. Take our true-or-false quiz about the proper use of TAR...
Ernest Enriquez
Jul 17, 20171 min read
CFPB clarifies that real estate brokers or agents can receive Closing Disclosure
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized an update to its mortgage disclosure rules, including an amendment clarifying...
Ernest Enriquez
Jul 13, 20171 min read
Who gets the security deposit if you don’t manage the property anymore?
As a property manager, I maintain a trust account for tenants’ security deposits. The landlord terminated our management agreement...
Ernest Enriquez
Jul 12, 20171 min read
TREC to emphasize enforcement of Information About Brokerage Services form rules
Is your IABS form filled out and posted to all your business websites? “We’re emphasizing IABS rules because far too many license holders...
Ernest Enriquez
Jul 11, 20171 min read
How to handle multiple offers
Help your client respond to multiple offers without making counteroffers with advice from this 45-second video. Then get more advice...
Ernest Enriquez
Jul 10, 20171 min read
Who picks the title company?
Who gets to pick the title company that will issue the owner policy of title insurance? It depends. If the seller pays for both the owner...
Ernest Enriquez
Jul 6, 20171 min read
Can a listing broker put a conditional offer in the MLS?
I saw a listing in the MLS that offered compensation for cooperating brokers of that MLS. The listing broker wrote in the agent remarks...
Ernest Enriquez
Jun 28, 20171 min read
What to do if sellers want to stay past their temporary residential lease termination date
Each month, Texas REALTOR® magazine features a common question TAR attorneys have been asked on their Legal Hotline calls. Here’s the...
Ernest Enriquez
Jun 13, 20171 min read
5 steps to get your commission from a FSBO
Follow this order of signing documents so you have a for-sale-by-owner seller’s written agreement to pay your fee before the parties sign...
Ernest Enriquez
Jun 9, 20171 min read
How do you determine if an item is “permanently installed and built-in” with regard to P
Courts consider three factors when determining whether an item of personal property has been so permanently attached as to constitute...
Ernest Enriquez
May 4, 20171 min read
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