TREC Adopts New Voluntary Form
The Texas Real Estate Commission met February 12, and relevant highlights for REALTOR® members are ...
From the Hotline: Personal Transactions
We’ve recently received calls from members wondering if they have to submit their personal trans...
Recap From May TREC Meeting
The Texas Real Estate Commission met May 2. All meeting materials and a video replay can be found on...
What Seller’s Disclosure Rules Mean for You and Your Clients
Caveat emptor may have been the norm in residential real estate long ago, but today a buyer-beware a...
Is a Buyer Required to Sign the Seller's Disclosure Notice?
Your sellers may be required by law to fill out a seller’s disclosure, but buyers are not required...
Step Away From the Disclosure Notice
by Bo Blackburn Here’s some risk-management advice that might surprise you: Real estate agents sh...
What to do if Clients Have Questions About the Updated Seller’s Disclosure Notice
The revised version of the Seller's Disclosure Notice (TXR 1406) includes new questions about floodi...
Watch: 5 Things You Don't Know About the Seller's Disclosure Notice
See if you understand how these five situations affect the use of the seller's disclosure notice. Wa...
Does Your Seller Have a Duty to Update a Disclosure With New Information?
What to Know if the Seller's Disclosure Needs to be RevisedWhen your seller client fills out the Sel...
How Long is the List of Things You Don’t Know About Selling Your Home?
Selling a house on your own is like explaining the solar system to a child. You think you can handle...
Are REALTORS® required to disclose prior flooding from a property condition to potential tenants?
When you’re marketing a property for lease that had previous flooding from a property condition, R...
What to disclose in multiple-offer situations
REALTORS® have an obligation under Article 1 of the Code of Ethics to promote the interests of thei...
Must a seller disclose a murder at the property?
According to the Texas Property Code, sellers aren’t required to disclose deaths on the property t...
How the legislative session affected Texas real estate
Texas REALTORS®, the strongest advocates for Texas real estate consumers, had several legislative v...
Texas REALTORS® support more disclosure for real estate consumers
As the 85th Texas Legislature comes to a close on May 29, several bills that will enhance protection...