A Dallas-area agent and her brokerage were sued after an appraisal district’s square footage information used to populate the MLS listing...

Attorneys on the Texas REALTORS® Legal Hotline (512-480-8200) can help you with all manner of real estate legal information. What they...

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by Chad Wenzelspratt & Lee Santos There are risks associated with giving advice beyond what you are licensed to do. Here is a real-life...

(This article was edited on 1/24/24 to reflect a new paragraph number in the form and to provide further clarifications). When does a...

Wind turbines are a common sight across Texas. In fact, Texas is the largest wind-energy producing state in America. In 2017, the number...

Texas REALTORS® provides members exclusive access to Spanish translations of commonly used forms for informational purposes. While only...

I am the property manager for a property with three tenants. At the end of the lease term, one of the tenants decided to live alone and...

Zelda Cain, an instructor and broker with A2Z Real Estate Consultants in Houston, is passionate about fair housing. In an interview with...

In any given transaction, there are several different agreements that affect broker compensation. Such compensation can be addressed in...

The T-47 Residential Real Property Affidavit (TXR 1907) has been the subject of some confusion among Texas REALTORS® members. The T-47 is...

My sellers hired a photographer to take professional photos of their property. The photographer provided multiple shots of their backyard...

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The parties to the contract should consider several factors before deciding what contact information should be inserted in Paragraph 21....

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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...

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