What Information is Required in Your Advertisements?
All license holders’ advertisements must include the license holder’s name or team name. Ads als...
New Data-Privacy Law Will Apply to Some Real Estate Businesses
The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, which goes into effect July 1, 2024, imposes restrictions o...
How Your Client Can Qualify for a Tax Exclusion
My client bought a home a few years ago. Now my client wants to sell it and take advantage of the ta...
Which Tenant Gets the Security Deposit?
Residential Lease (TXR 2001) When multiple tenants are listed on a lease, there can be confusion ...
Beware of Buyer "Love Letters"
Your clients fall in love with a home and want to send a letter saying how much the house will mean ...
Share This With Consumers: Guide to Real Estate Commissions
There's a lot of misunderstanding about how real estate commissions work: Is there a standard commis...
Tips To Reduce the Risk of a Discrimination Lawsuit
Avoiding discrimination Housing testing often focuses on advertising and MLS listings. But it can...
Legal Briefs: Termination Beyond the Buyer Approval Deadline
If buyers have passed their buyer approval deadline in the Third Party Financing Addendum (TXR 1901,...
Fair Housing Info That Affects You
The Texas Workforce Commission’s Civil Rights Division handles most fair housing complaints in Tex...
FAQ: When Your Buyer Client Makes Offers on Multiple Properties at Once
I’m working with a buyer who wants to make offers on three properties at once. She said she will t...
Calculating Earnest Money and Option Fee Deadlines
Do you count weekends or holidays to calculate when to pay the earnest money and option fee? Does it...
Instant Compliance for Your Brokerage and Guidance for Residential Property Management
Texas REALTORS® this year updated its Model Brokerage Policies and Procedures manual and Residentia...
What Happens When a Contract Term is Left Blank?
What happens when a contract term is left blank? Some agents assume that it means the value in the b...
Use This Form When Rejecting a Tenant's Application
You have decided to reject a tenant’s application, now what? In this Legal Briefs video, Gabrielle...
Advertise on Social Media the Right Way
In a Texas REALTORS® LinkedIn poll, 64% of members said they advertised on social media. Since adve...
From the Hotline: Personal Transactions
We’ve recently received calls from members wondering if they have to submit their personal trans...
Which Entities Require the Filing of a 1099 Form?
The previous Legal Briefs video discussed the elements that determine if you must use a 1099 form. I...
When Must You Use a 1099 Form?
Do you know the four elements that determine when you must use a 1099 Form? In the latest Legal Brie...
Legal FAQ: Listing Out-of-State Property
Can I list a property that's not located in Texas? Maybe, but you must consider the licensing law...
Understanding Contingency Contract Forms
In certain transactions, buyers may wish to make their contracts contingent on them receiving the ...